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Wooooooo 23. I'm now closer to 25 than 20 D:
At work, Jenn put an extra marshmallow in my hot chocolate for lunch, aww XD And managed to meet three other people with their birthday on the same day as me. Go August 17 XD
For dinner, Mum made the winning 'menu' from Britain's Best Dish that we've been watching over the last few weeks. The tiddy oggy was basically a glorified pastie, wouldn't call it a starter so much as something you'd get at a bakery, so meh. Pork belly was beautiful~ and the crackling was awesome X9 Still reckon Mum's thermadore or the duck from Colin's 21st are better, but 'twas still gorgeous X9 The sticky date pudding, tho, THAT was brilliant X)~~~~~ Best sticky date evar X)~~~~~~
We've (being me and Colin, mostly) been saying through the show that Mum could so enter that competition if there was an Australia's Best Dish. Looking particularly at the starter, cos the tiddy oggy was ordinary, as far as we were concerned. If that was Britain's best starter, Mum's tom yum has SO got that trumped >D
...I'm getting sidetracked. Kinda. Anyway! Presents~ came after dinner, so far only got stuff from Dad's side of the family, so we'll see what happens with the Victor contingent.
From Mum and Dad: a Parker pen, brushed metallic blue and silver, very shiny and lasts forever, according to Dad X3 Also, the age old traditional packet of sour cream and onion Pringles.
From Dad: $50 =D
From Mum: $50 =D With the condition to spend it on boots-or-footware-or-possibly-clothes.
From Colin: $35 =D With the condition to spend it on JEANS.
From Gran: $50 =D No strings attached =D I'll prolly combine it with Dad's $50 to get either a commission or an mp3 player. Leaning towards the latter. Was thinking of getting a snazzy new graphics card, but Colin reckons that for a card to be worth it, I need a new motherboard and memory as well, so may as well wait and get it all at once. So yeah. Probably mp3 player.
From Sallie: THIS which just arrived today and was sitting on the table when I got home 8DDDDDDDDD (Nimay's hair has been fixed since the scan, well and truly black now) OMG IT IS AWESOME. If the scanning computer wasn't broken, I'd so scan it again, because that really doesn't do the colours justice. Nimay's cheekbones are just alskdjghals SO PERFECT. It's exactly how I imagine her, how she's just sort of cocking an eyebrow at Nol over her shoulder, omg I love it. THANK YOU SALLIE~
Also, I totally recommend Marourin, the artist. Great to deal with, fantastic quality final piece, great attention to faces (expressions, various features of the characters, look at the CHEEKBONES, DAMNIT) and yes. AWESOME.
Going to the Hahndorf Inn tonight =D It's no Alphütte like for Colin's 21st, but it's not a 21st XD Hahndorf Inn is fabby X9~~~
At work, Jenn put an extra marshmallow in my hot chocolate for lunch, aww XD And managed to meet three other people with their birthday on the same day as me. Go August 17 XD
For dinner, Mum made the winning 'menu' from Britain's Best Dish that we've been watching over the last few weeks. The tiddy oggy was basically a glorified pastie, wouldn't call it a starter so much as something you'd get at a bakery, so meh. Pork belly was beautiful~ and the crackling was awesome X9 Still reckon Mum's thermadore or the duck from Colin's 21st are better, but 'twas still gorgeous X9 The sticky date pudding, tho, THAT was brilliant X)~~~~~ Best sticky date evar X)~~~~~~
We've (being me and Colin, mostly) been saying through the show that Mum could so enter that competition if there was an Australia's Best Dish. Looking particularly at the starter, cos the tiddy oggy was ordinary, as far as we were concerned. If that was Britain's best starter, Mum's tom yum has SO got that trumped >D
...I'm getting sidetracked. Kinda. Anyway! Presents~ came after dinner, so far only got stuff from Dad's side of the family, so we'll see what happens with the Victor contingent.
From Mum and Dad: a Parker pen, brushed metallic blue and silver, very shiny and lasts forever, according to Dad X3 Also, the age old traditional packet of sour cream and onion Pringles.
From Dad: $50 =D
From Mum: $50 =D With the condition to spend it on boots-or-footware-or-possibly-clothes.
From Colin: $35 =D With the condition to spend it on JEANS.
From Gran: $50 =D No strings attached =D I'll prolly combine it with Dad's $50 to get either a commission or an mp3 player. Leaning towards the latter. Was thinking of getting a snazzy new graphics card, but Colin reckons that for a card to be worth it, I need a new motherboard and memory as well, so may as well wait and get it all at once. So yeah. Probably mp3 player.
From Sallie: THIS which just arrived today and was sitting on the table when I got home 8DDDDDDDDD (Nimay's hair has been fixed since the scan, well and truly black now) OMG IT IS AWESOME. If the scanning computer wasn't broken, I'd so scan it again, because that really doesn't do the colours justice. Nimay's cheekbones are just alskdjghals SO PERFECT. It's exactly how I imagine her, how she's just sort of cocking an eyebrow at Nol over her shoulder, omg I love it. THANK YOU SALLIE~
Also, I totally recommend Marourin, the artist. Great to deal with, fantastic quality final piece, great attention to faces (expressions, various features of the characters, look at the CHEEKBONES, DAMNIT) and yes. AWESOME.
Going to the Hahndorf Inn tonight =D It's no Alphütte like for Colin's 21st, but it's not a 21st XD Hahndorf Inn is fabby X9~~~