Coolest day of the year (belated, but anyway)

So yesterday was my birthday, I can now, as far I know, buy alcohol and vote in the entire world^^, (Except that I can only vote in Norway, but anywho^^,)
Remember I said I thought I was going to get a tablet PC? I did^^, Big thanks to all of you who chipped in^^,
I have started drawing a Marikken picture on it, in Illustrator, but I'm not very good at it yet. But, practice makes perfect, right?

But, besides from being my birthday, 8th of April is actually a very cool day.
It's the birthday of Buddha in Japan.
In 1917 Jane Stickle was born on this day, she was the creator of the first ever Dear Jane quilt. Which is almost cooler than the Buddha thing actually. I have grown up in the midst of my mothers quilts, and even thou I never caught the passion for quilting myself, I have always loved the techniques and the fabrics. I always treasure the quilts that come into my possession, maybe in part because I know all the work and love that goes into making them^^, And Dear Jane's are some of the most beautiful ones to me, because there is so much detail in them. My mom made on a few years back, and it's absolutely gorgeous=D
Betty Ford is born on this day as well, likewise Vivienne Westwood.

Thus far I have collected three books, two Vampire Chronicles which my little sister bought for me in London, and one Beetle the Bard, the tablet, and an absolutely adorable little purse my mom made, with a stitchery of my Fat Cat on it, sitting next to her bowl demanding "sånn" (gourmet soft cat food^^, Picky eater, Tullerusk^^,). That's another reason I always treasure the quilts and little things my mother make me, not only does she put love into making them, she puts love into picking the colours and the fabrics as well. Each time my mom gets packets on fabric in the mail I always oogle them for at least 30 minutes, and the preetiest one are always the Japanese ones, so what else could she make it of but a gorgeous sakura-petal patterened soft pink Japanese fabric? If it did not get through yesterday Mom, I'm absolutely in love with it^^, Even the lining is purdy (a yellow starspin fabric=D).

Word of the day:
誕生日 - tanjoubi - birthday


And just because it's fun:
Pictures of my mother's Dear Jane


And PS:
Someone with a little knowledge: please write a Wikipedia entry on Jane Stickle and Dear Jane. We need one I don't know enough about either...