Happy Birthday Jozanny!

[Jozanny]

What is the world coming to when an automated forum software program is the only entity to gleefully remind me that I am 3 years from 50? :rolleyes:

I myself had nearly forgotten, upon making note of my pressure sore condition after rolling off my mattress, which is just another instance of my body interfering with my will to succeed, even if it is also why an ereader can be an invaluable asset.

(Did we really need to know that?):lol:

[The Comedian]

Happy 50-3, Jozanny!

[mona amon]

Happy birthday, Jozanny! I'm almost the same age as you - a few weeks older I think. My arithmetic was never too good. (((hugs))) and :bday_2: :bday_2:

[Janine]

Happy Birthday Jozanny!

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[TheFifthElement]

Happy birthday Jozy. Age is just a number. I work on the basis that after the age of thirty you should be allowed to calculate your age by adding the two numbers together, which makes you 11! Hope you have a nice 11th birthday!

[papayahed]

Happy Birthday


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[neilgee]

Happy Birthday Jozanny!

[Jozanny]

Oh my, and Janine even comes bearing gifts ;) If I can scrounge up a third wheel to make me look less than utterly forlorn, maybe we could meet for lunch one day Janine, and at least compare notes. My mother's sister's wayward in a not terrible way son is getting married in April, after having procreated, which seems to be the new American norm, and I probably have to go, doing my best not to get into a heated fight with my sis, then I am hoping to do the conference in SF, but I will tuck the notion in the back of my mind.

Fifth, I want to confer with you in a bit about my next Mitchell title to buy, at least when I dare allow myself a new title, as after having surfed his page at Amazon, I hesitate.

Thank you all, very kindly, though I may be a little short of breath on the candles....

[Virgil]

Happy birthday my dear friend. :) :bday_2::bday_2: You're just a mere 47. I'm older than you. :p

Some presents for you. ;)

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[LitNetIsGreat]

Happy birthday!!!:thumbs_up

[Paulclem]

:)Happy Birthday and many more.:)

[Satan]

Happy b'day, Joz! I wish you warmth and lots of it.

[hoope]

:bday_2: Happy Birthday Jozanny

May this year brings you all that you wish :)

[Lokasenna]

Happy Birthday!

[stlukesguild]

Happy Birthday JoZ!

It seems we share more than a love for literature and a certain pugnaciousness. We're also the same age:blush:. In fact... it would seem that I'm actually 2 months older.

Party at JoZ's!!!

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[Maryd.]

Happy birthday to you.

[Scheherazade]

Happy Birthday!

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[billl]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

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[Jozanny]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

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She actually sorta looks like me in my glory days:lol: (Waits for Virgil to discredit that statement...)

[DanielBenoit]

Happy Birthday :bday_2::bday_2:

[Virgil]

She actually sorta looks like me in my glory days:lol: (Waits for Virgil to discredit that statement...)

I think you look prettier. :)

[Quark]

Happy Birthday, Jozanny! Hopefully, the day went excellently. It took me a while to come up with a good gift, but I think I've hit it. First I thought about giving you some original manuscripts of classic works:


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but those were unobtainable, so I thought about a diamond-encrusted wheelchair:


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That was a little out of my price range, and I'm not sure about the functionality or even safety of such a vehicle. So I settled on the fun-size candy I bought at the gas station and the quarter left over from the dollar:


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Enjoy! (I'm probably going to need that quarter back at some point, though).

[Jozanny]

If only I had a fine fellow like Quark when I wanted to get married.... (sighs) I will warn you though, that a friendship request is on the way ;)

[Quark]

I will warn you though, that a friendship request is on the way ;)

It's a little tardy, isn't it?

Oh I kid, of course. Happy Birthday.

[Petrarch's Love]

Happy Birthday Jozanny! :bday_2:

[Silas Thorne]

Have a better day than yesterday and tomorrow combined!

[Lynne50]

:bday_2: Jozanny! I don't post that often, but I do enjoy reading your posts.
Have a great birthday!

[kasie]

Happy Birthday and many Happy Returns of the Day (even if every Happy Return makes you a year older. but hey, who's counting?)

[Janine]

:lol: I am loving Quark's most creative gift(s)....and he might want or need that quarter back eventually. Quark, you are too funny! Joz, you better befriend him; lots of laughs to come.

Jozanny, yes, we'll have to meet up someday in the future; I would like to see that diamond encrusted chair; you probably can only afford the shag rug underneath it. Not sure what notes we will compare; but, someday I probably will emerge from my winter cocoon, when the weather really warms up.

[Drkshadow03]

Happy birthday

[Helga]

Happy birthday!!

[Scheherazade]

An interview with Jozanny:

Why are we doing this interview thing?
For fun, to annoy myself and yield to the sentiment that I belong to the LitNet family now, after all :rolleyes:

Are you sure you want to do this?
Uh, yeah, why, are there consequences?

Are you male or female?
female

What is your name (if you don't mind sharing it with us)?
Joanne Marinelli

Got milk?
It upsets my tummy.

Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?
A mysterious warlock

If you had a personal theme song what would it be?
The First Time, by Roberta Flack

What makes you keep coming back to the Forum?
Primarily my mood disorder:lol:, but there are few communities elsewhere that are not geared toward a more specific focus.

It has been a year since the last interview. What have been the high and low points?
high point: the building renovations are over
low point: I am single again

The best and worst books you have read during last year?
Ouch, toughie. The best is The Turn of The Screw, by Henry James.
The worst: By Reason of Insanity by Randy Singer.

The biggest surprises of the past year (both pleasant and unpleasant)?
That the building renovations were so bad. I mean it was worse than even I could have imagined, but I got through it.

Have you studied literature as a subject in college?
Yes, with a minor in creative writing and journalism.

Do you feel the divine spark of life within you or do you consider yourself a mechanical thing?
Well, when you put it that way I opt for the former:p

Do you have any pets? What are their names?
My cats, Joey and Vinnie. They will be four in March I think.

Given the option, what animal would you choose to be?
A lioness

How did you meet your significant other?
Don't remind me!;)

What is the one thing you must do before you die?
Make it to Italy and back in one piece.

Do you believe in ghosts?
Yes.

What song is in your head at the moment?
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.

Which book are you reading at the moment?
The Damnation of Theron Ware, among others, but let's stick with that.

What type of an author would you be?
I actually am an author, so LitNet is lucky to have someone of my stature among its ranks. You may call me pompous.:lol:

The last book you finished reading?
The Great Impersonation

What are you wearing at the moment?
Nothing.

Favorite TV shows?
House

Which LitNet members would you like to meet in person if you could?
stlukesguild, sixsmith

Favorite post on the Forum?
Probably one of Petrach's Love's

Favorite thread?
Anything in the forum book club that I am participating in.

What's your favourite sound?
a violin crying

Last food did you have?
meatballs and fettucini

Last words you said out loud?
Not printable

Last person you hugged/kissed?
I think my uncle, when he came to help me pack.

What question would you like to ask yourself?
Why can't I be harder?

What should you be doing at the moment instead of answering these questions?
Balancing my checking account and my next writing project.

Last dream you remember having?
I was driving along a lane of fallen leaves, like back in my fieldword days.

What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?
Fight with my mother.

If you had to lose one of your senses, which would you choose and why?
Hearing, because some peace and quiet would be nice.

Are you mostly happy with life or are you still in pursuit?
I've reached acceptance.

How often do you tell lies?
Often

What gives your life meaning?
The best the fine arts have to offer.

If you were a colour, what colour would you be and why?
lavender, since it is a tad less mild than pink.

What makes you laugh?
my cats

What was the happiest period of your life and why?
university, because I thrived at school.

One thing you would like to do before your next birthday?
Sell my next article.

What will you be doing in the year 2035?
If I am not dead, probably in a group home.

Did you answer all of the question?
No, you stumped me on a few.

One final word of wisdom for LitNet users?
Being unkind hurts yourself.

What would you like to ask to the person to be interviewed after you?
Are these things too long, or what?

[Jozanny]

Quark wins on the most creative gift post, I agree. He caught me by surprise, but lukes had the noisest :)

But not to worry--I have always fared poorly with these social occasions....

[Haunted]

Happy healthy birthday, Jozanny. I enjoyed your interview and look forward to the next one :)

[Maximilianus]

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