Party pooper LJ!
Oct. 7th, 2012 12:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wiseheartWell, 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.
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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Date: 2012-10-07 03:55 pm (UTC)Blackberry tea, with a little sugar or if I need caffeine a specific brand of Earl Grey with sugar and lemon.
(no subject)
Date: 2012-10-07 03:57 pm (UTC)reply was:
Is that blackberry flavoured tea, or actual blackberries somehow converted so as to be possible to make tea from? The latter sounds delicious; blackberries are my favourite berry. I used to be very sceptical of fruit teas, because my Mother used to drink this blackcurrant tea that smelled superbly like backcurrant, but did not taste anything like it. It was actually made from the black currant leaves.
(no subject)
Date: 2012-10-07 03:59 pm (UTC)It's a black tea with dried blackberries in it - I love blackberries, so when I ran across this one I had to try it, I get it from a specialty tea place - I couldn't tell you a brand, I think they mix it themselves. I also drink a blueberry tea, that is also a black tea with dried blueberries.
(no subject)
Date: 2012-10-07 04:02 pm (UTC)I generally don't like fruit flavoured black tea, so I shall not have to be too jealous then.
P.S. Can I just say that you user name is fabulous? Dragons and cats -- two of my favourite animals! :-)
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Date: 2012-10-07 04:03 pm (UTC)Yeah, I generally drink black teas, and those are the only 2 fruit teas I drink. The only non-black tea I love to drink is cinnamon tea.
P.S. my user name is a play on my pets names
(no subject)
Date: 2012-10-07 04:05 pm (UTC)Cinnamon tea? That sounds amazing!
(no subject)
Date: 2012-10-07 04:06 pm (UTC)It smells amazing when brewing.
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Date: 2012-10-07 04:24 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-10-07 07:04 pm (UTC)Ooh, my mother made blackcurrant leaf ice, which was delicious!