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]

Well, Mum says I was born around 11.15 in the morning, so that would be the time. In which I'd be buried to my ears in evil little trolls, who'll desperately resist my efforts to teach them some German. *sighs*

It's sooo unfair!

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

We'll raise our cups to you, muttering an incantation to pacify the trolls. I'll also tell Larissa to think of you while she's roaming the streets of Rome with her school mates.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks. She's definitely going to have more fun than me.

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sure of that, though she's not just going there for fun. All the students have to give a presentation on some Roman artwork or building (she's doing Bernini's colonnade plus statues on St. Peter's Square) and listen to each other's presentations, of half an hour each. They're also going to visit more than twenty churches in one week, mostly on foot, so there's a bit of hard labour involved as well. But the overall balance will no doubt be positive.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

It still beats hanging around a dusty and noisy school yard, trying to prevent the little trolls - pardon, adorable kiddies - from causing each other serious harm.

Sometimes I really wonder why I thought that attending three different colleges and taking two langauge proficiency exams would be a necessary - and useful - thing. [/sarcasm]