Unlike, Liss, I am not so good at Photoshop, so instead of a fabulous birthday cake creation, I can only offer well wishes and baby donuts. Happy birthday, woman!

Happy birthday to my nephew Will, too. But he’s somewhat less of a committed Shapeling.

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59 Responses

  1. MissPrism says:

    According to my calendar of women scientist’s birthdays (shameless plug), it’s also the birthday of Nobel-winning biochemist Gerty Cori. Obviously a bloody good day to be born on.

  2. atiton says:

    Yes, happy birthday, SM! You’re doing great work!! Many, many more…

  3. Thanks! Happy birthday nephew Will and Nobel-winning biochemist Gerty Cori! :-)

  4. Tari says:

    The Ides of August! I always wish I’d been born on the Ides of something. Color me jealous.

    Happy birthday!! Congrats on being nearly out of your 20s!

  5. OTM says:

    Happy birthday!!!!

  6. Becky says:

    Happy birthday!

  7. Trublu xx says:

    Happy Birthday Sweet Machine!!

    xx

  8. Constance says:

    Happy birthday to a fellow Leo!

  9. Kate'sSisterJ says:

    Happy Birthday, SM!

    Will would thank you for your wishes himself, but he is currently sleeping off a kid-hangover caused by too much Diet Pepsi with caffeine last night, plus extreme excitement over it being his birthday eve, which combined to create an almost sleepless night, followed by a 5:30am awakening to FINALLY OPEN HIS PRESENTS.

    Did you get a new bike, too?

  10. kateharding says:

    I want a new bike!

  11. Jae says:

    Happy Birthday :) Hope it is a wonderfully awesome day!

  12. Becky says:

    J, that’s so cute, how old is Will?

  13. occhiblu says:

    Happy birthday!!!

  14. kateharding says:

    how old is Will?

    12, which you might not have guessed from that description, but since I’m the same way at 33 (only with an actual hangover), it’s probably genetic.

  15. Sniper says:

    Happy birthday!!!

  16. Happy birthday, Sweet Machine, and thank you very much for the poem.

  17. I meant the link to the poem, I know you didn’t author it. But had you not been you, I would not have read it. So thank you.

  18. SugarLeigh says:

    HOORAY!

    Thank you for being born, the world appreciates it (if not the world, then at least your loved ones and of course the Shapelings). Have an awesome anniversary of said auspicious day.

    I really hope it involves baby-flavored cake and ice cream. :)

  19. Twistie says:

    (strews confetti and rose petals and baby-flavored pinata candy)

    Happy birthday, Sweet Machine, and many, many more!

  20. Dorothy says:

    Happy Birthday, Sweet Machine, I hope you have a wonderful year! Happy Birthday to Will as well. I think when I was his age I’d have enjoyed having a whole bunch of people wishing me happy even if I didn’t have a clue who any of them were.

  21. CordyQ says:

    Happy Happy Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  22. The Rotund says:

    Happy Birthday, SM!

  23. dollyann says:

    Feliz cumpleanos, Sweet Machine! :D

  24. Happy Birthday, SM! That makes three people I know whose birthday is today, including my dear spousal unit. What a great day it is indeed!

  25. killedbyllamas says:

    Happy birthday Sweet Machine!

    Also, happy birthday Will!

  26. B.S.A.G. says:

    Happy birthday to Sweet Machine and me! It’s also the birthday of Julia Child, and in celebration of that I suggest we all eat something covered in butter.

  27. Jmars says:

    Happy Birthday!!

  28. Happy Birthday to yooooouuuu!!

  29. Emerald says:

    Many happy returns, SweetMachine!!!

  30. kateharding says:

    It’s also the birthday of Julia Child, and in celebration of that I suggest we all eat something covered in butter.

    And engage in international espionage! Happy bday, B.S.A.G.!

  31. shinobi42 says:

    Emerald totally stole my stock happy birthday greeting!

    Well Even MORE happy returns Sweet Machine! We’re all glad you are here!

  32. emmy says:

    Happy Birthday, and many more!

  33. Happy Birthday to yooouuu! Happy Birthday to yooouuu! You are an awesome bloooggeeerrr! Happy Birthday to Yooouuu!

  34. Tricia says:

    Happy B-Day, SM!!

    (…and Will, too.)

  35. LilahCello says:

    Happiest of Happies!!!

  36. Moonlight0806 says:

    Happy Birthday!

  37. lexy says:

    Happy birthday Sweet Machine.

    I knew a girl growing up (our moms were BFFs) Who was born on August 15th 1981 (I can’t remember how old you are but it’s close to that right?) So I can vouch for it being a very good birthday.

    Many more!

  38. LauraAnne says:

    *chimes in*

    Happy Birthday!

  39. amandaw says:

    So THAT’S where my party went.

    Happy birthday! The rest of us get to celebrate Happy-Sweet-Machine-Is-Blogging-For-Us-YAY Day!

  40. Eucritta says:

    As my grandmother told me with a whack each time: Happy birthday! Here’s one to live on, one to grow on, and one to make you fat!

  41. April D says:

    Happy Birthday!!! :D May your cake taste of babies and the day keep you smiling ^^

  42. Oh wow, I didn’t know I shared a birthday with superspy Julia Child! I am such a bad Smithie.

  43. Somehow my comment didn’t get through…you might want to Google the blog Cake Wrecks because I tried to put the link into the comment and it might have gone to a spam file.

    There are baby cakes there…I know, Happy Birthday!

  44. Dani says:

    Yay! Happy Birthday! I hope you get a pony!

    (“pony” = “whatever you want most, up to and including an actual pony”)

  45. Stephanie says:

    Happy birthday!!

  46. A Sarah says:

    And we’re glad, glad, glad that you’re alive!!!

    Happy birthday!

  47. RedheadedSiryn says:

    Happy birthday to a fellow Leo! Drink one for me! :)

  48. Charlotte says:

    Happy Birthday, Sweet Machine!
    Our birthdays are a week apart, how cool is that?

  49. Shira says:

    Happy birthday, Sweet Machine! May you have many, many more years of being exceedingly awesome!

  50. car says:

    Happy birthday!!! My mom’s birthday is today, too. :)

  51. Time-Machine says:

    Happy Birthday SM!!!

    Here, have three completely unrelated videos. Well unrelated except that they’re three videos that I enjoy. Oh, and I guess they all feature music, thinking about it.

    One
    Two
    Three!

    Happy Birthday, yo!

  52. A Sarah says:

    car, no way, my mom’s birthday is today. (The 16th, that is, because it’s after midnight here.)

  53. Arwen says:

    Hippo birdeye two ewes!

  54. littlem says:

    Happy birthday to YOOOOOOUUUUUU!!!

    Special people generally celebrate all week. ;-)

  55. Piper says:

    Happy birthday, sweet machine!

  56. Meowser says:

    Happy birthday, SM! (You get an extra day!)

  57. Erin says:

    Happy birthday SM!! ^_^ I hope it’s a really fantastic wonderful beautiful day for you (And Will too)

  58. scotlyn says:

    Arwen: “Hippo birdeye two ewes!”

    Brilliant!

    And Sweet Machine – I’ve got a whole flock of ewes here on the farm – take your pick. May you get what you wish for… and then find that it really IS what you wanted!

  59. Penelope Poppycock says:

    Happy Birthday! Woot!

    (((hug)))