So it's my birthday today,
Up until this morning, today was probably going to be shitty. Demonstrating labs for undergrads 9-12, boring meetings at 1, 2, and 3 pm.

1) The undergrads baked me a cake (fucking woo!) and I basically arsed around for 3 hours

2) My meetings at 2 and 3 got cancelled due to the weather

3) The meeting at 1 was actually quite good fun

Now I'm off early down the pub. So shitty day has actually turned into quite a glorious day! Plus I haven't made a snowman on my birthday since I was 2! Yay!
(The Oscillating Gibbon is eating curried squid, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 16:21, 10 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

It's my birthday today too.
Happy birthday.

My work shut down for health and safety reasons, I couldn't get to London to go out for my posh meal or stay in my fancy hotel, my family 'forgot' to send me any birthday presents, and I found my first grey hair.

Great.

On the bright side, I'm going to a talk on Darwin and Intelligent Design this evening. Oh, and I had a glass of champagne with my lunch. But still, no presents.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 16:25, Reply)

Happy birthday to you both!
So, Gibbon, they baked you the cake after all? Are you still going to fail them for it?

CHCB: my sympathies. If it's any reassurance, I had my first grey hairs pointed out to me on my 21st. I hope some presents turn up for you soon - I can't imagine the postal service is coping too well with a few snowflakes...
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 16:28, Reply)

my mum said
"oh well, maybe you could buy yourself a present to make up for it".

Yeah mum - LIKE A NEW FAMILY.


Edit: or some hair dye
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 16:30, Reply)

I thought found my first pube the other day,
then I realised it wasn't when I pissed out of it

*cries*
(The Oscillating Gibbon is eating curried squid, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 16:40, Reply)

Cheer up, Gibbon
I'm sure your willy's lovely.

(Admittedly I haven't seen it since we were...erm..never mind...)

CHCB: I know a few people who will be looking for employment soon. I could pass on their CVs if you're looking to buy a new family.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 16:44, Reply)

Happiest B-Day
Amazing that your students made you a cake. Cancelled meetings - best. Enjoy...am waiting on a Feb. birthday myself. Snow is yay! Happies.
( cackers, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 17:30, Reply)

Happy birthdays TOC & CHCB
@CHCB: You mean you went to London and didn't call a bash?
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 21:50, Reply)

happy birthdays!
CHCB, my family have already told me that they probably won't send me anything for my birthday next week as it's too much hassle. So my boyfriend and I have decided that we just won't tell them that we're expecting a baby. Which I think will be a fair revenge.

Enjoy the darwin talk!
( ascorbate, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 22:29, Reply)

Happy Birthday to you both!
Hope that yours gets a hell of a lot better CHCB!

*sends love from australia*
(Poppet some assembly required., Wed 4 Feb 2009, 9:06, Reply)

My birthday turned out great
and my hangover is just abating.

Hope yours was as good, Gibbon.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 4 Feb 2009, 11:55, Reply)