A Conversation for It's Niwt's 13th birthday!!!!!

Crank it Up!!

Post 1

taliesin

Would you mind a bit of BB King on the CD?

Still a few days 2 go, so you don't get a smiley - gift yet, but I'm working on a card, smiley - winkeye

Party on, regardless, and here's a smiley - cupcake to hold you until the big day, when you'll get lots of smiley - cake

Tal
smiley - elf


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Post 2

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Thanks...put on whatever you want...there's ages to go, thank heavens, I definitely do not want to turn 13...hope you have fun here, and do you want to join the PARTAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY thread where all the action's going on?


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Post 3

taliesin

Thanks. I think I have a spare lampshade around here somewhere -- to 'put on' smiley - winkeye

And there are definite advantages to being 13. You're old enough to speak your mind and be acknowledged, yet young enough so you can still get away with being a kid!

Yeah, party on... count me in, although I'll likely pass out in a corner by the time things really get crazy smiley - drunk

Tal


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Post 4

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Right...well, you put on your lampshade then...smiley - winkeye

Hmmm...I suppose so...did yu like it? Everyone makes a fuss though because you're a "teenager" and apparently that's so "special" or some other s***

Would you like a drink???


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Post 5

taliesin

(hic!) No shanks, I'm not under the afluence of inkahol. I'm jober as a shudge (hic!)

*bumping into wall because lampshade covers eyes*

Ouch! smiley - injured

In RL, I'm not much of a drinker. One or two smiley - ale after a couple of hot hours of yardwork, and that's it! If I drink any more, I either get a headache or go to smiley - zzz

However, I can handle any number of virtual smiley - ale, or even smiley - stiffdrink

Being 13 was smiley - ok I lived in a rural part of BC, and had great fun wandering about in the forest, or irritating people with questions such as 'how far is up?'

People make a fuss about someone they care about becoming a teen, and maybe that's because they do care, and think the person is special. Maybe another reason is a cultural legacy, like many of the ceremonies and feast days we humans have.

Ahem: *goes into speculative mode*

In former times, when life expectancy was low, and childhood mortality was high, people were naturally happy when a young member of the community managed to make it to 13 In many ancient, primitive cultures, special, sometimes rather horrific, smiley - yuk rites were performed, including giving the person a new name, and new status.

*goes out of spec mode*

Anyway, you are special, are you not? I don't mean in a conceited, arrogant way, but the fact of you, as you, is inarguably special, and is reason enough for celebration every day, whatever age you happen to be!

So, happy birthday, Niwt smiley - gift

Tal
smiley - elf


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Post 6

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Urgh I'm glad I don't have to go through any horrific rites! Except for my friends teasing me (they've all been there, done that, or rather still doing that) but that's allowable because I teased all of them!!

And I am (still just) 12, but I have had many many virtual smiley - stiffdrink's, in fact I've even been virtually drunk.

Thanks.


Crank it Up!!

Post 7

taliesin

Hi there, teenager smiley - winkeye

Sorry I haven't called by recently, been very busy both on h2g2 and in RL.

No doubt you know the h2g2 reason, but here is a synopsis on my RL of late:

Treating an injured horse. helping euthanize a dying rescue hedgehog. repairing a piece of s**t car. helping my sister who just broke her arm a few days ago... and other stuff always seems to pop up, so I have had little time for visiting friends.

On the good side, I now have a dedicated Internet phone line, so I won't have to stay up until 1 or 2 AM to get web work done smiley - smiley

Anyway, there's no reason why your virtual party has to end any time real soon, is there?

I was up late last night making sure the flood of newbies were properly greeted... (most were!) So I won't be on line much tonite, as I want to catch up on my smiley - zzz

BFN, and I'll talk to you later... Let me know how your RL birthday turned out -- what presents/cards/cake etc....

Tal
smiley - elf


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Post 8

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Your life sounds very interesting smiley - smiley But I don't think may people really feel like partying at the moment - you know why.

IRL we managed a cake, although we could only find five candles. I got an HP t-shirt and would've got a game, except my parents delayed and they all sold out. And some relatives managed to send money as usual, so I'm very rich. My friends at school gave me some whacks as usual, I whacked them back as usual, and my lovely Dizo who set up my virtual party (she's at http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/U161267) gave me a piece of paper.

When's your birthday?


Louder!!!

Post 9

taliesin

'interesting' You are a comedienne, aren't you smiley - laugh

Anyway, I suspect DNA would have said 'party on, Niwt!', or words to that effect.

the money smiley - gifts sound good. What are you going to do now that you are rich? If you buy a smiley - rocket, can I hitch a ride?

Did you get a rain check for the game? and what kind of game was it?

oh, I'm sooo nosey smiley - winkeye

My birthday is in March, so you'll have to wait a while before you can 'whack' me smiley - injured

I now have a separate data line installed, so I can vist h2g2 at more reasonable hours. Finally I am catching up on my sleep smiley - yawn

I'm also getting another computer soon to supplement my ageing notebook. I think I'll install the Linux OS as well as Win 98. I wonder what it will be like to work with a REAL operating system smiley - cool

I am finally working on my first Guide entry ( subject is a secret until its completed!), and finishing off my portion of a University Research Project. Wish me luck!


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Post 10

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Why louder?

And your life does sound interesting, and why am I a comedienne as opposed to a comedien?

No, I am going to buy an aeroplane (if only). I think I'll buy something hitch-hiker related, and put the rest in the bank towards my flying lessons...smiley - winkeye

I don't know if I'll get the game or not. And it's a HP Quidditch game.

And I am even nosier than you.

Birthdays don't usually bring many smiley - gift's for me, but I'm happy with that because Christmas is great...last Xmas I got a Swiss Army Knife, really cool, I've sliced my fingers about 978 times since then...whoops...smiley - winkeye

March? Oh, sorry, I missed it smiley - hug Just you wait till next year smiley - winkeye

Ooh so you're going to be a Field Researcher? Tell me when it's all done and I'll go and see it.

BTW, if you get a chance you can visit my space again, I've re-done it again, I like it smiley - smiley

There was another thing I urgently had to say to you except I can't for the life of me remember!


Louder!!!

Post 11

taliesin

Why not? -- louder, that is. Because I still can't hear the stereo smiley - winkeye rock on!

comedienne is a female comedian, altho this is considered not 'politically correct' now, just as there are no actresses, only actors... smiley - smiley

Sometimes I think my life is interesting in the manner of the ancient Chinese curse: 'may you live in interesting times', which in ancient China usually meant it would be unpleasantly interesting. Actually, I am one of those annoying individuals who are just naturally happy most of the time -- I enjoy my own company, I guess, as well as the company of others, and, yes, I suppose my life is interesting. I think yours is, too smiley - biggrin

Especially if you are embarking on a course of flying lessons. Learning to fly is one of the many things I have not yet done that I intend to do, as soon as possible smiley - flyhi

What the heck is an HP Quiddich? Does HP stand for Hewlett Packard? House of Parliament? Highly Potent? Hugely Portenteous? What?

Forgetting stuff already, eh. That's what happens as you get older smiley - winkeye


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Post 12

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*turns up stereo/CD/thingy*

In that case, I'm a comedien smiley - winkeye

That's pretty smiley - silly

I've done one flying lesson already, a TIF (Trial Introductory Flight) when I was eleven, I saved up the money. Now I'm going to wait a while and do it through cadets, 'cos it's about half price through that.

I always thought you must be pretty old, and when you said you didn't go to school I knew you must be simply ancient, but you must be seriously ANCIENT if you don't know what HP is. *sigh* It's Harry Potter of course. I like that. And Quidditch is the sport they play.

smiley - biggrin


Louder!!!

Post 13

taliesin

Not ancient. Canadian.

And I have so heard about Harry Potter, so there smiley - nahnah

As a matter of fact, I remembered what Quiddich was just today... (ok, so I was in a bookstore, and saw one of the JK Rowling books)

Sheesh, even YOU forget stuff -- look at your penultimate posting to this thread!!

I admit I have never actually read any of the stories, but I promise to remedy that ASAP -- they look like fun.

Anyway, yes, I am an adult -- but I am certainly not a doddering drooler in an old folks home, fer pete's sake!!

I am a self-employed adult, living and working on a small ranch in southern British Columbia.

For the last three or four years I have not read a lot of fiction, as I have been studying computer stuff -- my poor decrepit brain just can't handle all the reading smiley - winkeye Or maybe its my weak, watery, aged eyes that just can't see without quadro-focals smiley - online2long-- Or maybe I am just physically unable to turn book pages smiley - ill--

Anyway, JK Rowling's books only hit the markets in the last three years or so, according to the publishing dates, so give me a break.

And I bet I can beat you in a foot race! smiley - smiley Or an arm wrestle smiley - smileysmiley - smiley


Louder!!!

Post 14

taliesin

Speaking of racing, have you entered the Wackey Racers?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A534205

If you aren't in a car yet, try to get into the Anthill Mob's Bulletproof Bomb smiley - winkeye Cheat, if you have to smiley - yikes

BTW, I forgot to mention that I did visit your revised intro page, and it is really rather decent. Well done smiley - rose


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