So, it is party time again, folks!

[wiseheart]

Each year this time, we launch my virtual birthday party, which starts on October 1 and ends on October 9 at midnight, sharp. The goals of the party are to post as many comments and collapse as many threads as possible, on as many new pages as we can. It is always great fun, as you can see if you check out the similar entries of the last few years.

This year, I'll also throw the real party at mid-time - and post the recipes of all the food that will be there for you, so that you can all participate if you want to. Virtual food has no calories.

Fandom-related discussions are as welcome as the ones about coffee or chocolate (just to name a few favourites from previous years), and, of course, pictures and recipes of birthday cakes. ;)

So, drop by, tell your story, post your pics or silly poems, ask questions you always wanted to ask and have a good time!

Soledad, in excited expectation




Oh, and by the way, to provide birthday gifts hobbit-style, I've got a revived story and a Kansas 2 update for you.

Enjoy!

Comments

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

I enjoy Only Connect, though I tend to catch it when channel surfing late at night (I have insomnia). Yes, Minister is one of my all-time favourites.

We stopped recording a year or so ago -- it was just becoming a struggle to watch things and a source of stress.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

I mostly like having a fair amount recording, because it means not running out of things to watch, although running out of space is a different ;)

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

I am the same! There are things stacking up on my PVR that I will want to watch, but just don't feel in the mood for right now, and then there are things that I will watch just as soon as I get time after they have been recorded.

In the first category is Stargate SG-1; I do love the show in principle, but sometimes I just get fed up with the stupid 'love' story between Carter and O'Neill. When I get back in the mood, I can usually ignore it, but sometimes that requires too much effort.

In the second category is Doctor Who, The Great British Bake-Off and Criminal Minds; Irish television is broadcasting two different seasons of the latter on consecutive nights, which had me thoroughly confused until I worked that out.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Yes, mood and attention is important. I quite often end up with quizzes and the like on, because they don't require close attention. And loads of films - because there is space and it sounds interesting.

I've ended up watching The Great British Bake-Off as well (from part of the way through) - it is quite interesting to see all the different techniques and stuff. :)

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

I only got into The Great British Bake-Off part way through, too. Somebody at work commented on it to me, after the 'European' episode where the technical challenge was making a Swedish prinsesstårta, asking me if I had seen it and if this was indeed a typical Swedish recipe. I hadn't, but it is, and I said so. This got me curious enough about the show to see if I could watch that episode on the BBC iPlayer, only to find that the episode was on again on the weekend. So I set my PVR to recorded it, and once I had watched it I was hooked!

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

I think I saw one or two episodes before that. Those cakes looked very impressive!

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

I have never baked one myself, and I am not sure I actually know anyone else who has either. They are on sale in every café/patisserie in Sweden, and tend to be the sort of thing you buy from a professional rather than make yourself. One of the key questions when having one, is always how to share the rose!