Party pooper LJ!

[wiseheart]

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.

Comments

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

In response to someone I continued this thread with:

I wish I could remember what the book was called and/or who wrote it! Sadly I think it was a book we borrowed from the library so I won't be able to find out by going through my Mother's collection. Having thought of it now I really want to get a copy to give to my nephews.

to which jenn_calaelen replied:

Good luck finding it! I know there are a few book search comms/websites - where you put a description and see if other people remember it. :)

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

and I replied to jenn_calaelen to say:

I should probably start with asking my Mum if she can remember either what it was called or who wrote it. It is a problem I find with children's picture books that the ones you read/had read to you as a child may have made a great impression, but you were too young to realize you should memorize the author and book title for future reference... ;-)

to which she responded:

sounds like a plan.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

wiseheart:
And then, when you do remember them, you realise that you've given them
away during the last big clean-out action and they aren't awailable
anywhere by now. Happened to me several times.

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

I think I missed this comment the first time around! I haven't actually had it happen that I have given a book away in a big clean-out and then gone looking for it; that is mostly due to me very rarely getting rid of any books at all. On the other hand I did throw away all of my undergraduate notes after finishing my Ph.D. and then within six months wishing I still had them!

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Me:
> Aww :( I've done that too - I hate getting rid of books, but there are
> just too many to keep sometimes. (one of the advantages of ebooks -
> although those have other downsides....)

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

wiseheart:
Yes, that's why I'm considering getting an e-reader, but I must admit my
unwavering fondness for the Dead Tree variety.