I was going to post this on my Facebook wall… but two of my friends did it for me. Why does everyone know me so well? (Oh, right, the fact that my current Facebook profile pic is a Brian Krakow headshot may have something to do with it.)
The Guardian tried to fill in the blanks between then and now.
I, meanwhile, am 27 today. And (at last!!!!) defending my Master’s thesis tomorrow. The latter being one reason for my extended absence from the blog, despite the immense joy, and pain, and longing that accompanied my discovery of GRACELING and THE HUNGER GAMES within weeks of each other.
If I survive tomorrow, my many opinions about them may follow… let’s hope!

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February 25, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Happy happy birthday!!
February 25, 2010 at 5:33 pm
happy birthday! and huzzah for so called life.
February 25, 2010 at 11:17 pm
Happy Birthday. Enjoy your defense.
February 26, 2010 at 12:57 am
p.s. I have aged SO much better than Jared Leto.
February 26, 2010 at 7:44 am
Yeah happy birthday, and good luck today, you sour-faced, plaid-wearing individual. (The Guardian’s words not mine)
February 26, 2010 at 12:20 pm
I liked the extrapolations in some of the comments on the Guardian article. Fanfiction. My chief MSCL source notes that the real Brian didn’t turn out so bad — check him out on IMDB. He looks OK, he’s gotten regular TV work, and he directed a couple of films (that noboby’ seen) — and he doesn’t have a Mohawk.
February 28, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Happy birthday (sadly belated now)!
I demand posts about The Hunger Games and Graceling, if you’re still alive and well.
March 3, 2010 at 12:45 pm
Oh my gosh I cannot WAIT to hear your thoughts on Graceling and The Hunger Games. I also have Thoughts. And then! You have to read Fire and Catching Fire (uh…I didn’t quite realize how similar those titles are) because I have separate Thoughts about THOSE.
Also, I hope defending went well!!!