Oh no, you poor thing! I'd blame it on Karl Rove, with the understanding that the rest of the Bush administration sanctioned it - bastards!

clearly, karl rove is at fault. it must be him as you are damned near perfect and even if you weren't, can be blamed for nothing on your birthday.

Damn that Karl -- his sneaky ways get into everything!

Happy belated -- wow I get to be number 2 today, instead of slacked #114 for birthday greetings yesterday.

HAH HAH!!

A picture truly is worth a thousand words!!!

Option E. What else can you except from this administration?

blame it Karl Rove. The bastard.

Karl Rove has a lot to answer for.

Aw, fa-gitabout it. A hundred years from now, what difference will it make?

(I only hope he was sound asleep and couldn't go back to sleep afterward. HA!)

Of course blame it on the government...just like cats pooping!

Other than that...how was it?

(((hugs!)))

What? Only a few comments today, instead of your usual 60!? Hmmmm...surprise, surprise. The birthday is over. Time to get back to reality! Yes, we all love you. Yes, we want you to be your cheerful and fun self again! Grit your teeth and go for it, Girlfriend!

Oh, coffee on monitor now! too funny! The picture of you (I assume) under the fur blanket is hysterical!

Exchange the kitties for two huge dobermans and you have me.

Damn alcohol for giving us the courage to do the things we want...but know we shouldn't. It was your birthday--as far as I'm concerned it's your special day every year to act like a complete maniac (not that you did...just saying.). Love the cat pics. I have two...and they like to sleep right on top of me too. Happy B-day, one day late!

Ahhhh crap!!!! You mean, drunk dialing still happens after 30????? I'm soooo screwed. I was so happy that I'll be 29 on Sunday, cuz that meant only one more year of drunk dialing. Or so I thought. I'm so depressed!!!!

Additional B-day greetings in my blog!

First~ D. Say to yourself, THANK GOD I got that out of the way! It was bound to happen! Now I can cross that one off the list!

Next~C. Convince yourself that perhaps this moment, a true low of lows, was a catharsis in which you closed the door on a bad chapter and yes, made a fool of yourself, but occassionally foolishness happens.

Then~B. Chalk it up to the end of a bad day, a bad year, and decide maybe you ought to start walking in the evenings instead of drinking. (and stick to it!)

Finally~A. Pretend it never happened. (and move on to a wonderful new year of living out loud, finish the cat thingamajig, and new skinny jeans!)

LOVE Ya!

E! E! Totally E. EVERYTHING is Karl Rove's fault. EVERYTHING. Drunk dialing included.

Love the picture of you and the kitties. :)

Totally D. It was bound to happen and now it has, so you're cool.

But do you know WHY it was bound to happen?

Because Karl Rove is against women rights, including our right to NOT drunk dial people.

Karl Rove all the way.

As long as you didn't drunk dial Karl Rove. Cause no one wants a post-birthday FBI visit. Just sayin.

Blame it all on Karl Rove. And Dubbya. Goes without saying. Who else could be so evil as to get you to do that on your birthday?

Love the kitty blanket, hope they didn't fight over their territories!

Some combination of all of them. Mostly A.

I totally agree with Lucky, who said you should do all of them, in a certain order...although I think that (D) is a little optimistic. Because it will happen again, yes it will, and you know it will. But the lengths of time in between drunk dials will get LONGER and LONGER until it's about every 5 years and you can TOTALLY pretend it didn't happen!

And after you do (C), which will indeed take some convinving (can I just say how much you remind me of Bridget Jones at this moment?) and (B) and (A), then definitely follow through with (E): BLAME KARL ROVE.

It was bound to happen, but you have a secret weapon now to prevent that from ever happening again. Luv ya Laurie!

I will add my phone number to your list of numbers that you can call at ungodly hours after incredible amounts of wine and whine and we can practice the sacred art of 'Dead to Me' together. Great picture! And Jennifer and Shannon sound like awesome friends. :)

Well, damn! I added that link and then my other part got deleted! The internets must be under the spell of Karl Rove LOL.

Thank ya'll for the advice!! Hey, isn't bob so damn cute you want to smooch him?

I'd say it should be a combo of all of the above. And lucky you, sounds like your friends are divine!

Who is Karl Rove?

Just kidding...

EWwWWwwwwwwww!!!! On the link to Alan Greenspan...

bleah!

=:-O

I would go with C., but really E is the correct answer.

C, D and E.

and i think you need a list of *Emergency Drunk Dial Numbers* that you can call INSTEAD. I'll happily volunteer mine!! You can call *ME* drunk anytime and we'll pretend we're in Vegas.. because, you know, what happens in Vegas....

there ya go.

HEY! You Survived the birthday horror!! YAY!!!!

*Hugs and much love*

S

hypothetically speaking, if a certain someone did call another certain someone, did the first certain someone tell the second certain some to F--- off?? Just curious

knittykim, hypothetically, maybe possibly yes. LOL. But of course I would never do such a thing!

I am so excited because I may get off work in time to go to snb tonight! And I have a masterpiece to show off.... da dum da dum... my very first hat EVER that truly fits!!!

I would start off thinking A, but then would realize, no... It's B. No, no, wait! It's C, for sure. OK, maybe a little of B AND C... By the end of it all, I would hope it ended up as D. But if I started to think it was E, that would mean it had travelled by osmosis across international borders. So if it was E, I'd have to move to another planet.

I say blame it Howard Dean, but I have a feeling I'm in the minority, here. Othewise, choose b, c and d. Then forgive yourself.

take care.

Look at all that kitty love you are surrounded by! Lucky you!

It's totally Rove's fault. Totally.

That Alan Greenspan thing...

That is just not RIGHT, girl.

Blame Karl. The hole in the ozone layer is Rove's fault, too! The Harlot's missing Zephyr is Rove's fault. Dropped stitches, everything is Rove's fault.

Can't we blame it on Karl Rove AND Howard Dean? I'm totally comfortable with that! LOL

Glad you survived your birthday. Smooch those pretty kitty-boys for me. I about kicked my kitties across the house this morning! Must make it up to them tonight somehow....

I'm so glad you had some visitors on your big day. I'd definitely go with C. Shit happens, who cares. Look at all the kitty love :)

I have a headache from trying to read between the lines...and I have an image of Greenspan in my mind that I wish I really didn't have...

I may need to drink and dial...

hahahahahaha!!! yes we should blame it on all politicians EVERYWHERE! and also maybe blame it on Kevid Federline somehow. heh heh

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
i bet you're gonna have a great year, i know this because...well, i just do.
you kick ass.
-jeanne

p.s.
eeewww. kevin federline. that whole kevin/britney/baby thing is utterly disgusting. be glad your not them!

All I'm saying is, be glad the certain someone is not calling you, not that that ever happens to me or anything. And we have kids, so he's never going away. Augghhhhhhhh!

Sorry your birthday wasn't so hot, but you have great friends who love you. And lots of people on the internets too!

karl rove. all the way. totally his fault. and it's not just you. he tried (obviously did not succeed) to ruin your birthday. then he flew out to arizona and set my entire city on fire. just so i could spend my birthday today breathing in toxic fumes from two wildfires. even my birthday cake tastes like smoke.

but i'm a smoker, a hard-shelled cancer, and an optimist, so i'm going to enjoy my birthday anyway!

in fact, i think there's a phone call i need to make..............

D and E. Totally.

By the way, I'm totally scarred by your link. I know it wasn't his own balls that he ate, but now I can't get the visual image of Greenspan's balls out of my brain. It's seared into my visual cortex.

Curse you Laurie!

Just imagine Greenspan singing karaoke to South Park Chef's song "Chocolate Salty Balls!" ROFLMAO!

whoa dude, how long are your toes that you can hold a camera that far away and take a photo like that? amazing! Love the kitty love fest happening on that blankie!

B, C D E. Start walking in the evenings. It's Good Fer You! Blame everything on Rove. Why not? But then do something about it!
You can have my home number cos if you call me at 3am our time, I may have just had dinner the next day. Freaky, eh?
Love the way the cats are arrayed.

Your kitties are just so darn cute!

I say blame it on whoever you want. Karl Rove, Dubbya, K Fed, bad wine, good wine, Mexican love songs...whatever.

But you know...it's really *his* fault cuz he's an ass and deserves his bad karma and definitely his phone calls where he's hypothetically told off.

First off, Karl Rove. Evil.

Secondly, if there's something wrong with you for laughing at the Alan Greenspan thing ... it's wrong with me, too. I have no idea what the hell that is about, but oh. my. god. it is FUNNY. And wrong. And funny!

I'm hoping the hypothetical phone call was purely for delivering triumphant cackling laughter. It's what I'd do.
And what Lynne S of Oz said? Goes for me too. 3am your time is prime chatting time for us down here. You can even reverse the charges. :)
Crap happens. But you'll survive. That much kitty love can't be wrong!

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Evidently, I am in need of a whomping as well.

Obviously, the answer here is E., Karl Rove.

Might I suggest C and include a rather large dead bolt on that door? Maybe even a rather technologically advanced alarm system on that door.

The cats tried to hold you down, didn't they? They were trying to prevent the phone call, but you didn't understand the signs, did you? Those are some loyal cats you've got there CAP. I suggest you reward them for their efforts to protect you from the morning shame.

Of course we all know that Roy autodialed the number just for grins to get back at the bastard (oh my, did I really say that word?)!

Do you avoid moving so you don't disturb the kitties and then wake up with cricks and kinks all over the place? That would be a healthy sign!! Happy Birthday again! The best is yet to come .... for real!

LMAO! I have been lurking on your blog for a while now, and am thoroughly enjoying it. But today, well, let's just say that I just got home from work, and seeing that picture of you with your cats was a really good laugh of the day!
You have a great blog, I like the way you write, and even though I'm not a knitter, I'm always intrigued by what you have to talk about.
Happy Birthday!
Ramona

Ummmm C is my answer. Been there done that. Although I also vote for blaming everything on Karl Rove!!!!

D definitely D.

First of all, I say option "C". Secondly, you KNOW I'm a notary, right? I could just so happen to bring my stuff when I come to visit the weekend the DH is ripping out the carpet.

This year, let's make it WAY better than last year, mkay?

I'm going with a dash of D and a big helping of E (the answer, not the drug)

You haven't given the correct answer as an option. The reason you made that call was to fulfill your prophecy that something terrible must occur because, dude, YOUR BIRTHDAY HATES YOU! But you can still blame it on Karl.

Try to go with A. But if and when that fails, definitely E. Karl Rove controls us all, as you well know. ;)

sugar, don't make a habit out of the phone calls, but hell, he's brought at least *one* on himself. I promise, some day (not right away, but some day after you've moved on) you'll realize that he wasn't worth one single tiny tear. But you're also right that walking instead of drinking will get you movin on faster.

So, I say Karl Rove and Howard Dean made you do it. Wouldn't you love to lock the 2 of them in a tiny room for 4 years or so? Not that they'd make it that long...

Just for good measure you could toss Mr X in there too. :)

Chick, I am HIGHLY impressed that you have raised a family of kitties that all get along. I only have two and they would NEVER be caught dead that close together. Well, unless there is tuna involved. Which sometimes happens for my enjoyment ("oops ... my, aren't those two cat food dishes close together. Sorry guys. Mwhahahahaha" (too evil?? :)).

But anyway, loved the pic. And your blog!

Happy belated birthday.

It is SO TOTALLY Karl Rove's fault.

Happy birthday, and may this year show you bluer skies...

So, to sum it all up:

You're having a BALL and the cats are so glad you came over to the "dark side" of relaxation.

Chin up, kid. You KNOW he wasn't worth it and you've got pointy sticks!

you are soooooo popular!! anyway, is that me under there? i swear it may be. only, add a whole shitload of cat toys, the kitten's 8 foot scarf that was stolen from me, his slipper sock "socky" that he sleeps with and that could be me! and as far as the phone call...fuck him!! you do whatever makes you feel better, as long as you don't have to go to jail as a result, unless that would make you feel better as well. i'll back ya up! i sent my ex gross brochures anytime i saw an 800 number, mormons, herpes, hair loss, weight loss, body odor, penis enlargement, impotency, you name it. i stopped quite a while after we broke up.