Surprise! It's my birthday
/neil from the Young Ones

so far nothing exciting, except the arrival of a new lens which I bought myself.

What do normal people do on their birthdays?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:54, 114 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Get drunk with friends seems to be a general consensus.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:56, Reply)

yeah, but what does one do during the day when noone's around?
so far I've had a bath
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:04, Reply)

go out and get some lunch

(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:11, Reply)

Go shopping and treat yourself to something that you wouldn't usually let yourself buy.

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:12, Reply)

well I kind of have
I ordered a camera and lens online. I'm not really a shopper other than that
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:15, Reply)

go to Hampsons and get one of those individual cakes
tell them it's your birthday and they might give it to you for free
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:23, Reply)

i don't know hampsons
perhaps I should find a Greggs and have a birthday steak bake
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:28, Reply)

It's Sayers in some parts of the country I think

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:38, Reply)

Happy birthday!
My last birthday was depressing, although it was half way through freshers' I knew no one and felt a bit alone :(

I'm planning on a garden party for my next one.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:58, Reply)

In September?
That's optimistic weather-wise.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:05, Reply)

Nah, it's the closing of the summer, it's lovely
Technically I'm born on the first day of Autumn, hence equal length of day and night for celebration and drinking :D
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:07, Reply)

autumn evenings are often the most beautiful

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:10, Reply)

Ahh, I see. Sounds like a plan.
And birthdays at the beginning of uni suck. Everyone with birthdays now are getting big, expensive presents, and all I got was a horrific hangover and a bin full of vomit.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:15, Reply)

Damn, I was going to get you a bin full of vomit
Will have to think of something else now.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:17, Reply)

Well it was a very original present.
I don't know how you're going to top it.
I just attract shit presents, My flat secret santa gave me £20 worth of coconuts. That's 34 coconuts.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:31, Reply)

That's inventive, I'll give them that.
If I remember your birthday, and feel generous, I'll come up with something.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:33, Reply)

1st of October.

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:50, Reply)

Ok, so a bin full of sick and 34 coconuts have been done...
I shall start thinking.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:54, Reply)

I think that was a genius present.

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:38, Reply)

I wrapped them up and passed them on.
I took one to 5th Av and confused the hell out of the bouncers
Some of them I used to scare my friend,
The rest I left at home and my mum fed them to the birds.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:48, Reply)

Drinks with friends
Although I prefer not doing anything big.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:03, Reply)

You're asking B3ta?
Happy Birthday.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:04, Reply)

To be fair I'm just being
wingey because everyone else is at work or isn't interested
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:05, Reply)

Here's a tongue twister for your Burpday -
How much cock would a woodchuck suck
if a woodchuck could suck cock?
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Tue 1 Jun 2010, 13:09, Reply)

awesome

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 14:32, Reply)

Happy Birthday!
Don't sit at home on facebook and let people shout at you for being sat at home on facebook on your birthday, like some people.

Drink yourself almost into a coma courtesy of your friends, thats how my 19th went. But then I actually drank myself blind on Friday night, so maybe thats not what normal people do.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:04, Reply)

-blind-drunk-friday-fives-

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:07, Reply)

Wooo!
Feeling much better about the thing I was telling you about now. Barely even thought of it and not upset anymore. :D
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:09, Reply)

Fantastic. I'm proud of you
Keep that pretty chin up, enjoy Download, enjoy coming to London :D
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:12, Reply)

Yay yay yay!
Oo, also that lad who's name I can't remember texted me again, trying to get me to go to a foam party at 5th on sunday. Couldn't go though :(
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:19, Reply)

AWESOME
I'll try and see if Pretty V is less depressed and can stand the sight of me now.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:47, Reply)

Good luck!
My fingers are crossed for you.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 13:03, Reply)

I think his legs will be, but no matter
I want to see him happy, he was in a very bad state when I saw him last.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 13:16, Reply)

this is good
the cause of upset is a lamewad.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:23, Reply)

Yep yep yep.
With a capital L.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:29, Reply)

the problem with blind fives
is the potential for hitting each other in the face
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:28, Reply)

I wasn't at home.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:09, Reply)

Whatever, it's still pretty poor.
Also: Mango is dull and shit.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:11, Reply)

I knew you'd say that.
did you have a good weekend? I went to a wedding it was nice.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:13, Reply)

How could I resist?
It was fucking awesome. Went to a house party on friday night in a labyrinth of a converted bakery, where I fucked up my leg on the bouncy castle, drank so much I lost the use of my eyes at one point and got woken up in the morning by an accordian and a bugle.
And then on Saturday I went to Kitty's party, had a lovely time and consumed my own weight in cake.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:18, Reply)

So, two cakes?

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:22, Reply)

Pretty much, yeah.

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:28, Reply)

Sounds good,
could you not do anything sunday and monday after kitty gave you food poisoning?
(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:23, Reply)

oi!

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:24, Reply)

I kid I kid.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:25, Reply)

+fuck
+s
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:40, Reply)

Nah, was just recovering and revising.

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:28, Reply)

I just had to explain to one of your generation how to work out percentages.
You should be ashamed.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:36, Reply)

Psst
she didn't know who Dennis Hopper was on Saturday either
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:39, Reply)

*head in hands*

(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:41, Reply)

SRSLY?!
Kids nowadays...
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:42, Reply)

I can work out percentages in my sleep.
Why should I be ashamed?
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:45, Reply)

because you don't know who Dennis Hopper is,
tut tut
(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:45, Reply)

I knew who he was once I was told what film he'd been in
I just didn't know his name.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:46, Reply)

Not good enough thicko

(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:47, Reply)

I can't be expected to keep track of every famous person ever.
Unlike you, I do have a life.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:49, Reply)

I had a very social weekend actually.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:52, Reply)

I had not heard about the accordian and bugle
that night jsut got even better
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:50, Reply)

this one time, at band camp.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:56, Reply)

I've used that phrase
but with "Greek"
YEAH
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 13:01, Reply)

"I stuck an aulos in my pussy"

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 13:03, Reply)

I did not have sex in the ampitheatre :(

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 13:05, Reply)

mpitheatre
rse
(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 13:06, Reply)

That too

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 13:08, Reply)

It's funny because there's a sadface at the end

(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 13:08, Reply)

I DID NOT GET LAID AT GREEK CAMP
How bad is THAT?! :(
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 13:09, Reply)

It's definatly a pitta

(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 13:10, Reply)

Would have been funnier you'd said "tragedy"

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 13:16, Reply)

Isn't an aulos a double-flute?

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 13:07, Reply)

Yup

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 13:08, Reply)

Woo! Score one for obscure knowledge!

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 13:09, Reply)

I'm doing an exam on that sort fo shit in...ooooh about an hour. FUCK

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 13:10, Reply)

Best get cracking with revision then!

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 13:10, Reply)

HAHAHAHHAHAHAH
:(
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 13:11, Reply)

There was also a digderidoo.

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 13:04, Reply)

Oh my fucking god
In other news, I'm listening to Tempa T. AWESOME
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 13:06, Reply)

yup drinks with friends
to fit in with the standard theme.

Edit: what camera lense?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:04, Reply)

nikon 55-200 with VR
it's very pretty and shouldn't make a grinding noise like my old 70-200

edit: and the front optic is so damn clean, I thought it was missing - phwar
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:17, Reply)

nice!
I had an old Nikon once, but nothing like as nice lens-wise.

I'm looking for some more lenses for my new Canon SLR at the moment, but is quite difficult to decide
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:43, Reply)

a nice zoom between about 18-55 (if we're talking digital)
a bit longer zoom for special things. That covers most things, unless you do something specific. Those huge zooms get a bit slow.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:50, Reply)

Happy burdee!

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:11, Reply)

thank you
how was your bank holidaze?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:20, Reply)

It was cool ta.
Had a few drinks and rested, then bought clothes and knicks.
It was niiice.
How was yours?
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:25, Reply)

sounds fun
I fought demons and played jugga. I also got very rained on
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:27, Reply)

Oh cack
Did Geekboy enjoy it too?
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:30, Reply)

yup
he did a great job of insulting scary people, and is a really good 'quick' in Jugga (basically, he can run fast when most LARPers are fat and slow)
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:35, Reply)

Haha, he's a keeper!

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:35, Reply)

they are surprisingly useful skills

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:48, Reply)

You LARP?!
me too
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:41, Reply)

really?
LT? or something else?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:43, Reply)

I don't do any big fest events
I stick to some 30-100 sized events that friends run (Crusades is the current one), and used to run a 50 player Oriental game called Jade Empire.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:45, Reply)

sounds good
I can't do local larp anymore thanks to the stupid ex going to every bastard one, but small events can be really cool.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:47, Reply)

That sucks :/
I tend to do one proper event a year (Crusades), and then a couple of minor, one-offs, although I might join some friends for a Steampunk game later this year.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:49, Reply)

there's a good one in brighton
I've never been to called brighton below - well it sounds good anyway
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:51, Reply)

Happy Burfday
Get lots of sweets or your favourite things to eat/drink. Dig through your DVD's until you found one you haven't watched in ages, but loved. Stick it on, get comfy on the sofa, watch said film and eat yummy things.
( jenpots, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:19, Reply)

I'm usually at work
so the only exciting thing is cake.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:21, Reply)

Birthday wank
Massive drugs
Supermodel sex
Retribution for school day bullies
Accord rallying
Bed
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:22, Reply)

damn, need more planning for this
massive wanks take some preparation
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:28, Reply)

That they do
planning and massive porn.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:30, Reply)

..the size of a house

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:30, Reply)

giving handjobs to junglists doesn't appeal
or did you mean a different sort of massive?
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:33, Reply)

I too need some ideas
Since my 25th is but a couple of months away, some of my friends think I ought to do something special for it - you know, to mark the successful achievement of half my life expectancy and all that. I'm not sure they'd all be up for a communal Lord's Prayer Wank following by a Marrow-Rogering session, so what should I do? Should I even bother doing anything?
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:39, Reply)

Well I'm having a MASSIVE BASH for my 45th birthday.
Shared with Beekers of course.
( girlinthehole, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:40, Reply)

You are.
And I'm looking forward to it.

Perhaps I should have a MASSIVE (dirty) BASH as well.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:41, Reply)

You should have a massive bash
far more chance of Lord's Prayer Wanking especially if you invite Monty
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:45, Reply)

Mine won't be dirty but there will be quite a lot of foul language curtousy of Tourettes.

( girlinthehole, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:45, Reply)

I turned 25 last year
and my birthday falls within a few days of my anniversary, so we went to Venice. It was beautiful. On my birthday I had pizza and got soggy feet in shin deep water when the canals flooded, it was awesome.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:40, Reply)

That sounds like a good idea
I could be tremendously unsociable and fuck off to a different country - after all, I haven't had a holiday since christmas. Don't know who else would have the patience to follow me to foreign climes, but there are just some times when I really can't be arsed with large groups of people.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:42, Reply)

I plan to go to Liege for my 29th in November
To get my sleeve tattoo finished.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:43, Reply)

mine is in November, it's cold so going away is awesome.

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:49, Reply)

ZOMG Birthday Month Twins!
I doubt Liege will be warm, but I'll be inside being tortured.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:50, Reply)

Wouldn't Miss Crow follow you abroad?

( girlinthehole, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:44, Reply)

Possibly
Might depend on when and where I choose to go. Plus she's not so good with sunshine, whereas I've spent most of the last winter thinking I need to move to somewhere round the Mediterranean.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 14:14, Reply)

Enjoy yourself
Go out and take some pictures with your new toy.
( b3tz, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 14:07, Reply)