And nothing is safe that don't stand still if it's OK with the boss.

[reddragdiva]

• A free course in German as downloadable sound files (courtesy zey). I think I'll be getting into this one.

Saturday was latexiron's 40th and it was the best birthday party I have ever attended, outdoing even my own 30th (for which bar_bar_ella put on a surprise party at my favourite Melbourne indie rock pub, with my two favourite Melbourne bands and a significant portion of everyone I knew and even flew my mother in from Perth). Everyone in the world, an open bar (my thanks still go to all those on Friday who didn't know about the free bar and said they'd *pint* me on Saturday), bands, music, large quantities of goth cleavage (particular points to flickgc and sneerpout) and an appearance by Captain Sensible. Singing his '80s hits over a backing track. (So bar_bar_ella can know the Captain did play on her birthday, even if not at it.) I started hungover from Friday, but two Red Bulls and an evening of vodka and coke made it all marvellous.

redcountess ran out of spoons just as we were about to leave, but thanks to everyone for saying hello for me to pass on and we showed her the pics, told her all about it and got a gift bag for her as well!

Yesterday I tended to the house guests (sheridanwilde came for the party and arkady stayed over, of course), did the shopping and tried to catch up on LiveJournal.

Today celebrates the commercialisation of romance. arkady gets the afternoon, redcountess gets the evening.

I remain curiously unconcerned about my employment status. The house is getting tidier.

Comments

[steer.livejournal.com]

Ooooh... german thing.

*bounce*

[reddragdiva]

Indeed! I've been meaning to learn it forever, and redcountess has pointed out that there are online courses, but this is the first link I've tripped over.

[steer.livejournal.com]

Alas, it has a terrifyingly squeaky elf character in it -- her accent is not sexy in the slightest.

[zey.livejournal.com]

Yep. I've written them all to CDROM (along with Monty Python's 'The Final Ripoff' and some Billy Connelly) so I can play these German language things when I'm driving around in the car.

And yes. The squeaky elf character is... disturbingly naff.

[steer.livejournal.com]

Gooood plan. I would play them when I am about to sleep but I fear the squeaky elfyness would keep me awake and screaming.

[grumpy-sysadmin.livejournal.com]

French is the language of love; Italian, the language of sex; German, the language of rape.

(I speak Italian and German, not French. No, for real.)

[kineticfactory.livejournal.com]

Ta for the german link. I may give it a go sometime too.

Not sure what I'll use it for, though it could be useful to know.

[greylock.livejournal.com]

and an appearance by Captain Sensible. Singing his '80s hits over a backing track ()

I'm shocked he does it any other way, sans Damned.

Did he keep his kit on?

[arkady.livejournal.com]

He took his jacket off, and he gave his red beret to the birthday boy - but apart from that he stayed decent.

[greylock.livejournal.com]

I'm shocked, utterly shocked, he kept his scrotum to himself.
Maybe he hadn't shaved?

[arkady.livejournal.com]

Nah, I think all the goths scared him.... we'd already had both the Simons (childeric and d_floorlandmine) dancing around topless, so maybe he decided discretion was the better part of valour.

Besides, maybe someone told him that latexiron had received an anonymous present of some thermite and magnesium ribbon as a birthday present. Wouldyou want to risk offending someone who gets sent thermite to play with on their birthday?

[valkyriekaren.livejournal.com]

well, not entirely - his trousers did have a rather large hole in them. I suspect I only noticed because I was at the front and standing in the wrong place to get an eyeful of Sensible Bollock though.

[reddragdiva]

We so have to start a punk goth band called the Sensible Bollocks.

(sion_a's joke, not mine...)

[ewx.livejournal.com]

"Never mind the sex pistols..."

[perverse-idol.livejournal.com]

The spoon theory is excellent. Good to see you on saturday

[reddragdiva]

You too :-) Use more purple conditioner - that white hair is going to make white outfits more über than anyone in mere black could do. Even amongst the trads.

(Getting away with white has been a goth sport since the early '80s.)

[wechsler.livejournal.com]

Purely in the interests of accuracy, I have to say that perverse_idol was doing far more than merely "getting away with it".

This sort of thing could start a trend, if we're not careful.

[reddragdiva]

Oh, of course! When I say "getting away with it" I mean "kicking scene arse in a notably über fashion."

[redcountess]

Agreed. Vanessa on Saturday and Cat on Friday were stunning (I've seen the photos). Someone needs to put up a page somewhere to show all the wannabe Havisham goths (not to be confused with our misshavisham who is always gorgeous) how it's done.

[perverse-idol.livejournal.com]

:D

[grumpy-sysadmin.livejournal.com]

Ph34r the future Grey Revolution.

Equal parts Goth and LotR freak.

::shudder::