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, people can be amazingly brick-headed sometimes.

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

This is true, sadly! There are lots of statues of people trying to kill dragons around that I just don't understand. What sort of person would want to do that? I suppose they don't like chocolate either... I do know some people who don't eat chocolate because they are allergic to it, which always makes me feel very sad for them!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Well, it depends on the dragon, doesn't it? Have you read the book to the latest Beowulf movie? That godawful computer-generated one? The book is fantastic!

As for not being able to eat chocolate - life can be full of tragic sometimes, can't it?

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

I have seen the latest Beowulf movie. At least your description of "godawful computer-generated" fits what I saw perfectly. I haven't read the book, though. Am I right in thinking that is written by Neil Gaiman?

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

No, it was some lady who combined Norse mythology with the stupid movie plot most wonderfully. Will dig out the book and give you the name as soon as I'm at home again.

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

This is the Beowulf movie I saw, just in case there are several "godawful computer-generated" versions of this story out there. I watched it on DVD with friends and you could really tell it was meant to be shown on a big screen with 3D effects; on a television it was rather laughable. Looking at the imbd-article I see that Neil Gaiman was responsible for the screen play, so that is probably why I thought he wrote the book.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yep, it's the same one. The book was written by Caitlín R. Kiernan, and you really should read it. It's incredible.

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I have added it to my long. and constantly growing, list of things to buy from amazon when I have the money.