tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398781353996043657.post2833191779483519584..comments2009-07-10T16:39:52.400+09:00Comments on The Monster Flower: 44Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398781353996043657.post-64288376294595641312008-08-26T21:32:00.000+09:002008-08-26T21:32:00.000+09:00Happy Birthday!!! I'm really sorry I didn't say s...Happy Birthday!!! I'm really sorry I didn't say so sooner - This job has had me crazy (I worked through the weekend to be prepared for this morning, so I've had literally no time to spend doing anything other than WORK on the computer!)!!<BR/><BR/>I hope you had a wonderful day! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398781353996043657.post-26183951901109973532008-08-26T12:09:00.000+09:002008-08-26T12:09:00.000+09:00Hi Helen, and many thanks for your good wishes. :-...Hi Helen, and many thanks for your good wishes. :-)<BR/><BR/>I didn't know we were the same age. For some reason, I thought you were a few years younger than I.<BR/><BR/>One thing I think really plays into not caring about age is having a romantic partner. It's easier for me not to care when I'm happily married. I think my attitude would have been quite different if I hadn't been married because you feel on some level that your "marketability" is constantly going down. It's sad, but true.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for taking the time to comment!Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398781353996043657.post-21421305978833897822008-08-26T11:45:00.000+09:002008-08-26T11:45:00.000+09:00I'm a little late to write, but Happy Birthday! D...I'm a little late to write, but Happy Birthday! Did you know that we are the same age? Good grief, did I just out myself on the internet??<BR/><BR/>I found 29 to be a traumatic year. I was very aware of time passing. I was in a dead end job that I really didn't like, didn't want to stay in, had no romantic relationship in my life, but thankfully had a lot of good friends around me. I think I thought that I should have been taking the world by storm. However, almost the minute that I turned 30, all the negative feelings went away and I started working on making positive changes in my life. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I hope you enjoyed your day.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476943539943172099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398781353996043657.post-69737531549022174632008-08-26T09:37:00.000+09:002008-08-26T09:37:00.000+09:00Thanks to everyone for the kind words. I appreciat...Thanks to everyone for the kind words. I appreciate it. :-)<BR/><BR/>emsk: I can say I've never lied about my age in any way (never said I was older when I was younger or vice versa). I'm a terrible liar, but I've also just never cared. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Mike and Wally: I definitely feel the time speeding up thing all the time! When I think of how long I've been in Japan, I think that it does not feel very long. Life just really zooms by.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again to everyone for their wishes!Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398781353996043657.post-38904373513918997872008-08-25T22:55:00.000+09:002008-08-25T22:55:00.000+09:00Omedetou anyway! Something I've discovered as I've...Omedetou anyway! Something I've discovered as I've gotten old is how perceived time time accelerates. And because I can see time running out, how much more precious it becomes. Don't waste a moment.Wally Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653591053915868274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398781353996043657.post-11224050527802791352008-08-25T08:39:00.000+09:002008-08-25T08:39:00.000+09:00I just had to rush right over to the comments and ...I just had to rush right over to the comments and wish you a happy birthday! I hope that you have a good one and get lots of loot and prizes.<BR/><BR/>I will be 33 this year. It doesn't seem that big of a deal to me, but I do occasionally get pangs of thought about "where has the time gone?" and all that. It seems that everything has become a blur since I was 16.badmoodguy (Бадмўдгуи)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00737755278975395898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398781353996043657.post-24342450844504598662008-08-25T07:34:00.000+09:002008-08-25T07:34:00.000+09:00Well, Happy Birthday from me anyway! Hope you have...Well, Happy Birthday from me anyway! Hope you have a great day there eight hours in the future. It's dark here right now.<BR/><BR/>I try not to be neurotic about age, but I don't do it very well and am known to lie about it. It's not a great idea - especially if I meet a man who wants children which means I really should be honest. I guess the alternative to being 42 - my age - is not being here at all, which is grim. <BR/><BR/>I recommend a viewing of Mamma Mia if it's showing over there yet.Emskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695482838326498180noreply@blogger.com