Happy 29th Birthday Marina!

In honor of our dear teacher completing 29 years and working on the big 3-0,

here is our birthday post.

(note: This is the last time we will mention her age, so she can remain 29 forever.)

Thanks to the efforts of PedanticKarl, Darlingjr (Jody), & Chemikal submitted this happy birthday video for Marina.

Don’t fret. They also included many of your Gravatars in the video.

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Here’s my full version of Marina’s happy birthday video.

Here’s the text for the poem written by PedanticKarl

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Once a year, on this special day,
your admiring students far and away,
on this tenth of December,
they care about you and remember,
your video lessons about words and phrases,
and millions of people give them praises.

All of life’s joys are yours to take,
Share some love and a birthday cake
Dream of joy and beautiful things,
Know that your smile and passion brings,
and When you wish upon a star
you light up the sky near and far

Marina Happy Birthday on this special day
you are the best fore ever and will be always

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From all of us, your loyal students at HotForWords, Happy Birthday Marina!

We love you!

:grin:


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  • zzcool

    happy birthday :smile:

  • http://captainjack.ws Captain Jack

    Happy B-Day My Dear Teacher. Thank you for the many lessons you have given us. You truly are a pioneer in philology. :smile:

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ron-Olson/677740658 the terrible swede

    Happy birthday, Marina!

  • bobsully

    Happy Birthday Marina! Mine was yesterday.

  • wetsuit5

    Happy Birthday Marina,

    You make our lives much happier and better.
    Hope you experience enough of the white stuff for your birthday to remind you of home and the season. (But please don’t lose Gorby in a drift)

    Love and Kisses Dear One

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/cufan71 cufan71

    :cool: :!: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Happy Birthday Marina ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ :!: :grin:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/bsomebody13 bsomebody

    Have a very happy day, M’Lady, and many, many more. :cool:

  • megamanx

    Happy Birthday, Marina!!! I hope it’s a great one. :grin:

  • originalistrick

    Dearest Teach,

    You enrich my life in many ways. When I see you or even think of you I smile.

    I hope somehow you know this.

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARINA! I LOVE YOU!

    Always.

  • doncross2bear

    Happy Birthday, Teacher!
    I hope you have a fantastic day today, and many more to come! You are the kindest, warmest, most wonderful lady that I’ve (unfortunately 4 me) never met, and I wish for you all of the love, laughter, and success that you so richly deserve! All my love, all the time,
    don

  • http://captainjack.ws Captain Jack

    Well then happy belated B-Day Bobsully! :mrgreen:

  • neuroway
  • http://vkontakte.ru/id25408688 leonard

    Happy is the celebrating for the “HotForWords” LADY—MARINA—-Holy cow and all that good stuff….

    ….
    ….
    ….
    ….
    12-10-80 and 29 is 4ever :smile: bless you all :grin:

    ;-)

    :lol:

    :cool:

    :smile:

  • mr.0

    Happy Birthdayyyyyyyyyy woohooo :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

  • http://tour-russia.com dsfoto

    Поздравляю тебя с праздником день рождения, желаю тебя успех здоровые и любовь

  • pat haskett

    HapPy biRtHdAY MiSs OrLOva! fRoM YoUr frIEnD PAt.

  • http://www.freewebs.com/jt1stcav/ jt1stcav

    December 10th is a special day for me as well…not because it too is my 47th birthday, but because I also get to share this special place in my heart with someone as wonderful, caring, thoughtful, and just out-right beautiful as you, Marina! Enjoy your magical day, and I’ll eat an extra slice of my birthday cake in your honor!

  • http://captainjack.ws Captain Jack

    It’s your birthday too? How cool!

  • http://www.freewebs.com/jt1stcav/ jt1stcav

    Yeah, it is. But I wish I was celebrating 29 again!

  • http://captainjack.ws Captain Jack

    You’re just celebrating it for the 18th time. It just doesn’t feel like it hu? Just lie to yourself. That’s what I do. :mrgreen:

  • http://www.edgeofheavenbook.com wyo550

    HB2U Arf Arf!!…sniff sniff…is that KMart you’re wearing?

  • http://wired.reddit.com/sexygeeks_2008/?s=top pedanticKarl

    Again, a most joyous happy birthday
    Marina. Sorry for the last minute video
    kludge. I had actually been working
    on two projects for your birthday for
    the last three months. My technology
    vision was bigger than the alloted
    training curve. I will surprise you
    yet with some kewl ideas I have.
    I’m sure you got my lame attemt at
    singing Bad Romance.

    In the video I wanted to include
    something of critical importance,
    but I did not have the time to do the
    tight editing. I’ll send it to you in
    hard copy and you can tell me if
    you want me to do a separate video.

    Forever and my Best to you,
    .:k:.

  • http://www.freewebs.com/jt1stcav/ jt1stcav

    No, it doesn’t feel like 29 anymore…hope Marina never feels the aches and pains I feel at 47…LOL!

  • http://www.GoForThisWorld.com Hs4Mm

    Happy Birthday! http://bit.ly/73L0dg

  • http://www.GoForThisWorld.com Hs4Mm

    Good video; thanks for making it. What’s the Russian song?

  • seesixcm6

    Dear Marina,
    Happy Birthday! So many people love you, you’ll never be alone, ever! I wish everything wonderful for you! :razz:
    Seesixcm6

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/smokey36bear smokey36bear

    :mrgreen: Happy Birthday Marina :mrgreen:
    I hope this will be a great year with many new friends and new adventures.
    Ted

  • fglrx

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARINA

    PS. PedanticKarl, fine video, interesting animation technique.

  • http://vkontakte.ru/id25408688 leonard

    Soul True :smile: is what I [think]—n.ear-l-y-30 :lol: —Linda Rondstadt – Just one look
    …be happy who reads this :smile:

  • bobsully

    Thanks Capt’n Jack!

  • fglrx

    Sorry, an unclosed tag messed here and I didn’t noticed it on time

  • BigBhd95

    hip hip horray ! :?: nice tribute well deserved :mrgreen: B.B. :cool:

  • ulor

    Happy Bday. Hope its a great one.

  • blueflame

    hiii…..MARINA …..i just joined today darling …..so HAPPY BIRTHDAY sweety….may u be the same beauty all life long and keep giving us such cute videos full of fun and knowledge……(just b/w u and me babe am a girl)…..and u GO GIRL!!!….AM WITH U….. ;-) :grin:

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  • http://wired.reddit.com/sexygeeks_2008/?s=top pedanticKarl

    Hi Hs4Mm,
    The Russian song is a birthday song and my guess is that it is as popular in Russia as the Happy Birthday song in the US.

    Marina of course would be the expert to talk about that song.
    I am just a beginning student in learning the Russian language and learning about the Russian culture.

    The name of the song is:
    Пусть бегут неуклюже
    which translates to: “Let(s) run clumsily”

    ———————————————————
    Here are the lyrics in the Cyrillic alphabet
    ———————————————————
    Пу́сть бегу́т неуклю́же
    Пешехо́ды по лу́жам,
    А вода́ — по асфа́льту реко́й.
    И нея́сно прохо́жим
    В э́тот де́нь непого́жий,
    Почему́ я́ весёлый тако́й.

    Припе́в:
    Я́ игра́ю на гармо́шке
    У прохо́жих на виду́ …
    К сожале́нью, де́нь рожде́нья
    То́лько ра́з в году́.

    Прилети́т вдру́г волше́бник
    В голубо́м вертолёте
    И беспла́тно пока́жет кино́.
    С днём рожде́нья поздра́вит
    И, наве́рно, оста́вит
    Мне́ в пода́рок пятьсо́т «эскимо́».

    Припе́в

    ———————————————————
    Here is the Google translation
    The Birthday Song
    ———————————————————
    Let run clumsily
    Pedestrians in puddles,
    And the water – on the asphalt river.
    And it is not clear to passers
    On this day, tempestuous,
    Why am I so happy.

    Chorus:
    I play the harmonica
    In full view of passers-by …
    Unfortunately, the birthday
    Only once a year.

    Arrive suddenly magician
    In the blue helicopter
    And free movie show.
    Happy Birthday congratulate
    And probably leave
    I have a gift hundred “Eskimo”.

    Refrain
    ———————————————————

    ——————————————————————————-
    Here are the Russian lyrics using the Latin alphabet
    ——————————————————————————-
    Poost begoot neooklyooshl
    Peshehodee po loosham
    Ee voda po asfaltoo rekoi
    Ee neyasno prohosheem
    V etot dyen nepogoshee
    pochemoo ya vesyelee takoi

    Chorus: sing twice
    Ee ya eegrayoo na garmoshkye
    Oo prohosh na veedoo
    K soshaleneeyoo dyen roshdneeya
    Tolko raz v godoo
    ———————————————————

    Russian Birthday Traditions
    Instead of a birthday cake, many Russian children receive a birthday pie with a birthday greeting carved into the crust. In school, teachers often give a gift to the student having a birthday. Children usually will play a game that features a clothesline. What they do is hang prizes from the clothesline and each guest gets to cut down a prize to take home.

  • Rijk

    that was so funny good job pk!
    love it. : )

    congratulation’s marina.

  • http://wired.reddit.com/sexygeeks_2008/?s=top pedanticKarl

    Thank you Rijk,
    I had a blast making it and there was so much more I was working on, but just couldn’t squeeze it in due to my work load. I’ve got way too many interests and just not enough time.

  • matalexwolf

    Hello! Many Happy Birth Day wishes to you Marina. Hope your special day is the best ever for you. You are suppose to look older, not younger (sorry, naff and creepy I know!) How are you going to celebrate, love to see what goes on! Have much fun, biggest kiss to you X

    Love you always, you keep me alive and kicking! Since September with out a home, have met some very wonderful souls in desperate times, am so grateful for all I have! Especially Jason who has allowed me to stay in his shoe box room when it gets really cold out side. All being well, new home coming soon too :)

    Posting prezzie for you soon, its not in VHS or Betamax!!

    Be well, love you more than ever :) XOXO

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  • Lennie

    Happy birthday my dearest teacher Marina.

  • http://www.hotforwords.com HotForWords

    This is my favorite song! Love you! And thank you again! xoxo

  • http://vkontakte.ru/id25408688 leonard

    Do you still listen to this one? :razz: frankie vallie-beggin (pilooski re-edit)
    :smile:

  • http://www.theendoftheinternet.com/ Chemikal

    And PK thought “Bad Romance” was your favorite song.
    Even though he didn’t guess right, he still managed to get your favorite song in the video. What are the odds, huh? :-)

    B.day related joke:
    Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most, live the longest. :mrgreen:
    Enjoy yours!

  • http://www.theendoftheinternet.com/ Chemikal

    I’m still rocking out to the Russian Happy Birthday song at the end of the video. :-)

  • originalistrick

    PK, that was so sweet. Besides simply being a cool vid. It was just-well, sweet. Thanks for expressing what this technologically ignorant redneck feels about the Lady. You truly rock.

  • darlingj

    Again, Happy Birthday to you Marina – hope you are enjoying the celebration in NYC!

    And Karl, very interesting use of the animation in the vid! How did you do that?

    I’ve never seen something quite like that…Jack and I looked almost real! ;-) :lol:

  • Dalek

    Nicely done guys…

  • darlingj

    Hi Dalek,

    All credit goes to Karl for production and Jack for his clip and posting.

    I’m glad I could contribute a 7 sec clip… :smile:

  • Dalek

    7 seconds of fame…

  • Damiana
  • darlingj

    That leaves me 14 Minutes and 53 Sec more to look forward to…if you believe Andy Worhol… ;-)

  • stigmatasaurus

    Happy Birthday, Marina! Nurture the beauty inside, and what changes outside will not matter.

  • titofromtx

    happy birthday my luv:) :cool:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/animalntaz animalntaz

    Oh I thought you just turned 28, my mistake.

  • swampwiz

    Isn’t a woman in Russia who is 30 and unmarried considered to be an “old maid” or старая девушка ?

  • http://www.edgeofheavenbook.com wyo550

    Yea, it’s pathetic. She’s too old already for all but the oligarchs. ..and some old American guy who wants a cute Russian devochka wife for all his friends to sneer at (you know Americans). This is why she hides her turkey neck with the camera while she’s photographing herself! No wonder she hates turkey!

    December 10, 2009.
    I’ll never forget today! The cover of my book went to the printer today!
    Monday, the text goes, including this bit, inspired by an ugly, thankless Russian B____ (whoops, wrong thread, I thought we were on the profanity lesson here)

    (from EDGE OF HEAVEN)
    After finishing the call, Lamborne followed State Department security protocol and used his desktop computer to direct the telephone recording capture of his conversation with Orlovakov down to the electronically secure basement office of the embassy’s CIA station. There, on a Sun workstation, Orlovakov’s voiceprint would be routinely compared to earlier conversations with her and analyzed with Air Force RADC voice verification and stress algorithms to confirm both her identity and to probe the modulation characteristics of her voice for stress and deception indicators. There was a chance that in speaking English, Orlovakov had intended to mask any voice modulation that would betray detectable deception had she spoken in her native Russian. But that was part of the art of espionage and the Moscow CIA staff had many voiceprint samples of Orlovakov’s English speaking to gauge her veracity.

    (US Ambassador Linder is in for a big surprise the next morning when she meets Orlovakov’s boss, the Russian Foreign Minister at 10am, seconds after both Russia and China strategic forces go to full alert. Five years later, the world is ruled by Beverly Hills black mold. :-)

    Since nobody gets back to me about advertising on HFW, here’s the book’s web site, which will have a shopping cart by this weekend:
    http://www.edgeofheavenbook.com

    Happy Birthday Turkey neck!
    Gobble Gobble Gobble
    :-) Hugs, sweety
    Hope you’re having fun in the Big Apple and got to see GaGa Tuesday night at the club opening

  • http://wired.reddit.com/sexygeeks_2008/?s=top pedanticKarl

    With greatest pleasure and admiration.
    Your passion for words and life ignites
    my zeal for you. Love that word.

  • Venomrock67

    I ran across this dude’s videos who looks like he’s having fun playing this song. He gives an “Electric Interpretation” of it. :cool:

  • Venomrock67

    Who really has a lot of time on their hands to get things done?
    I like the video :smile:
    and Marina does too. ;-)

    You did a fine job Karl :cool:

  • http://www.912project.com cruiserct

    Yes Happy belated Birthday.
    May you enjoy many more.
    :cool:

  • http://www.912project.com cruiserct

    You know what?…I think so….lOL
    :cool:

  • http://vkontakte.ru/id25408688 leonard

    [WINE] :smile: Nice pussy-cat!…what kind of wine?

  • neuroway

    Oh this one? Seneca wine.

    http://shortn.me/mp0

  • http://vkontakte.ru/id25408688 leonard

    [money] is the honey of [bBull-_-sShit]….

    BS=boy-slave

    …your story should be about farm workers going on strike and smoking opium with the “[Orientals]“—or—Fire of the draft and a union too :lol: good look[LUCK] with your book…always count your money when being paid much more than you a-re worth…. :razz: …..value is the milk for your baby, that’s the hippie stories :P all-LoVe Is a gAme

  • thematrix75

    Happy 29th Birth Day Marina!!!I’am a little late,but better late then never.I hope you enjoyed your Birth Day! :smile: :!:

  • Rijk

    certainly looked like you had fun making it.
    time, think a lot of us have that very same problem.
    there is always a next occasion to use the extra material / ideas.
    i am curious.

  • http://www.rockyfrisco.com hotrocky

    Hey! There’s my face! Cool!!

    Marina, I have a rather unique take on things, since I’m 72 years old. I hope I live long enough to see you turn 35, since I think you will continue to become even more attractive as time passes.

    Rocky Frisco

  • pandion

    Happy Birthday Marina,

    Ok, so I am a little late, but I do hope you got everything you wanted, and wanted everything you got.

  • nearlynot

    congratulations marina. You are intelligent and successful and have made us smarter also. Forever 29, sounds wonderful!!

  • gemini3

    My best regards for you and by the way your age is the same for my girlfriend, but she is from january.

  • http://www.youtube.com/idontgivadam23 Darrian

    Much Love, Best Wishes Marina :smile: …

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/CantwrCymreig Evan Owen
  • http://www.youtube.com/user/CantwrCymreig Evan Owen

    Well, since no one else has said it yet…

    С днём рождения!!! :mrgreen:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/CantwrCymreig Evan Owen

    Marina’s favorite birthday song

    …and no one posted a link to it yet??

    Пусть бегут неуклюже :grin:

  • http://mraugust.multiply.com augie

    29yrs hehe still looks younger 20s maybe happy birthday sweetie

  • peeds13

    Happy Bday Marina, best wishes for 2010 ;-)

  • zander

    С днем рождения! Удачи и здоровья! Ну и всего, что сами себе пожелаете, Марина!

  • http://www.tony-bernhoffer-photography.com tonyb

    Happy birthday Marina. I watched the Bolshoi Ballet perform THE NUTCRACKER SUITE on Ovation TV again!

  • http://www.tony-bernhoffer-photography.com tonyb

    Dear Sweet Marina. I had another of my dream. this time we were looking at all the stars in the evening sky together. Do you consider that to b

  • http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/4581 jimmcgovern12

    Lovely. Had a chance to finally view. Really professional and friendly. Thanks. Ciao, James

  • http://www.myspace.com/therealkel MrKellification

    Happy Birthday Marina! (Tweets horn) :razz:

  • hott4urblog

    Happy Belated B-Day !!

  • iluv2cutfarts

    A Very Happy Belated Birthday, and a job well done for teacher!
    :grin:

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