You are cordially invited...

[wiseheart]

People who've known me for a longer time know that I'm throwing a virtual birthday party every year. It starts on October 1 and closes on October 9 (my actual birthday) at midnight, sharp. When I checked my LJ calendar, I realized with a mild shock that I've been doing this for the last 12 years! Where has the time gone?

So, since it has been so long, and since most of the older participants have abandoned me (and LJ) anyway, I thought I'd try something new this year. I'll continue with the retirement countdown, but I'll make the posts in the next 9 days so-called motto posts: I'll give a theme to each one, and we can talk and joke and laugh about it.

Of course, participants are welcome to open different topics in their comments. The goal, as always, is to make as many collapsed threads on as many pages as possible; only that this year we'll do each day separately. At least that way LJ won't crash the party, as it happened in one year when the comments became too many for it to handle. (My heart bled...)

Feel free to spread the word on your own journal, new guests are always welcome. It isn't exactly a friendzy, but meeting new people is always delightful.

Oh, and if someone is interested what the other parties were like:

This was 2006

This was 2008
(apparently, we left out 2007 - I wonder why)

This was 2009

This was 2010

This was 2011

This was 2012

This was 2013
(That was my first attempt to do daily posts for the party; it didn't really work at that time but perhaps we'll have more luck this year)

This was 2014

This was 2015

This was 2016

This was 2017

Should anyone be inclined to give me a birthday present (you don't have to, you understand, everybody is welcome to the party anyway), paid LJ time would be nice. It isn't so that I couldn't afford it, I just can't technically do it, due to our horribly weak national currency and the fact that I'm useless at online shopping and everything that it entails. So, if people would like to help me keep my paid account beyond next April, I would be very grateful. I can offer hand-made cards and small felt ornaments in exchange - anything that can be sent as a simple letter-

Comments

[artemis10002000]

Oh wow that has really been a long time! I'm looking forward to the party

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

So am I!
Sag mal, hast Du eine Idee we man die Rezepte von Das Große Backen erreichen kann? Die Webseite der Show bringt mich immer zu den Verkostungsvideos, und ich würde so gerne die Opera-Schnitten nachbacken. Natürlich gibt es zahlreiche Rezepte online, aber ich würde gerne ihre Version ausprobieren.

[artemis10002000]

Hmm also ich komm über die Website auch nur zu den Verkostungsvideos. Über Google bin ich an die Seite gelangt, aber ich weiß nicht, ob das eines der aktuellen Rezepte ist oder ein altes https://www.sat1.de/tv/das-grosse-backen/rezepte/mias-opera-cake

Ob die Rezepte vielleicht erst nach der Staffel reingesetzt werden? Das ist echt komisch, normalerweise haben Kochsendungen doch immer die Rezepte...

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Ja, es ist schon komisch daß sie Rezepte versprechen und dann nur Verkostungsvideos anbieten - Videos die man vom Ausland her nicht einmal anschauen kann!

Ich habe das Rezept angeschaut, aber es ist nicht dasselbe wie von der Sendung. Habe allerdings ein anderes Rezept gefunden, vom Blog einer Französin, ich denke ich werde mal mein Glück damit versuchen.

[artemis10002000]

Uuugh wie frustrierend. Ich hab das Video kurz durchlaufen lassen weil ich dachte, da würde das Rezept drin vorkommen, tat es aber auch nicht

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Ich habe die Verkostung gesehen (in der Sendung), aber das verriet nichts über das Rezept. Grrrr!

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Cool.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I hope you'll like it. We've started with travel stuff.

[sammydragoncat]

looking forward to the party!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Well, get on, the fun has already started. *points at next entry*

[meathiel]

Sounds like fun - even though I won't be around the entire time as I'm ... *cough* ... travelling again.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

A fact that inspired the very first daily topic in the next entry. Hop over and tell us about it!

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Happy early birthday!

I can't believe another year has gone by (really I feel like I've lost so much time this year - and I know where some of it has gone, but just there doesn't seem to have been enough time for it to be October already!)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

It seems that way, doesn't it? In summer you think you've got all the time in the world, and now it's October and I'm struggling to get everything done by the time the charity fair takes place.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Also, congratulations on your upcoming retirement! (not sure I've said that yet) ANd good luck coping with the last few months!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I really can't wait.

[saki101.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday! Sorry to be late to the party; I haven't been on LJ very much. I've had a house guest for the past few weeks and that always reduces my online time, but I should be back to a fairly normal schedule soon.

Retirement coming soon is very exciting! May time not exhibit any elastic anomalies during these last few months.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Amen. And welcome to the party. :)

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Sorry for not being around much during the week - we had a flat inspection on Thursday and so most of the week turned into loads of cleaning and tidying etc - more than I had the energy for! (and that on top of all the normal kind of stuff)

I'm hoping to catch up more now that is over and I've started to recover some energy.

Hope you are having fun!