Yes I will yes

[rebness]

I turned twenty-six at the weekend, an event I've been dreading as the evil thirty figure draws ever closer. I wasn't in much of a mood to celebrate that, so on Saturday, I was in Dublin celebrating my last day of being twenty-five and awesome. I was with family and friends in a bar comfortably away from the chaos of Temple Bar where there was a live band. I had lots of fun, let my hair down (literally and metaphorically) and had a rendition of Seven Drunken Nights dedicated to me.

My first act upon turning twenty-six as the hours rolled into Sunday morning was to go to the loo and vomit. Classy, huh? My only defence is that I was trying to relive my twenty-first birthday. Incidentally, I am twenty-one forever, now, and don't you forget it.

Work's been more gentle this week than usual, so that's pretty good. Attended Russian class yesterday and was horrified at all these absurd grammatical rules suddenly assailing the class (as hobbitblue predicted).

I'm just coasting along this week, looking forward to an arty day out in Liverpool on Saturday with jaffacakequeen and kristoferllama. I've dropped alcohol from my diet (well, till Saturday) and I'm eating pulses and fish and all those boring things. It must be my age. >:

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Yer drunk, yer drunk, ya silly ould fool...

[gairid.livejournal.com]

As I went home on Monday night as drunk as drunk could be
I saw a horse outside the door where my old horse should be
Well, I called me wife and I said to her: Will you kindly tell to me
Who owns that horse outside the door where my old horse should be?

Ah, you're drunk,
you're drunk you silly old fool,
still you can not see
That's a lovely sow that me mother sent to me
Well, it's many a day I've travelled a hundred miles or more
But a saddle on a sow sure I never saw before (and so on)

Happy Birthday, sweetheart, and my apologies for missing the big day. I wish I'd been in Dublin celebrating with you, but honestly, can we tone down the 'Woe, I am 26' ? a wee bit? It makes those of us at the half century mark feel our footing at grave's edge give way just that little but further!

[scrr.livejournal.com]

Love the icon!
CONGRATSULATINGS! 26 is a good age, much better than 21!



I've been a wild rover for many a year
And I spent all my money on whiskey and beer,
And now I'm returning with gold in great store
And I never will play the wild rover no more.

chorus: And it's no, nay, never,
No nay never no more,
Will I play the wild rover
No never no more.

I went to an ale-house I used to frequent
And I told the landlady my money was spent.
I asked her for credit, she answered me "nay
Such a custom as yours I could have any day."

chorus

I took from my pocket ten sovereigns bright
And the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight.
She said "I have whiskey and wines of the best
And the words that I spoke sure were only in jest."

chorus

I'll go home to my parents, confess what I've done
And I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son.
And if they caress (forgive) me as ofttimes before
Sure I never will play the wild rover no more.

chorus

[pandorasblog]

I shall be in Y!M, anon. :D

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

Happy Belated birthday to you and your raging hangover *giggle* Russian grammar is enough to drive anyone to drink (though hebrew is making my brain boggle now). What constitues an "arty day" in Liverpool, she asks nosily

[kyuuketsukirui.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!

[ozfille]

Happy belated birthday and wishing you many more, now that you have reached "antique" status at the grand "old" age of 26. *g* Shall they be registering you with the National Trust for heritage status?

[ladydaydream.livejournal.com]

Wey hey Dublin! Sounds like you had a good time! :D

Russian - nominative, genitive, locative, OMGZative!

Have a good time with jaffacakequeen and kristoferllama on Saturday. :D

[avariecaita.livejournal.com]

zOMG, ur so old. Like, i can't hang w/u eva again. >:) /end netspeak

I found this band called 'Of Montreal' and I don't know if I like them/him or not. It's very 60's pop with today's electronica. However, I bought it because it reminded me of your soon-to-be trip to the Great Satan and his Little Minion. *moo ha ha ha*

[saffronlie.livejournal.com]

I'm so 21 that it hurts! ...No, really, it does. What kind of pulses are you eating?

Age....

[t-illusion.livejournal.com]

I was totally miserable when I turned 25 last year. Let alone my drunk uncle asking where my children are? I hated it when people treated me like a kid but I don't like this 'get married and have kids already' jibberish either.


I will never ever grow up and that's end of it. :p

[jaffacakequeen.livejournal.com]

happy 26th and stop complaining about your age! going to slap you with a wet kipper when i see you at the weekend or give you flu :-p

cant wait for a nice day out i am going stir-crazy i need culture.

[airiddh1.livejournal.com]

belated Happy Birthday - some of us would LOVE to see the 'dreaded 3-0' again so SHUT IT!!!!

God I feel so old....

[fioredelmale.livejournal.com]

Happy (belated) birthday Becky!