Yeah, the time around my birthday always tends to be a little melancholy since I'm 4/16 and my dad was 4/20, so missing him is always wrapped up in things. I'm in more of a funk about still being under Covid restrictions as another birthday rolls around than I really expected to be.
When we landed here you said you needed a few days to get space worthy again and is there somethin' wrong with your bunk?
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
Spike's Bitches 49: As usual, I'm here to help you, and I... are you naked under there?
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NoiseDesign - Apr 15, 2021 10:44:47 am PDT #7600 of 8185
Our wings are not tired
EpicTangent - Apr 15, 2021 10:53:19 am PDT #7601 of 8185
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Yeah, I still remember packing up my desk in March of last year, sure I'd be back well before my birthday. The fact that we're still here, over a year later....it really does weigh on you. I mean, I'm glad we've finally got light at the end of the tunnel, but it's been a long-ass tunnel.
But hey, allow me to be the first to say, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVE, ND!!"
Toddson - Apr 15, 2021 12:15:54 pm PDT #7602 of 8185
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
On Friday - 4/16 - DC is celebrating Emancipation Day, for what that's worth. In previous years, it would fall on 4/15 and give everyone an extra day to file their taxes.
Vortex - Apr 15, 2021 11:04:16 pm PDT #7603 of 8185
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Does anyone have any experience of the US side of the falls? Other than my friends in PA choosing to take me to the Canadian side instead and, uh, Wonderfalls, I know nothing about it.
I went when I was attending a wedding in Buffalo. I mostly remember it being crowded and the little rain jackets being really warm (you get/buy a cheap slicker that is not much more than a garbage bag to keep you dry at the falls)
EpicTangent - Apr 16, 2021 8:24:45 am PDT #7604 of 8185
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
the little rain jackets being really warm (you get/buy a cheap slicker that is not much more than a garbage bag to keep you dry at the falls)
I got the little rain poncho when I did "Journey Behind the Falls" on the Canadian side last time I was there, also in June, for my 30th (holy cow, I'm old) birthday.
Miracleman - Apr 22, 2021 2:39:29 pm PDT #7605 of 8185
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Turned 50 in January. My best friend and I have birthdays one day apart - me the 7th, him the 8th. We'd been planning on a big ol' Half Century Blowout Bonanza for a couple years. But, like ND...
Looks around at country. And at the world.
...well, fuck.
Laura - Apr 22, 2021 3:27:16 pm PDT #7606 of 8185
Our wings are not tired.
tacklehugs MM Yes, it has been a rough year or more now for celebrations of any kind. We had our 30th anniversary last year, but skipped doing anything.
My sister had her 70th last year April 30th and my other sister had to cancel her plan to visit and celebrate. This year however, all 3 of us are fully vaccinated and plan on a hug fest for her 71st birthday.
amyparker - Apr 24, 2021 5:54:40 pm PDT #7607 of 8185
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
Darn you, wee Plei, for introducing me to this site.
EpicTangent - Apr 26, 2021 11:33:18 am PDT #7608 of 8185
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
For those of you following along at home (but not on Facebook), it seems that Baltimore/DC is the winner for birthday shenanigans! The plan is to fly in on Friday, June 18 and stay with msbelle, leave the following Wednesday or Thursday, and see as many of you lovely people as is geographically feasible!
JenP - Apr 26, 2021 6:29:54 pm PDT #7609 of 8185
It's like winning the Olympic bid!