Miss Manners would agree that the key to a successful invitation is that it adequately convey the spirit of the event. With a birthday on a Monday, the key inspiration for still getting friends together is less to celebrate 'me' than to let them know that they are a special part of my life.
The guest list includes old friends and new, all of whom are sort of awesome to me. The theme for year 39 is to overcome anxieties and to "put it all out there" both literally and figuratively. Although the apartment isn't "done", a shot will be taken. Hopefully it will an exercise in exorcism of my manic demons.
Oh, and fun. Hopefully it will be a blast. Duh.