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Happy birthday, March 8th

Happy birthday, March 8th. It’s 2022 today for you, and still 2019 for me. How are the clouds for you right now? How does the sun shine through them? It’s been three years now since the first March 8th you shared with happy-birthday-letters. I hope those have been good years for you. A lot can happen in three years- but then, a lot can happen every day. Isn’t that just a little bit exciting? There are so many new and beloved things that can spring into the world each moment, even if we can’t quite see them yet. They’re there, just on the horizon of every tomorrow. We’ll be able to see them soon. It’s the first day of the rest of their lives, the rest of all our lives- and you know, I think that’s pretty cool.

I hope it’s a good day for you, March 8th, but even if it’s not as great as it could be, at least you’re here. At least we’re here, together, today.

There’s a tree across from my window now- our window, or our window-that-was. A window into your past and my present. A friend tells me the tree looks like a T-rex. It is a good tree. I think there are a lot of good trees in the world that we haven’t seen yet- have you found any more, three years from now? I can’t wait to see them.

I hope it’s a good day for you, March 8th. Happy birthday. You deserve it. You always have.

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A letter to remind you, 2009, September, 2nd.

It's not your job to be Takamachi Nanoha. It's not your duty. For a wide variety of reasons, it is not your fate. (Metaphorical or otherwise.)

You don't know any of that now. You don't even know who I'm talking about yet

but you will.

Just thought you ought to be reminded.

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Happy birthday, March 8th

Happy birthday, March 8th. For me, it’s still 2019, but for you it’s all the way in 2021! Wow, howsabout that? It’s really weird to think about.

How’s your life going? I hope you’re doing well. Did it snow today for you? Or rain? Or was the sun shining brightly through the whole day, both literally and metaphorically? I hope you have some days like that, just good, warm days- warm of temperature and warm of heart. And days with the quiet beauty of it’s-definitely-not-still-supposed-to-be-winter.

Did you get everything you wanted outta Fate Grand Order? How did you resolve our indecision about whether to roll for Illya or Kingprotea, since their banners were so close together? Did you ever get Jalter or Merlin? What did you spend your 15million download ticket on? I hope you completed enough events to have all 38 grails that should be out by now- we said we’d be better about that! Is FGO still going strong on the JP server, or is the end finally in sight? Did they ever bring back Romani or Olga Marie? Do you have any more favorite Servants now? Any new anime? Did the Princess Principal movies turn out okay? What new Pokemon stuff has come out lately? Gen 8 is just on the horizon for us here, and I’m still wondering about the wisdom of getting a Switch. Any new D&D campaigns with everyone?

How’s our friends and family? What new memories have you made since you were me? What mistakes would you tell me to avoid, if you could reach me from across the years? What about work, about the world, about all the things we’d hoped for, would you tell me?

I have so many questions for you, March 8th, even though I know it’ll take two years for you to answer me. There are so many new things that you must know that I do not, yet. But I will learn them, in time. It’s the first day of the two-year journey to get there, the journey that we all must take in this world. There’s something exciting and terrifying about these steps we’re taking into the world that spreads out with open arms before us. There are so many new things that are only just beginning for you, that aren’t yet a twinkle in my eye.

Happy birthday, March 8th. You deserve it. You’ll always deserve it.

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Happy birthday, December 25th

Happy birthday, December 25th, 2020! How time must have flown for you! Or perhaps it drove by, a lazy river through the years- but no, I suspect it will have flown! Have a good Christmas! And a good New Years- that must be coming up soon too! I hope that this holiday season finds you well. How’s work been treating you? How’re all our friends? Have you met new people that are now also friends? I have so much to ask you, December 25th, but it is late at night (or perhaps very early in the morning, not even half an hour into the day yet!) and I must sleep soon. I will content myself with knowing that I shall learn the answers to my questions in time.

Happy birthday, December 25th! You deserve it. You also deserve cookies. Hopefully you have cookies. That’s just how it works with us, right?

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Happy Birthday July 24th

Happy Birthday July 24th.

I started writing this letter a long time ago. Last July, probably the 29th, actually! But now it’s a lot later, so I don’t even remember how things were, then.

How were you, July 24th? How were things, all those months ago?

This was right after some pretty sad happenings, right? That’s what I see, looking back on these letters.

And now, as I write this, some pretty sad times have come around again. The world is holding its breath, it seems like, waiting for it to stop.

Oh July 24th, 2019. You’ll have some pretty good happenings in the future, you know? No- please know. For everything that’s happened, both good and bad- there’s so much good, even now in the world. So many brilliant people. So many brilliant things to discover. You’ll find some new excellent stories- and the stories will be written on your heart, just a little bit.

So happy birthday.

And to you, July 24th, 2020? How are you? Is the world returning to its moorings, spinning in the sky? How are your people, how are your hopes? I hope you’re well. I hope everyone is well. Please, look up and recall that it is this same sky under which we stand today, calling forward to you with all our hearts: Happy birthday, July 24th. I really, really, really hope you have a happy birthday.

You deserve it.

Both of you deserve it.

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hi june 1st

hi june 1st. So, we’ve sold the house, more or less, and a new one bought.

i remember the various moments you contain, in your peace and your disquiet with all of this.

rest well in this place we have known almost all our life.

hey, june 1st, 2020. you’ll always be there, you know, sleeping in that past, in that place. take comfort in that, if you can. there is eternity in each instant, and for a single one of those instants you are crystallized in that moment in that home and you, the you of june 1st, will never need to leave it, in your time.

sleep well, june 1st.

the world rotates quietly through the night and morning.

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happy birthday, june 5th

happy birthday, june 5th. it’s a friday. well, for you it is. is it a good friday? i hope so. you deserve nice things, and happy fridays.

i hope you had some nice sweets, june 5th. and a happy birthday. you deserve both.

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Happy birthday June 4th

Happy birthday June 4th. Busy day, I reckon. I hope it went well, though.

I hope you are well, too. These are trying times, and you deserve to be well.

Be well.

Happy birthday, June 4th. You deserve it.

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happy birthday june 3rd

happy birthday june 3rd. may the sun look well upon you; and may your dreams be kind; and may the world carry you up upon its songs.

i hope it was a happy birthday june 3rd. you deserve it.

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happy birthday june 2nd

happy birthday june 2nd. may the morning find you safe.

happy birthday june 2nd. you deserve it

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happy birthday june 1st

happy birthday june 1st. may you keep your breath; may the morning have been bright; may nightfall have been peaceful, and may you find what you are looking for.

happy birthday. you deserve it.

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may 31st

may 31st. you are safe, you are loved, and you are wise.

oh may 31st. happy birthday. please have a happy birthday. you deserve it.

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Happy birthday May 30th

Happy birthday May 30th. Wow, is it already today? The mist crosses the water and the sky is full of blue and peaceful summer rain, bringing life to the world. I hope your world is full of life and liveliness. I hope the world has brought you joy.

Happy birthday, May 30th. You deserve it.

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Happy birthday May 29th

Happy birthday May 29th. It’s a Friday, huh? I hope it’s a good one- neither too stressful nor too boring.

Happy birthday, May 29th. You deserve it.

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happy birthday may 28th

happy birthday may 28th. you can put down your sad stories for now. just for a little. it’s okay, may 28th, to rest.

in other news, i hope you have a happy birthday may 28th! i hope you have sweets and some quiet time and no mandatory zoom meetings.

you deserve it.

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happy birthday may 27th

happy birthday may 27th. the day has started fading; im sorry i am late. was it a good day? i hope there was peace and food and good things for you, may 27th. i hope you got what you were needing to find.

happy birthday may 27th. you deserve it.

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Happy birthday, May 26th

Happy birthday, May 26th. Did you get what you were looking for? Did you find what you wanted?

I hope so, May 26th. I hope you had a very happy birthday. You deserve it.