40 responses so far ↓

• 1 birchsprite // May 12, 2010 at 2:47 am

  Happy Birthday Mrs Fluid Pudding! (I’m a long time lurker… just wanted to pass on birthday wishes!)

• 2 The Coffee Lady // May 12, 2010 at 4:21 am

  Oooh hello! I too am 40. God, it is a golden time.

  This is complete hyperbole.

• 3 Gail // May 12, 2010 at 5:51 am

  I too turned 40…once…a long time ago.

  Happy Birthday!

• 4 beyond // May 12, 2010 at 5:58 am

  happy birthday… here’s to many happy years to come.

• 5 blackbird // May 12, 2010 at 6:03 am

  Much
  love.

• 6 CrazyMomTats! // May 12, 2010 at 6:34 am

  HA HA HA HA HA HA!!

  And Happy 40! Forty is a great age. Really, it is.

  (It was a Long, Long Time Ago for me.)

• 7 Karen from Chookooloonks // May 12, 2010 at 6:47 am

  Happy Birthday, friend! Welcome to the other side. Jump on in — the water’s fine. :)

  K.

• 8 Badger // May 12, 2010 at 6:54 am

  Yay! Happy day to you!!

• 9 No Minimom // May 12, 2010 at 7:17 am

  Happy happy birthday! BTW, I had a strange dream about you last night. We were at a very crowded amusement park and got separated. I was looking for you and found out that you had been turned into Mia Kirshner and had recorded an album of country songs.

  (Also, I love love love that Fiona Apple song!) (But not such a big fan of country songs. Sorry, Mia.)

• 10 Amy in KC // May 12, 2010 at 8:20 am

  Happy 40, Angela Pudding! You make it look fantastic, honestly.

• 11 cursingmama // May 12, 2010 at 8:39 am

  Happy Birthday!
  You should have bread pudding!

• 12 You can call me, 'Sir' // May 12, 2010 at 8:47 am

  You win. That was amazing, even if you did play with my emotions by making me think you were going to do the marshmallow thing again. Now I’m actually looking forward to 40.

• 13 Angella // May 12, 2010 at 9:26 am

  Happy, happy birthday to my favorite Angela with one L. :)

• 14 Lara // May 12, 2010 at 9:34 am

  Cute trick with the marshmallows, lady ;) You almost had me fooled!

  Happy 40th Birthday. Also? I want your hair.

  xoxo

  PS – That’s an amazingly beautiful poem by Meredith (from 2 posts ago). Just beautiful.

• 15 Joan // May 12, 2010 at 9:53 am

  You make me smile. And I didn’t get you anything. That seems unfair.

  Oh well. Happy fortieth, Mrs. Pudding!

• 16 Mitzi // May 12, 2010 at 10:19 am

  I thought that you were going to eat FORTY marshmallows!!

  You are just so damned clever!

  Happiest of Birthdays to you, my dear friend!

• 17 Kara // May 12, 2010 at 11:08 am

  HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! I hope that you can celebrate in style. :)

• 18 April // May 12, 2010 at 12:22 pm

  Happy birthday!!

  That’s a really cool ring on your right hand, btw. :)

• 19 sarah // May 12, 2010 at 12:45 pm

  Happy Birthday! I turned 40 in Nov., so far so good. I am going to go all CNN and not call it one of my best years yet as I have half of it left, but I can say that it has been a very very good first half.

• 20 Nichole // May 12, 2010 at 1:13 pm

  Happy happy birthday!

• 21 Amy in StL // May 12, 2010 at 1:40 pm

  Hey, welcome to the 40s. I’m there too and it’s an odd year so far. I however; don’t have a public blog and I don’t taunt people with marshmallow eating. I mean I might eat marshmallows on my blog; but no-one sees me! Hehehe….

• 22 Carroll // May 12, 2010 at 2:08 pm

  Bwahahaahaaaaa — that little shake of the head after the second marshmallow? Priceless!

  Your brain, and your creativity, Ms. P — they’re only getting better with age!!!

  Here’s hoping you have fine fun ad festive day today, and feel very well-celebrated and well-loved!

  Best birthday greetings from Cupertino!

• 23 marianne // May 12, 2010 at 3:36 pm

  I’m 40 tomorrow, and a little freaked out by the prospect–probably because I remember my dad’s 40th birthday party (a surprise, staged by his friends, with a girl in a French maid costume, no less) and it seemed like my parents were actual grown-ups then. And I’m not so sure I’m entirely grown-up. Having a bit of an existential crisis only encountered previously at 23 and 27.

• 24 Kathy // May 12, 2010 at 3:37 pm

  Happy 40th! (I’ve only got a couple years to go.)

• 25 Julie // May 12, 2010 at 4:32 pm

  Happiest of birthdays! You are so lovely.

• 26 Deb Rox // May 12, 2010 at 4:47 pm

  Happy Birthday! Your 40s rock! Watch any French film if you doubt it.

• 27 Isabella Golightly // May 12, 2010 at 4:52 pm

  Good news: 40 is actually not that bad.

  Bad news: It only lasts a year, then it all turns to. DREN.

  Have a lovely wobbly pudding birthday!

• 28 Alyce // May 12, 2010 at 5:31 pm

  Happy happy birthday. 40 looks good on you!

  You are an extraordinary machine, indeed, but ignore Fiona and certainly (go) shopping for any new shoes.

• 29 bec // May 12, 2010 at 5:46 pm

  Happy Birthday !!!! And many happy returns!!!

• 30 Anne // May 12, 2010 at 6:55 pm

  Happy birthday. I expected you to stuff 40 marshmallows in your mouth, I am very disappointed. Alas, I suppose all this is behind you now. 40 is ok, 41 is better, you start forgetting how old you are again.

• 31 Kelli // May 12, 2010 at 7:40 pm

  Happy Fortieth Birthday! Angela, women like are a like a fine wine. We only getter better as we age.

  I will be joining you in the fabulous 40 club on Nov 25. I say bring it. I am ready. My 30s were great so the 40s can only get better!!!!

  BTW, you look 27 so no one will believe you are 40!

• 32 Jordana M. // May 12, 2010 at 8:07 pm

  You are such a CUTE 40! Werk it!

• 33 Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah // May 12, 2010 at 9:49 pm

  I think I love you.

  Happy birthday.

• 34 kim at allconsuming // May 13, 2010 at 5:02 am

  Wayhayhay! Happy Birthday puddin’ gal.

• 35 Alli // May 13, 2010 at 6:56 am

  Happy day!!!!! You totally should have been a silent movie star!

• 36 LetterB // May 13, 2010 at 11:09 am

  Happy happy happy birthday! One day belated, although when you turn 40 one should have at least a week to celebrate and be feted. I fete you! Ballyhoo!

  1970 was a great year. A fabulous year for babies. MWAH!

• 37 Jane // May 13, 2010 at 2:24 pm

  Well….Happy Birthday to you! I looked forward to 40, but not as much as 41…it’s prime, you know.

• 38 mommymae // May 13, 2010 at 4:45 pm

  you are too entirely cute! again, happy birthday, nay, birthweek! to you!

• 39 onthecurb // May 15, 2010 at 4:53 pm

  Yay! Happy 40th!!

• 40 Rebecca // May 17, 2010 at 5:53 am

  Happy Birthday and thanks for the trivia! I’m headed that way in a few short months. Eek.