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wiseheart ([personal profile] wiseheart) wrote2012-10-07 12:34 am
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Party pooper LJ!

Well, folks, it seems that LJ has decided to crash our birthday party - the original post is no longer visible. But I still have most of the comments in my inbox, and will re-post the original entry and list the available comments with the simple mentioning of the names, if it's all right with you. If not, tell me, and I'll delete yours.

We won't allow LJ to crash our party!

Original post

Hi folks! *waves*

Time is flying by, isn't it? It's that time of a year again - I'm getting older. In this case, I'm turning 56 on October 9, which means I'd have been retired for a year already, back under the old regime. Women could retire at the age of 55 back then. So I've decided to ignore all that fantastic headway we've supposedly made towards democracy in the last two decades and have considered myself retired for the last year, blithley overlooking the fact that I'll have to work another 6 or 7 or only God knows how many years.

So, let's party! Last years virtual birthday party yielded 943 comments on 7 pages, which won't be easy to top, but we're good, aren't we? WE CAN DO IT! WE CAN BREAK THE 1000-COMMENT-BARRIER! So, let's give it a try! In the recent years, it has always been great fun, so let's have fun again!

You're all cordially invited to help yourself to a slice of virtual cake of your choice. If you want to post your favourite recipe in a comment, be my guest. If not, just drop by and say hello.

Cheers!

Note: The party will be closed on October 9, at midnight, sharp.
Join us and have fun! Feel free to start any thread, any topic you want; we can discuss it, mock the general stupidity of life and laugh at it.

Last count was 1328 comments on 6 pages.

NB: Shoud the original party post mysteriously reappear, I'll delete this one.
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[personal profile] sammydragoncat 2012-10-07 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Re-post

I Posted this when we hit page 6:

The numbers keep climbing, and a new page!
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[personal profile] sammydragoncat 2012-10-07 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[livejournal.com profile] wiseheart reply was:

And we've arrrived on Page 6, too? That's beyond all expectations. Never before have we maganged a new page every day. Seriously, this is amazing!

Especially as it wasn't just mindless bump posts but real, long, interesting and fun discussions.

This is the best party, EVER!
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[personal profile] sammydragoncat 2012-10-07 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Re-posting the above comment got us to page 7, and I'm at the top of the page! That's a first!

[identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com 2012-10-07 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
You officially rock! Especially as we've now gone beyond the page number of the original aprty, even if we still have to reconstruct a great number of comments.

I'm going to start that second entry I've mentioned before. We'll keep this one to do the reconstruction work. But we deserve to have some fun in the remaining two days. I can't afford to celebrate the entire birthday month as you've suggested (although it would be great), but at least the original time span.

[identity profile] solanpolarn.livejournal.com 2012-10-07 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Go you! Here have some virtual chocolate to celebrate. :-)

[identity profile] jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com 2012-10-07 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
From much earlier, Me:
New top level comment.... but I can't think of a thread to start....

[identity profile] jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com 2012-10-07 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[livejournal.com profile] wiseheart:

Fortunately, I can. Check below.

[identity profile] jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com 2012-10-07 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Back up to 600 comments!

[identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com 2012-10-08 10:38 am (UTC)(link)
We rock!

[identity profile] cirdan-havens.livejournal.com 2012-10-08 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
Happy early bday! :)

You used to be able to retire at 55? Wow. I doubt I'll ever be able to in my life time.

[identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com 2012-10-08 10:36 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, we have, but hat has been half a decade ago. It's all Mum's fault, really. She should have got me a few years earlier.

[identity profile] rcfinch.livejournal.com 2012-10-08 08:07 am (UTC)(link)
Less than two days to go, so we should be able to make it to page 8!

[identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com 2012-10-08 10:37 am (UTC)(link)
Have you seen? We've migrated to the next entry, and with that one, we already are on Page 8!

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[identity profile] rcfinch.livejournal.com 2012-10-08 08:08 am (UTC)(link)
Something I forgot to ask earlier: is it midnight UTC, or European time? The former would give us two more hours.

[identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com 2012-10-08 10:35 am (UTC)(link)
Whichever gives us more time to party. *g*

[identity profile] lhun-dweller.livejournal.com 2012-10-08 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, it's getting to be dinnertime here, so while the Europeans are headed for bed, we on the other side of the Atlantic must soldier on, partying as best we can without the Lady of the Hour!

I think some chocolate is required at this point.

[identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com 2012-10-09 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Chocolate always helps thigns. *nodnod*

[identity profile] lhun-dweller.livejournal.com 2012-10-08 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Salacious (and totally made-up) gossip about characters from Tolkien's realm would also be most amusing.

I hear Celeborn loves to eat baseball park hot dogs, but Galadriel won't let him because it's hell to get the mustard stains off his white robes...

[identity profile] katlinel.livejournal.com 2012-10-09 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Haldir flunked out of Elf braid school after he had to repeat grade 1 seven times.

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[identity profile] lhun-dweller.livejournal.com 2012-10-08 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
And a bit of professional discussion amongst readers more knowledgeable than I would also be nice.

What scene from "The Hobbit" would you particularly like to see in the soon-to-be-released Jackson movie?

[identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com 2012-10-09 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
The Dwarves washing up after the Unexpected Party, singing that horribhle song about how they'll be smashing all Bilbo's plates and stuff!

[identity profile] lhun-dweller.livejournal.com 2012-10-08 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
In honor of your birthday, dear Soledad, I have just slain a blood-sucking beast of the most foul and loathsome sort!

Yeah verily, a mosquito did lurk here by my worktable in the bedroom, just waiting for the right moment to descend from the upper corner to feast upon my life force and leave me with a welt that would itch for a week or more. But no more, for I have flattened her appetite with my mighty flyswatter and scooped her corpse from the floor, then dumped said corpse without ceremony or marker into the rubbish bin with a hale and hearty, "Die, bitch, die!!!!"

Raise your tumblers, all, and score one for the Humans!

[identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com 2012-10-09 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
All hail to the noble knight! *raises beer tankard to salute*

[identity profile] lhun-dweller.livejournal.com 2012-10-08 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Now I shall head off and work on my own knitting for a bit, leaving the floor to others who may wish to regale us with exciting tales of derring-do, accounts of their recent meals or stories of the goings-on in their particular parts of the world.

[identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com 2012-10-09 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Good luck with being creative!

[identity profile] altariel.livejournal.com 2012-10-09 12:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Happy birthday! :-D

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[identity profile] kalypso-v.livejournal.com 2012-10-09 12:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Happy Birthday again! Surely this second round will push you past 2,000?

[identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com 2012-10-09 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks. We'd well have gotten beyond 2000 if LJ hadn't crashed the parts. As it is, we had to spend two days with reconstructing all threads because the discussions were so much fun. *sighs*

[identity profile] katlinel.livejournal.com 2012-10-09 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Happy Birthday! Wishing you a year of delight and good things! Boo to LJ for deleting the original post and three cheers for everyone for carrying on regardless!

I made chocolate muffins at the weekend. Nothing fancy but still good to eat, especially hot from the oven and sharing with friends.

[identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com 2012-10-09 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! Chocolate muffins are gladly accepted. :)

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2012-10-09 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Boldog születésnapot!

[identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com 2012-10-09 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Köszönöm!
hhimring: Tolkien's monogram (Tolkien)

[personal profile] hhimring 2012-10-09 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Happy Birthday!

[identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com 2012-10-09 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

[identity profile] huinare.livejournal.com 2012-10-09 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Happy birthday! Sorry LJ crashed your first party.

TARDIS CAT IS ALWAYS UP FOR ANOTHER PARTY.Image
Edited 2012-10-09 19:37 (UTC)

[identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com 2012-10-09 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Awww, thanks! This is an awesome picture!

I'm currently writing a lengthy series about the 13th Doctor actaully being Sherlock, but perhaps I got it wrong. Perhaps his last regeneration will be a cat.

[identity profile] raspberryfool.livejournal.com 2012-10-09 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Hi Wiseheart,

How utterly mean-spirited of LJ to delete your original party! *shakes head* Anyway, don't let them spoil your fun - I hope you have a great Burp's Day and I hope you get loads more comments - that'll show the meanies! :-)

[identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com 2012-10-09 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I nearly cried when I saw that the whole thing, with all those wonderfully funny discussions was gone. I think we've recovered the most by now, but next year, if I'm still around, will go for he new entry for each day method because this was a gargantuan task

[identity profile] edge-of-ruin.livejournal.com 2012-10-09 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Puffs in at last minute . . . Very Happy Birthday Wiseheart!! Lots of love!!

[identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com 2012-10-09 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks, Alawa! You've just slipped in the last minutes. There's still some cake left, helps yourself! ;))

[identity profile] tyellas.livejournal.com 2012-10-10 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
I'm back and I brought some more cheesecake - we have a full site for Bare and Back Again, the Middle-Earth burlesque show!

[identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com 2012-10-10 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Shiny!

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