It's My Birthday and i'll Cry if I Want To!

[Senpai]

Just kidding. There will be no crying.

Happy birthday to me! I'm 17 now.
August 29th, 1998, 3:27 P.M. A little terror was brought into this world. A terror that if not born, the world would not have changed, but hell, I arrived anyways!

17 years later, i'm still alive! I didn't expect to be here this long. I figured natural selection would take it's course.

But here I am, and i'm 17. One year away from the infamous 18... Which i'm scared of turning, hahaha! I don't wanna be an adult!!

My folks are holding a small little BBQ party for me, we're gunna have the few friends we've all made here, including the only person I would consider a 'great friend of mine', so it'll be great. I'm looking forward to that.

And the cake and ice cream.

[Marmalade]

Happy #17! Here's a pre-party cake to get you started:

[Amythyst]

Many happy returns, Senpai! Hope you have a fabulous day filled with everything you love.

[ryevermouthbitters]

Make sure your parents get those goofy birthday hats for the cake and ice cream.

[BJMoose]

Wake me up when you're legal.

And you're right not to want to be an adult. Childhood was a heck of a lot more fun.

Anyway: Happy last great Birthday!

[Khampelf]

Happy Birthday, Senpai! And many more.

[JimNightshade]

Happy Birthday Senpai!hic

[Flying Saucerian]

Yes, but do you know where your Johnny has gone. I understand Judy left the same time. Why was he holding her hand? Isn't he supposed to be yours?

[Jaglavak]

Happy birthday! Is it too soon to start with the 'over the hill' jokes?

[Zeener Diode]

Happy birthday!

And don't fear turning 18, when it happens. None of us are adults.

[BJMoose]

Originally Posted by Jaglavak

Happy birthday! Is it too soon to start with the 'over the hill' jokes?

Hush. I just turned sixty.

[Senpai]

@BJMoose - Oh, for god's sakes. (Thanks!)

@Jaglavak - I would seriously hope so. Thanks!

@Zeener Diode - True. Still though, I have to do adult things. Like... Sign things for myself and be responsible?!?!

Thanks everyone!

[tar503]

Happy birthday! Also, being adult rocks. I wouldn't go back to being a kid in a heartbeat. I wouldn't be afraid of it, if I were you!

[Senpai]

Originally Posted by drewtwo99

Happy birthday! Also, being adult rocks. I wouldn't go back to being a kid in a heartbeat. I wouldn't be afraid of it, if I were you!

I'm less afraid of it because then id' be an adult, it's kind of the realization factor above anything else. Like... 'Wow, i've been alive so long I am now considered an adult!'

Thanks a bunch!!

[tar503]

Ah gotcha. Well, yeah. That "realization" factor you talk about never stops happening. I'm turning 30 next year, and I'm going through a similar feeling of "wow, I really am that old now, aren't I?" And I don't even obsess over my age like most people... in fact, I look forward to getting older even still, since it means more money, a house, a family, etc, things I've been looking forward to for a long time. So yeah, I totally get you! Hope the BBQ is tasty.

[Senpai]

Eugh, dang it. It just lingers in the back of my head.

Well, hey, I mean... If I was 30, i'd be freaking out. When i eventually do turn 30, i'll freak out, hah! But 30 in comparison the the average lifespan of a human is still young, so don't worry about being like.. a crotchety old fart, or anything like that yet!

My mom's the best cook. The BBQ will be fabulous, I can already tell!

[Marmalade]

Originally Posted by BJMoose

Hush. I just turned sixty.

MOOSIE IS AN OLD FART! MOOSIE IS AN OLD FART! HE'S GRUMPY, AND FRUMPY, 'CAUSE MOOSIE IS AN OLD FART!

Sincerely,
Marmalade

Age: 39 years, 5 months, 1 day

[JackieLikesVariety]

Happy Birthday!!

good heavens, 17 years old, that's a pretty good!

[Flying Saucerian]

Party!





No Giraffe Boarders, though. They'd try to sneak in beer...

[Lungfish]

Happy Birthday.

[BJMoose]

Senpai: I'm glad you took my joke in the spirit intended. That sort of humor can be a bit risky.

Actually, flirting with the underaged is sort of an unwritten rule here. Some years ago, at another board, Giraffe got to flirting with a poster and then discovered that she was only fourteen. (Happily, he was suitably embarrassed.)

Originally Posted by Marmalade

MOOSIE IS AN OLD FART! MOOSIE IS AN OLD FART! HE'S GRUMPY, AND FRUMPY, 'CAUSE MOOSIE IS AN OLD FART!

Sincerely,
Marmalade

Age: 39 years, 5 months, 1 day

Hush, child, or I'll send Van over to eat all your turkey.

[SmartAleq]

Hippie Birfsday, youngun!

[Marmalade]

Originally Posted by BJMoose

Senpai: I'm glad you took my joke in the spirit intended. That sort of humor can be a bit risky.

Actually, flirting with the underaged is sort of an unwritten rule here. Some years ago, at another board, Giraffe got to flirting with a poster and then discovered that she was only fourteen. (Happily, he was suitably embarrassed.)

Hush, child, or I'll send Van over to eat all your turkey.

Yes, but Giraffe also once ate a sandwich he'd dropped in the toilet.

And the joke's on Van. I already ate all the turkey.

[Glazer]

Happy happy merry merry.

[Wolf Larsen]

Originally Posted by BJMoose

Hush. I just turned sixty.

And you don't look a day over 70!

[Anacanapuna]

Happy birthday, kiddo.

[Cabin_Fever]

17? Wow.
I am 61. I you ever need advice on how to survive past 18, I am probably not the person to ask.
I am amazed that I made it this far considering all the STUPID stuff I did.
HAPPY B'Day!

[Wolf Larsen]

Oh and happy birthday Senpai. In the coming year I hope you feel like you are moving in a good direction.

[BJMoose]

Originally Posted by Wolf Larsen

And you don't look a day over 70!

It's that high-moosilage diet.

[Bullwinkle's Cat]

Originally Posted by Marmalade

And the joke's on Van. I already ate all the turkey.

[Senpai]

Originally Posted by BJMoose

Senpai: I'm glad you took my joke in the spirit intended. That sort of humor can be a bit risky.

Actually, flirting with the underaged is sort of an unwritten rule here. Some years ago, at another board, Giraffe got to flirting with a poster and then discovered that she was only fourteen. (Happily, he was suitably embarrassed.)

Of course! That type of humor is right up my alley, tbh. I dunno how to explain it, but i'm so used to reading things on the internet that I can sense who's being sarcastic and who's not.

And that's kinda saying something, since I have my condition that makes that exact thing extremely difficult to do. :astonished.

Originally Posted by Anacanapuna

Happy birthday, kiddo.

D'aww, thanks 'Puna.

Originally Posted by Cabin_Fever

17? Wow.
I am 61. I you ever need advice on how to survive past 18, I am probably not the person to ask.
I am amazed that I made it this far considering all the STUPID stuff I did.
HAPPY B'Day!

I'm shocked I made it to 17 for the same reason!
Thank you!!

[Carolia]

Happy Late Birthday!

Birthdays as I've gotten older aren't upsetting, just confusing. I don't mind being forty-two. I'm just not sure how the heck it happened, since I was in my twenties just a few days ago.

[Senpai]

Originally Posted by Carolia

Happy Late Birthday!

Birthdays as I've gotten older aren't upsetting, just confusing. I don't mind being forty-two. I'm just not sure how the heck it happened, since I was in my twenties just a few days ago.

Thanks!!

Hey, 42 is a great age to be, because you're the answer to life, the universe, and everything!