Got a little behind..

I just sent 44 birthday emails, dating back through early September, and that doesn't count the birthdays I already commented on via LJ!

(Heh.. it's funny watching Nathan play Vampire: The Masquerade on his laptop with headphones, because he seriously flinches when the game startles him.)

Old man, bad news in politics, no email, and socialness

World's oldest man dies in New York, just shy of his 114th birthday. He saw the previous Red Sox Series win, tried boogie boarding at 95, lived alone and shoveled snow off is roof at 103, and found slow drivers annoying at 108.

NYTimes*: Negotiators add anti-abortion clause to must-pass-or-national-funds-run-out spending bill. Must be nice, writing law by tucking riders into the general budget.

* Don't want to register with the NYT? Get a login here. (Thanks, killhamster.)

Incidentally, my email isn't being delivered and hasn't been since before 10pm last night. Again. I don't know whether to blame Cornell or PHPwebhosting, and I know I'll get all the backlogged email eventually, but this is ridiculous. This has happened at least two or three times before. (But the repercussions include lack of LJ comment emails, which is more than a little inconvenient.)

Tonight, Bond-themed party, possibly with beracjade; tomorrow, an open house/party in the afternoon with chite and other LJers I've never met; tomorrow evening, possibly a club event where djkangal is DJing. :)