I got a bunch of cool stuff for my birthday. Records, books, a LOT of drinks last night at Bigfoot Lodge. Perhaps too many.

But I thought it would be cool to share with you some of the digital gifts I got from some of you lovely people.

Well first of all, I just want to thank all of you on FB, Twitter, and Tumblr who wished me a happy birthday… even the ones who came belated. It really is true that wall postings, tweets, and tumbles have become great gifts in the digital age. Way better than the wireless headphones I got for my birthday back in 2002. Those things seriously sucked.

Anyway, here are a few sweet things that people posted in my honor today.

Jess Gutierrez gave me this photo:

and this video:

Janina Rossmannek gave me this video of my German doppleganger… my 20s German doppleganger… remember, I just turned 36:

Got this cake from Bunny Dunn… in her eyes I will always be a 5 year old.

This DOG-MONKEY was given to me by my friend Nicolette. She really knows how to shop for me.

And sticking in the theme of dogs… here is an awesome DOG-Cake given to me by my friend Beth.

These two vids were given to me by two of my friends in Chile who worked on H+. I’m not sure if they collaborated on this gift… or if this is just a Chilean tradition… but they aren’t exactly the same.

And I have to say, I really love the gifts I get on Tumblr, cause to be honest, with absolutely no good system for searching posts, it really is a sort of scavenger hunt trying to find any. If I missed your gift, please let me know.

The first is from Astrid… a robot is always a pretty safe present with me.

And last but not least, probably my crowning gift, Jennifer Felder’s epic robot masterpiece… a variation on last years similar themed work:

Thank you everyone, for thinking of me on my birthday.