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lizziecThe only way to deal with something this size is, I think, to split it up into sections...so:
Friday
\o/ My actual 20th :D Woke up feeling a bit poo tbh and thought it was going to be a Jonah Day. Tripped over alex's pressie for me (a tolkien encyclopeadiea), ate breakfast with him (descovering my present from skel [a box of coco pops]) and got dressed slowly. Got to work late, found children horribly bouncy and then part way to school discovered Beks had forgotten her violin so had to go back to hers to get it. Then managed to get a giant puncture in bike tyre that resulted in instant deflation so had to walk back from work instead of meeting up with ben on Giles Lane and walking in with him.
When I finally got in things started to get a bit better. I jibbled around in rocks room and then went for coffee in Gulb with Ben and Stewart. We were joined by a foo who had espresso and got very bouncy >.< :P I went abck to rocks room after where a Rah joined me. We lost the will to work and ended up back in the gulb :D
After more gulb hot chocolate I went and killed an hour or so in Origins watching foo eat and explaining the finer points of 20th Century history and politics...I think he was actually interested too...
This took me up to meeting time with Dr Potter which was worse than I had imagined cos it turns out the old school friend who said she'd hand in my essay for me didn't. Printed out two more copies of essay. APologised profusely. Now have to hope I wasn't docked marks for it :(
Day brightened by lunch in origins :) Ben was there *soppy grin* and so was rah and tiggs and chris and pete and Tom and TiggerTom and kim and stewart and Jen and...I'm sure there were others...
Tiggs gived me her pressies for me...it seemed there were no end to them :P I got two mini music boxes that play "Memory" and "Music of the Night", a Tolkein Beastiary and my very own ickle tatty teddy... It seemed there was no end to them (certainly no end to the wrapping ;)) and they were all sooooooo coooool :D
So, food was consumed adn eventually we were all kicked out of Origins and went and invaded the rocks room istead. Muchos fun and laffing was had and then a gang of people (pete, ben, tiggs, chris) accompanied me to Blean School. Pete and Ben came all the way to work with me where I revived a book and some chocolate ^.^ Mum picked us all up and dropped everyone where they were supposed to be then came back to 19b with me while Igot ready to go out. Also got pressies :D Two new books from mum, a ring from Phil and new watch (also from mum) :D
Ben reappeared (looking really lovely..well, moreso than usual :)) just as I finished getting ready and we all went to the Weavers which was gorgeous :D Muchos laffinga dn talking :) Got back to 19b, invited mum in for a bit but she said she had to go cos it was a long drive back to London. Ben and I finished my biffday watching mash s2 for a bit. I slept thru most of it tho ;)
Saturday
Saturday started too too early and I still didn't feel great. My internet died so I sat and read one of my many new books for a bit ("The Templars") then went for a walk to the chemist. Texted ben to say I was out for a walk cos internet had died and wandered into town to do my shopping :)
Met Katy Minette in M&S. This is only really relevent if you're my mum cos mum no doubt remembers Katy who I was at primary school with. She is 2nd year Geog at christchurch and aiming to do a pgce when she's finished that :) Just in case you're interested mamma :)
Right...where was I...?
Ah :) Got taxi back to 19b and then tried to fix net. Kim let me use her PC and eventally came over. Turns out the swich was being stupid, so restarted it and it seemed to fix it :)
So, with computers working again, ben and I went to whistable on the bus :) Whitstable is lovely :D We had food at chipshop and ben brought sweets from evil sweet shop next door. Thjen we walked along the beach, had drinks at nice put next to beack (forgot name :/) and caught bus back to canters and from there back to 5geeks where ben and I watched west wing adn I dozed...
Left at about 8:15 so we could be at foo^rah's for dinner at 8:30. Were just walking along the path at the back when I heard what I thought at the time were kids yelling. Got to front door, saw house was in darkness, rang bell, foo opened door...stpped in...
brain say "lots of people..why lots of people..."
just at the same time as lights go on and people say:
Well...I was :P
Turns out it was being planned for a while :) The "kids" yelling was rah shouting "Incoming!"...and that when I'd gone for a walk earlier I'd scared pepople who thought I was headed to _37wc ;)
Pizza...and alcohol...and singing and cake and...MUM and Phil had *stayed* :D
They were there for my party \o/
Many many people were at my party. I can't name them all now ;) Pictures (so far) are here and here. Videos of the murder of bohemian rhapsody are here and here.
I also found out I will be given a camera brought with contributions from everyone. A digital camera. Wow.
I can't tell you all how overwhelmed that thought makes me... *hugs you all*
It's really quite...well... :D
Party went on into the early hours. It was completely amazing. I had such a fantastic time :D Cake of Doom was made by Mark ^.^
wow...amazing...well, you get the idea. The thought of what you all did for me still completely overwhelms me.
*huggles for everyone*
Sunday
Up early for church. Mum nice and gived lift to church. Church cold. Worship good, sermon bad...Sorry if that offends anyone, but this week...
Anyway, pizza eatage for lunch :D Back to foo^rahs, curl up in blankie, appearance of ben, film watchage (robin hood prince of thieves) and a roast dinner ("to make up for the one you were supposed to be having last night"). Also singage :D Was goodgoodgood :) Sing make me bounce. Early sleep cos was still feeling ill and rather tired. Got about 8 hours in the end :)
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There.
Finished just in time for lunch.
What else can I say to sum up, except that it was an excellent Biffday, an excellent biffday + 1, an excellent weekend all round and thank you all so much for making it my best biffday ever :D
Friday
\o/ My actual 20th :D Woke up feeling a bit poo tbh and thought it was going to be a Jonah Day. Tripped over alex's pressie for me (a tolkien encyclopeadiea), ate breakfast with him (descovering my present from skel [a box of coco pops]) and got dressed slowly. Got to work late, found children horribly bouncy and then part way to school discovered Beks had forgotten her violin so had to go back to hers to get it. Then managed to get a giant puncture in bike tyre that resulted in instant deflation so had to walk back from work instead of meeting up with ben on Giles Lane and walking in with him.
When I finally got in things started to get a bit better. I jibbled around in rocks room and then went for coffee in Gulb with Ben and Stewart. We were joined by a foo who had espresso and got very bouncy >.< :P I went abck to rocks room after where a Rah joined me. We lost the will to work and ended up back in the gulb :D
After more gulb hot chocolate I went and killed an hour or so in Origins watching foo eat and explaining the finer points of 20th Century history and politics...I think he was actually interested too...
This took me up to meeting time with Dr Potter which was worse than I had imagined cos it turns out the old school friend who said she'd hand in my essay for me didn't. Printed out two more copies of essay. APologised profusely. Now have to hope I wasn't docked marks for it :(
Day brightened by lunch in origins :) Ben was there *soppy grin* and so was rah and tiggs and chris and pete and Tom and TiggerTom and kim and stewart and Jen and...I'm sure there were others...
Tiggs gived me her pressies for me...it seemed there were no end to them :P I got two mini music boxes that play "Memory" and "Music of the Night", a Tolkein Beastiary and my very own ickle tatty teddy... It seemed there was no end to them (certainly no end to the wrapping ;)) and they were all sooooooo coooool :D
So, food was consumed adn eventually we were all kicked out of Origins and went and invaded the rocks room istead. Muchos fun and laffing was had and then a gang of people (pete, ben, tiggs, chris) accompanied me to Blean School. Pete and Ben came all the way to work with me where I revived a book and some chocolate ^.^ Mum picked us all up and dropped everyone where they were supposed to be then came back to 19b with me while Igot ready to go out. Also got pressies :D Two new books from mum, a ring from Phil and new watch (also from mum) :D
Ben reappeared (looking really lovely..well, moreso than usual :)) just as I finished getting ready and we all went to the Weavers which was gorgeous :D Muchos laffinga dn talking :) Got back to 19b, invited mum in for a bit but she said she had to go cos it was a long drive back to London. Ben and I finished my biffday watching mash s2 for a bit. I slept thru most of it tho ;)
Saturday
Saturday started too too early and I still didn't feel great. My internet died so I sat and read one of my many new books for a bit ("The Templars") then went for a walk to the chemist. Texted ben to say I was out for a walk cos internet had died and wandered into town to do my shopping :)
Met Katy Minette in M&S. This is only really relevent if you're my mum cos mum no doubt remembers Katy who I was at primary school with. She is 2nd year Geog at christchurch and aiming to do a pgce when she's finished that :) Just in case you're interested mamma :)
Right...where was I...?
Ah :) Got taxi back to 19b and then tried to fix net. Kim let me use her PC and eventally came over. Turns out the swich was being stupid, so restarted it and it seemed to fix it :)
So, with computers working again, ben and I went to whistable on the bus :) Whitstable is lovely :D We had food at chipshop and ben brought sweets from evil sweet shop next door. Thjen we walked along the beach, had drinks at nice put next to beack (forgot name :/) and caught bus back to canters and from there back to 5geeks where ben and I watched west wing adn I dozed...
Left at about 8:15 so we could be at foo^rah's for dinner at 8:30. Were just walking along the path at the back when I heard what I thought at the time were kids yelling. Got to front door, saw house was in darkness, rang bell, foo opened door...stpped in...
brain say "lots of people..why lots of people..."
just at the same time as lights go on and people say:
"SURPRISE!"
Well...I was :P
Turns out it was being planned for a while :) The "kids" yelling was rah shouting "Incoming!"...and that when I'd gone for a walk earlier I'd scared pepople who thought I was headed to _37wc ;)
Pizza...and alcohol...and singing and cake and...MUM and Phil had *stayed* :D
They were there for my party \o/
Many many people were at my party. I can't name them all now ;) Pictures (so far) are here and here. Videos of the murder of bohemian rhapsody are here and here.
I also found out I will be given a camera brought with contributions from everyone. A digital camera. Wow.
I can't tell you all how overwhelmed that thought makes me... *hugs you all*
It's really quite...well... :D
Thank You
Party went on into the early hours. It was completely amazing. I had such a fantastic time :D Cake of Doom was made by Mark ^.^
wow...amazing...well, you get the idea. The thought of what you all did for me still completely overwhelms me.
*huggles for everyone*
Sunday
Up early for church. Mum nice and gived lift to church. Church cold. Worship good, sermon bad...Sorry if that offends anyone, but this week...
Anyway, pizza eatage for lunch :D Back to foo^rahs, curl up in blankie, appearance of ben, film watchage (robin hood prince of thieves) and a roast dinner ("to make up for the one you were supposed to be having last night"). Also singage :D Was goodgoodgood :) Sing make me bounce. Early sleep cos was still feeling ill and rather tired. Got about 8 hours in the end :)
There.
Finished just in time for lunch.
What else can I say to sum up, except that it was an excellent Biffday, an excellent biffday + 1, an excellent weekend all round and thank you all so much for making it my best biffday ever :D
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Date: Mon, Nov. 10th, 2003 03:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: Mon, Nov. 10th, 2003 04:06 am (UTC)*hugs*
Glad you enjoyed it :)
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Date: Mon, Nov. 10th, 2003 04:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: Mon, Nov. 10th, 2003 04:10 am (UTC)hehe *hug*
Nono, thank *you* for being the kind of friend that we think deserves it :D
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Date: Mon, Nov. 10th, 2003 04:23 am (UTC)There were people who would heve liked to be there but it was the wrong weekend or too expensive to travel or whatever, and they included Giles james and Bethan aka Moof, arc and purple.
Rah gets the prize for putting up with everyone and everyone deserves the prize for keeping a secret.
Ben Tanner (GeeZa) gets the prize for almost giving the game away at the end by forgetting to use a pm, but He's so well, Ben, that no one could do anything but forgive him.
Mark (mr Tea) wins the prize for not losing his temper when they started on OMWF again.
Nuked(fred) wins the prize for smiling as much as Lizzie,now whenever is see on irc Nuked grins that is what I shall think of.
Padme and foo win the prizes for being official photographers and I will be surprised if there aren't a few mugshots out of those piccies.
Darren the prize for handling the most alcohol.
Ben the prize for keeping her out of the way
morti the prize for being ready on time
Sellars the prize for latest buying of a birthday card
and well everyone deserves a prize for keepeing ita secret and helping me do what all wanted to do for Lizzie
Hugs lizzie and hugs allher lovely friends too
Typo/supermum/christine
:)
Date: Mon, Nov. 10th, 2003 04:59 am (UTC)Re: :)
Date: Mon, Nov. 10th, 2003 05:37 am (UTC)