Wednesday - Humpday - Fluday

[ecchi]

Today I am still trying to get over the crushing disappointment of a shit birthday yesterday. I was walking a friend's dog and rather than take sandwiches I stopped off at an "outdoor" McD's for burgers. So when people ask me what I did to celebrate my birthday all I can say is "I took a friend's dog to MacDonald's, and we split a McFlurry!"

Then I get a phonecall from my Dad. As it is one of those birthdays with a zero on the end my sister is arranging a party for me on Sunday, and my father phoned to say he was not coming. His reason was basically that he just did not want to come!

Then I get home and find an email sent to me by whatever script runs this board saying there would be a "Happy Birthday" thread in this board for me. But it was a lie, no such thread.

Me is gonna sulk now!

[MeatPounder]

Originally Posted by ecchi

Today I am still trying to get over the crushing disappointment of a shit birthday yesterday.

[Simon]

Originally Posted by ecchi

...I am still trying to get over the crushing disappointment of a shit birthday yesterday.

You mentioned it was a zero birthday so I'm just taking a guess...

[ecchi]

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Thanks Everyone.
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Originally Posted by Simon

You mentioned it was a zero birthday so I'm just taking a guess...

I tend to keep my age quiet not through vanity but for commercial purposes. Most people assume someone my age is too old to design websites/write software so I never reveal my age online as I sometimes need to find work from others, and I don't want them knowing how old I am. Offline I tend to keep it quiet because I look a lot older than I am (for example when I am with my father people sometimes assume we are brothers - and he is in his eighties - although they do at least assume he is my older brother, and he does look a bit younger that he is). When I tell people my genuine age I often see them looking at me and assuming I am lying because I look so much older.

However my family obviously know my real age, and it is interesting how they vary in the cards they send. Some send cards with my age printed on the front in large numerals (because it is a zero ending one), others assume I probably don't want to be reminded that another decade has slipped by, so tactfully send cards that just say "happy birthday" without mentioning my age. One person sweetly sent me a card that stated my age but then said that it is the "new thirty".

And then my father, the bastard, sent me one that said "Today is the day we celebrate the day you were born. Years and tears and YEARS ago!