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Older? Yes; Wiser? Probably not.
Jan. 27th, 2008 06:32 pmA very slow start to the day - I slept till almost midday, which never happens, but I must have needed it because I feel more awake and alert than I have in ages. So, for the moment at least, I'm not feeling that being a week into my 37th year (which is a particularly scary way of putting it) puts me too much closer to physical collapse and eventual death.
My assorted birthday celebrations (as I've mentioned before, of the people I know in Liverpool, there are a number who can't be put in the same room together (it's like being at school ...)) were fun.
Last weekend's trip to London was a fab end to year 36, although it was seeming, for a while, that it was decidedly over-ambitious to plan on clubbing on both Friday and Saturday nights. But we managed it. Not too old yet ;).
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lareinemisere has already said, Blood and Velvet was a little disappointing. Way too light for a goth night, for one thing (I don't know about you, but I definitely look my best in dense gloom :) ), and the fact that kick-out was before two didn't really help (clearly they weren't selling enough drinks ...). But the disappointment was more than made up for by Invocation on Saturday (once we'd finally managed to drag ourselves out for the last tube). Just utterly fabulous, and topped off by excellent company. A 500 mile round trip may be a little extreme to go clubbing, but I'd be more than happy to do the journey again for Invocation.
All in all a fab weekend, but I'm very glad I had Monday and Tuesday off, to at least attempt to catch up on my sleep.
My birthday itself was very quiet. A wander across the park in the afternoon, with a pootle round a charity shop that resulted in a couple of quite cute skirts - one with a handkerchief hem which is actually probably a little too girly or, dare I say it, emo for me to get away with, the other a fairly simple pencil one - rather conservative and boring until teamed with knee high boots and a PVC corset when, surprisingly, it suddenly becomes dominatrix as f**k ;). Of course, that look's probably more suited to fetish than goth, and it rather goes against my personality, but maybe one day :). Drinks in the evening was mainly dominated by an episode of the Cath and Glyn show. Occasionally amusing, unless you want to have a conversation or even get a word in edgeways. Ho hum.
Celebration number 3 was Thai on Friday. Fab food and entirely stress free, which was good.
In other news, Anna has somehow managed to attract a film student who wants to include our Thursday night gaming group in some documentary she's making.
I believe the words I'm looking for here are: No, No way, No chance, No how, I'm not appearing on film for anyone, No, No, and, finally, No.
Of course, Anna loves the idea. No surprise there.
Well, bath time beckons (again). Have fun all.
My assorted birthday celebrations (as I've mentioned before, of the people I know in Liverpool, there are a number who can't be put in the same room together (it's like being at school ...)) were fun.
Last weekend's trip to London was a fab end to year 36, although it was seeming, for a while, that it was decidedly over-ambitious to plan on clubbing on both Friday and Saturday nights. But we managed it. Not too old yet ;).
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lareinemisere has already said, Blood and Velvet was a little disappointing. Way too light for a goth night, for one thing (I don't know about you, but I definitely look my best in dense gloom :) ), and the fact that kick-out was before two didn't really help (clearly they weren't selling enough drinks ...). But the disappointment was more than made up for by Invocation on Saturday (once we'd finally managed to drag ourselves out for the last tube). Just utterly fabulous, and topped off by excellent company. A 500 mile round trip may be a little extreme to go clubbing, but I'd be more than happy to do the journey again for Invocation.All in all a fab weekend, but I'm very glad I had Monday and Tuesday off, to at least attempt to catch up on my sleep.
My birthday itself was very quiet. A wander across the park in the afternoon, with a pootle round a charity shop that resulted in a couple of quite cute skirts - one with a handkerchief hem which is actually probably a little too girly or, dare I say it, emo for me to get away with, the other a fairly simple pencil one - rather conservative and boring until teamed with knee high boots and a PVC corset when, surprisingly, it suddenly becomes dominatrix as f**k ;). Of course, that look's probably more suited to fetish than goth, and it rather goes against my personality, but maybe one day :). Drinks in the evening was mainly dominated by an episode of the Cath and Glyn show. Occasionally amusing, unless you want to have a conversation or even get a word in edgeways. Ho hum.
Celebration number 3 was Thai on Friday. Fab food and entirely stress free, which was good.
In other news, Anna has somehow managed to attract a film student who wants to include our Thursday night gaming group in some documentary she's making.
I believe the words I'm looking for here are: No, No way, No chance, No how, I'm not appearing on film for anyone, No, No, and, finally, No.
Of course, Anna loves the idea. No surprise there.
Well, bath time beckons (again). Have fun all.
