Let's party again!

[wiseheart]

Well, folks, it's *that* time of the year again: I'll be 53 next Friday. So, it's time for the annual game of "let's the threads collapse". Come in, make yourselves comfortable, have a good time and bring your friends. Last years we had some 400+ comments, now we're in for the new record. ;)

This entry will be bounced up each day until October 9, so that all those who want can participate.

Update: On October 4, we had 195 comments on 2 pages. Well done. We still have got 5 more days, so let's see what we can do in that time. I have to say, the conversations in the individual threads were absolutely delightful. *is happy*

Update #2: On October 6, we had 270 comments - sadly, still on only 2 pages. Only 3 more day left to reach the ultimate goal, which would be 444 comments on 4 pages. But the discussions are great, so at the very least, we have the quality, if not the quantity yet. And that's more important, I'd say.

Update #3: On October 8, we had 388 comments, on 3 pages! Yay! I'm not very optimistic about Page 4, but I think the 444 comments might come together by the end of the day itself.

Pre-birthday gifts:
Got a wonderful bakery book from Mum, titled "Muffins and..." well, I seriously doubt that the English language has a word for the rest. Germans might know what Pogatschen are. They are small, salty or cheesy cookies, made usually of yeast dough... a Hungarian speciality. We already have quite a few recepies, but there are some in that book I never heard of. It will be a delight to try them out.

Also, I got the box-set of 2nd Season Torchwood from the most generous the_wild_iris! Thanks, my friend, you really, really made my day after two rather stressful weeks. I can finally watch the only episode I missed while we were in Belgium - the one in which Owen becomes a zombie. Heh!

Pre-birthday preparations:
I baked some strawberry flavoured muffins tonigh - not from the new book, from the carton box, I'm afraid, but for the colleagues they will do tomorrow.

Mum's bravely going down to the hairdresser's tomorrow, because, as she told me, "I can't look like this on your birthday!" Well, after not seeing a hairdresser for months, there's some truth in it.

The day after tomorrow, we're going to the "Blind Crow" for lunch. Unlike in English-speaking countries, lunch is actually the main meal of the day over here, so it will be great. The "Blind Crow" is a very nice little restaurant, and we can reach it on foot, which is the main issue, as Mum can't climb into any busses yet.


Final update:
Well, folks, the party will still be going on until midnight, CET, but I'm already declaring it a great success. We've made it onto Page 4, we've broken through the 500 (!!!)-comment-barrier, and I'm very happy.

Thanks everyone for participating, especially altariel, rcfinch, solanpolarn, the_wild_iris, theromangeneral and lhun_dweller, who've been working diligently and tirelessly to help me break the record. Should I've forgotten anyone, I humbly apologize.

Comments

[muuranker.livejournal.com]

Here because of Altariel. Please have some cake. It is supposed to be green-tea and red-bean cake. It tastes ok, even though it doesn't look like it.

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/8268197@N02/2749553846/)

Have a very happy birthday!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Oh, cool, thanks! It looks interesting, though. Grean tea and red beans? Never heard about it. The only not-quite-that-sweet cake I've ever seen is Swiss Carrot Cake, but this must be something different, isn't it?

Is it sweet or spicy?

[muuranker.livejournal.com]

Green tea (sorry, for my inability to type/spell). It's Japanese. It's slightly sweet, and definitely not spicy. The ones we had in Japan were lighter (these turned out too much like English fairy cakes - perhaps because of the flour difference?).

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Interesting. I'd like to give it a try, if you'd be willing to share the recipe. I wonder how they'd turn out with Hungarian flour.

[muuranker.livejournal.com]

Very belatedly, because I've been searching high and low for the recipie, I remembered it was given as part of a conversation I had with someone on flickr, and now the photo/conversation is deleted.

This seems to be similar: http://bake-me-happy.blogspot.com/2008/05/steamed-matcha-red-bean-cupcakes.html