Birfday Goodness

[mbarrick]

Thanks to sleeplessknight, darkleaves, Chris, Alina, miss_tease, _darkpixie_, opulence_9, Ryan, Peter, replicant6, kitsune_13, and langsuir all for coming out to help valerian and I belatedly celebrate my birthday. All in all it was a brilliant day. We woke up late, strawberrygrrl and saturn13's wedding having been the night before and, once we got our asses in gear met up with _darkpixie_ and evilyn13 for a late lunch since evilyn13 was going to working the door at Sin City and unable to come to they pre-Sin birthday festivities. I've missed hanging out with her.

After lunch it was a bit of a scramble to get the apartment cleaned up before people started arriving, but we managed. The party went smashingly and I was touched by all the thoughful gifts.

Getting ready to blow out the candles on the cake and the meatloaf

Yes, that's right: meatloaf. Nick and Sandi gave the gift of beef. The beef must flow.

Daniel and Leaf preparing Daniel's absinthe

As a matter of pure coincidence, Lead happened to be dressed as a green fairy.

The green fairy dispensing the green fairy.

A closer view of the pouring

Leaf's friend Alina trying her hand at dispensing absinthe.

Natalie and Ryan's lovely gift came in handy later that night on the balcony at Sin City.

A closer look at the portable ashtray.