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Happy Birthday Marian?

Since I did it last year, I thought I’d better make a birthday list. I’ve ordered it from most reasonable to least reasonable (approximately). I leave it to you to judge where it crosses over from one to the other, but the curve starts getting rapidly steeper starting at about #5 (which is where my realistic hopes and expectations end).

I’ll leave it there, before I start getting into giant plushy Turian territory. Nobody wants that.

70 responses to “Happy Birthday Marian?”

  1. jho

    Turian plushy :D

    1. Marian

      You can have one too, in my imaginary world of getting everything I want.

  2. I will seriously buy you a whole Lemon-Orange Flan next time I’m in Vancouver (this AUGUST!) if you come out with Brandon for one of our sketch jams! I would love to meet you one of these days

    1. Marian

      No flan required, for meeting me (though maybe I should re-think that position, in general).

      Sketch-jam-wise I make no promises, but if you can go get coffee with me and Brandon while you’re in town, then that would be great. I know where all the best muffins are hiding.

      1. You will get your hiding muffins, and coffee. I will phone bradon and harass him about it when I’m in town, in August.

  3. John Christ

    I would have to look in storage but I might actually have a first of Earth Sea in paperback

    1. Marian

      Then you, sir, are a damned lucky man!

      Though I’m assuming the paperback has a different cover?

    1. Marian

      Don’t think I haven’t seen this!

      I’d like to see her do an Argonian, from the Elder Scrolls games.

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  5. Happy (late? early?) birthday!

    I think I’m due for a new pair of gentleman’s shoes too…

    1. Marian

      Thank you!

      You should go for the gentleman shoes, and then at least one of us will have a new pair.

  6. Sister

    Why sister, the fact that over 50% of your list is reasonable is crazy. More unreasonable!

  7. Sister

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY SISTER!

  8. Fabulous :) May you receive at least half of your list. What is your ideal type of birthday muffin?

    1. Marian

      Thank you!

      On my birthday I ended up having, I think, a carrot walnut spice muffin. My enduring neighborhood favourite, though, is raspberry-blueberry banana oat, and that’s probably a better example of my ideal.

      1. Both of those sound absolutely delectable, your favorite particularly so. We have a place in Minneapolis that makes amazing, cheap vegan muffins that I swear must have fairy dust in them or something, they’re that good. So light and fluffy and HUGE to boot :)

  9. You gave up so soon after your giant shiny. I was just getting started figuring out how to get all these things for you! :-) Happy Birthday!

    1. Marian

      I think I got to “giant shiny”, and became intimidated by how long (and unreasonable) it could actually get, if I kept going. It was like looking into the cold and infinite dark of outer space.

      And thank you!

  10. Even drawn, a lemon orange flan looks delicious!

    Fun post — thank you for sharing this…

    :)

  11. simply wonderful! hope you get ALL of the things on your list!
    you inspired me to make a list of my own…as i have till the end of august to do so
    :)
    happy birthday!!!

    1. Marian

      Thank you. You should make one – it’s extremely satisfying!

  12. I would get you new shoes if I had money!

    1. Marian

      That makes two of us, alas.

  13. Can you throw in another ‘shiny’ for me? Thanks!

  14. Great list. Love the island and the giant shiny.

  15. That’s a great list..not to mention mostly delicious, Congrats on Freshly Pressed!
    Chris

  16. How wonderful! I felt all warm and fuzzy.

  17. I really like the huge shiny thingy. Reminds me of those lovely crystals. Truly mesmerizing.

  18. An entire citrus flan sounds wonderful. Hope you at least get a few things on you list. Congrats on being Freshly Pressed.

  19. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! :)

  20. I love the shiny!! Both of them haha. Today is my bff’s bday too. She doesn’t like coffee but she’s getting cupcakes, and she doesn’t know it yet. :) love your list. I may make one come July but without the cool drawings. *sigh*

    1. Marian

      Lucky bff! You should definitely make a list, if only to aim broad hints at your friends.

  21. lovely pictures. Happy birthday!

  22. Cute cartoons :)

  23. Ooh… I would like my own “birthday shiny” tradition…lol…

  24. I like the birthday shiny.

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  26. I LOVE the illustrations! Congrats on being Freshly Pressed & Happy Birthday to you! Looking forward to catching up on your blog. Happy writing (and drawing)!

  27. Nice illustrations very quaint and cute :)

  28. very cool illustrations. i dig it.

  29. hahaha wonderful post, love the photos

  30. this is too too cute. I love the drawings/pics. :) I hope that all your birthday wishes come true!!!

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  32. Hope getting Freshly Pressed was on the list. Happy Birthday.

  33. nice. :))

  34. i also wanna say happy birthday :D

  35. Happy Birthday. Congratulations of Freshly Pressed.

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  37. Love this.

  38. What’s a birthday shiny? Why don’t I ever get one of those? :(

    1. Marian

      Well, I’m usually the one buying a birthday shiny for myself. It’s a very satisfying tradition, though.

  39. Wow.. Its so lovely :)

  40. happy b-day… great pics! ;-)

  41. Can someone tell me what he means by “shiny”? I feel very blank.

    1. Marian

      That’s my term for any kind of shiny thing, usually a crystal or mineral specimen of some sort. I collect them like a crazy treasure-obsessed person.

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  43. everyone likes shiny :-) Wonderfully cute post, Thank you.

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  45. Certainly a refreshingly different type of blog post. Cool sketches :)
    Congrats on getting FP’ed!

  46. Love it. I’m happy to have found your blog through Freshly Pressed. Happy Birthday!

  47. Perfect..

  48. Wow.. so funny! i like it

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  50. Great Post but whats a shiny ?

  51. great graphics!

  52. HaHa.

  53. I think its kinda funny that you asked for a little diamond before new shoes.

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