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

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

And here's good wish number to, and have a nice weekend!

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

That should be number two, of course...

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I must honestly admit, I haven't even spotted the typo in the previous comment.

Nice weekend, hmmm... I've cleaned the entire flat this morning, does that count? It would have been overdue next weekend, and I steadfastly refused to do slave labour when trying to celebrate my birthday, so it had to be done today.

Gah, but I really do hate housework. Especially the fact that the effects never last.

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

Housework is a necessary evil. I avoid it as much as possible. At least you've got it behind you now.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

For the next there weeks. Then the nightmare begins again.

The main problem is that the flat is so small and the furniture consists of fairly big pieces (from a former flat where we actually had enough room for them), so when you want to hoover one corner, you have to push all the furniture into the other one and so on. That makes work last three to for hours, although it shouldn't take more than one.

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

You move the furniture? I just hoover around it, or under it (tables, beds & couches). Which probably makes me a bad, lazy housekeeper. I admire you!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

You think I do this voluntarily? It's Mum's hobby, and since she can't do it anymore, I've been elected to follow her footsteps.

Well, to be fair, having a wall-to-wall carpet floor means that you have to do some quality hoovering from time to time, or else the dust will gather to a level that would make everyone ill. I do understand it, I just hate doing it.

Which makes me a bad, lazy, housekeeper, too.

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, I've mostly got wooden floors. That does make it easier.