My birthdays...

[denny]

My birthday is September 3rd, which is a Sunday this year. I'm fairly set on going here in the daytime... probably in a fairly sideways state of mind and body chemistry:

http://www.dreamspace-agis.com/webesp/2002.htm (note for those confused by the page layout - it's in London on the date in question!)

Anybody interested in coming along?

This year I will be 33, which is a hobbit coming of age. It also, at some point in the last year or so, prompted an odd idea. I decided that as well as having a fairly normal (i.e. low-key (ish (maybe))) birthday celebration this year, I was going to try for something a little major when I was 33+1/3 - partly because I missed out on doing anything major on my 30th due to the accident just before it, but mostly because it just appealed to me as a concept - one last nod to the world of LPs before CDs completely drive them from my rapidly fading memory ;-) This would place the celebration at or around 3rd January 2007, so I'm arbitrarily claiming this year's New Year celebrations, and everything surrounding them, as mine :-P If anyone has any great ideas on what to do, where to do it, or who to do it with (or to ;-) ) then feel free to share them.


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[innocent-irony.livejournal.com]

Wheee! Check!!

[uberredfraggle.livejournal.com]

my birthday is 3rd jan so i'll be doing something then. ;P although i tend to celebrate it the following saturday to allow for people to recover from NYE. my mum has booked tickets for cirque du soliel around my birthday, not sure what date. :)

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I noticed you hadn't ticked the second one and realised why - hope you have a good one :)

Cirque de Soliel look very very cool, I haven't seen them yet and I really want to at some point - have fun!

[skx.livejournal.com]

I'd be tempted if it weren't such a pain to get there.

A quick search online suggests it will take me five hours to make it from Edinburgh-Liverpool. (Then again to get home).

The suggested route is Edinburgh -> Glasgow -> Wigan -> Liverpool.

I think I could go Edinburgh -> York -> Liverpool but I'd need to experiment with the god-awful online train sites.

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

You'd be welcome to sofa or floor space at mine if you did come along for either. Although I hear Scotland does a far better job of new year than the English could ever manage, or indeed survive :)

[ninjagirl.livejournal.com]

I'd definitely be interested in Dreamscape, particularly as my birthday is on the 31st August. I'll let you know loser to the time :)

[ninjagirl.livejournal.com]

that would be "closer".

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

http://traintimes.org.uk/ suggests a 4:45-ish direct journey, although they don't start running until relatively late on the Sunday - earliest is 11am, arriving at nearly 4pm.

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

:-P

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

Hang on, who's in Liverpool?? *shifty eyes you*

I live in London - near Old Street tube.

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

Hah, you made the same mistake I keep making every time I type it. It's Dreamspace, not Dreamscape - your old skool raver roots are showing dear :-D

It'd be good to have you there, hope you can make it :)

[ninjagirl.livejournal.com]

Shut up Grandpa, I wasn't even alive for half of the 80s. :P

[monkage.livejournal.com]

Wow, my Bday is Sept 2 and I was planning on going there. This sounds like a plan might form.....

[monkage.livejournal.com]

Son of a ......
Whats with all these Bdays being so close?
I'm gonna turn 26 on Sept 2nd

This calls for a gathering

[fayroberts.livejournal.com]

Damn you, I was going to have a 33.33333333 celebration... I will feel a whole lot less original, BUT would still love to attend (both), especially as Dreamspace looks v pretty.

F.x

[kissycat1000.livejournal.com]

I've got a family ticket to an 'air race' for the 3rd, so I'm already booked! First free weekend is the one after that. ;)

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

Well, you're always welcome to come and visit me all on your lonesome for a weekend ;)

[kissycat1000.livejournal.com]

A nice thought. If that ever happens, I'll give you a yell. I'll also check the sky for flying pigs while I'm at it... ;)

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

:)

[bluecassandra.livejournal.com]

I'd love to come to dreamspace, we went in one before in waterlow park and it was great, but I think we are due to be in sheffield that weekend.

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

Looks like it's up the road from me for a few weeks - I might well be interested in going along another weekend as well if you fancy it.

[lusercop.livejournal.com]

They are!

[bluecassandra.livejournal.com]

Tht would be cool. Even dave calms down in those things.

[lusercop.livejournal.com]

It was up last year? the year before? (I don't recall) too. Looked really strange when I went past it a fair few times, and given that it really *is* up the road from me, I'd definitely be up for going at some point.

I didn't realise you were that old, though! :-)

[kelemvor.livejournal.com]

I went to one a long time ago *thinks* - 1995, possibly. I'd love to go to another!

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

It's the innocent life I lead ;)

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

Excellent icon :)

[skx.livejournal.com]

Sorry I read your post as two events:

I followed the link for the dreamspace thing and only paid attention to the top half where it says "Liverpool". D'oh!

If it is London it is easier for me to reach, and means I'd be very very tempted. I'd need to confirm nearer the time though

(The new year I'd be either in Edinburgh or in Devon somewhere with thewomanmeg all being well :)

[kelemvor.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Yours also filled me with awe when I saw it, mainly because it took me a moment to figure out how it worked!

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

I persuaded the multi-talented (and lovely) cryx to make mine for me :)

[antihope.livejournal.com]

Heh, I wanna go.. I don't think I can take any time off before next year (as my vacations are all planned until then). But, a quick "getaway" to England for NYE would be interesting, and possibly affordable. You mentioned a couch... =P

No promises.. but the wishes are there!

[kelemvor.livejournal.com]

Mine was the result of some Wiki-jumping one night, leading to just this reaction. :D

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

The couch seems to be acquiring popularity, I may have to organise arm-wrestling for who gets it or something :) But yeah, I'll find you somewhere to sleep if you turn up for NYE. If you sleep :-P

[missyasmina.livejournal.com]

Second the a quick "getaway" to England for NYE would be interesting :)

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

So you're coming to my 33+1/3 party? *happy face*

[missyasmina.livejournal.com]

Would have been fun :)
As long as it's not on NYE itself, and within that first week in January, Im only a babysitter away from yes-ing it. And a sleepingplace.
Your couch is looking increasingly busy though. I allways loose the arm-wrestling-thingies. *s*

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

Well, the party will probably start on Dec 30th and stop sometime around the 6th or 7th of January, if I can get the week off work :) I don't really have any idea what will be happening yet... I'll certainly be clubbing on NYE, at one place or another, but I don't know if that will be the centre-piece of the party or a brief interruption to it.

[hecateshandmaid.livejournal.com]

You'll be 33: you have to have a crucifixion party. To do this, you just need 12 friends...

[antihope.livejournal.com]

Ohhh! We can share the couch!!!

[missyasmina.livejournal.com]

hehe...or sleep on shifts, or not sleep at all.
I can SO picture you and me after too much beer and to little sleep...There would be silly giggeling over nothing for sure. *laughs*
We would definitly had fun.

[zeke-hubris.livejournal.com]

Gah. I hadn't even realised I was doing it until just now. But every time I've seen mention of the damn thing I've read it as Dreamscape :-)

[dryad-wombat.livejournal.com]

I'd love to come, m'dear. Alas, I'll be teaching in Glasgow that weekend.

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