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

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, definitely!

We used to have a cartoon over here when I was young. One of the characters was Arthur Dumpling, the fat bird, who liked chocolate very much. He often explained which sorts he preferred: dark chocolate, milk chocolate, round chocolate, square chocolate, filled chocolate, plain chocolate and chocolate with chocolate. *g*

It's possible that I've forgotten a few sorts during the decades in-between, but I'll never forget the way he counted down the whole list. ;)

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

I am a firm believer in everything being better with chocolate; surely that will apply to chocolate as well! While I like the spirit of the Deanna Troi quote "I never met a chocolate I didn't like" I can't say the same is true for me. I have had some horrid 'chocolate' in my life, so I usually say I like "good chocolate". Of course you could just change the definition, so that the bad stuff isn't included...

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I'm quite choosy when it comes to chocolate, actually. I prefer the plain sort; from additional flavours I only like coffee, strawberry and orange that I can think of off the top of my head. Oh, and yoghurt and caramel.

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

I do have an addendum to that: If it isn't better with chocolate, it probably wasn't very good to start with; Just give me the chocolate! ;-) I like nuts with my chocolate and I am very fond of pralines. Sometimes though plain is the only thing I want. If you like strawberry with your chocolate, can I recommend you try raspberry? It really works very well, I think. One of my favourite chocolate cake recipes is made of a layer of chocolate cake on the bottom, covered by a layer of truffle 'icing' and decorated with raspberries. It helps if you like raspberries...

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Oh, God, that description has just caused the worse chocolate cravings... It's a good thing I've already cleaned my teeth, or I'd go off raiding the fridge for some chocolate-y.