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brightlywoven ([personal profile] brightlywoven) wrote2007-12-14 09:52 am

Belated birthday catch up

Last weekend it was my birfday! The night before I took part in an excursion to watch The Golden Compass. It was not a fabulous film, but I actually found it enjoyable enough. Although there were some odd stylistic and geographic decisions, there was no actual butchering in ways that could have upset me. (And it was fun to giggle everytime Lyra walked through Jordan/Exeter/Queens/All Souls/Christ Church/college mega-mix). It would seem my lowering of expectations worked for me.

In the spirit of this, we had a "Lyra's Oxford" themed birthday do the next afternoon. It was far too cold and rainy to go off in search of a narrow boat to pirate, but we *did* play 'Kids and Gobblers' - which became vaguely disturbing. I survived, along with 2 gobblers and another kid, who was sibling of one Gobbler. It was a stalemate: thwen wouldn't gobble me, because if he did elleblue and cealdis would throw him in the river.

So we had tea, and choclatl, and bear paw-print biscuits made by Freya_9. Also, there was best birthday cake ever!

Shanith you are a marvel!


(in case you are wondering: the three hands pointed at an hourglass, a book and a horse. I formed the question 'When will I know so much that I get a knighthood?' The answer hand is pointing at a spider web, clearly telling me to bide my time, like a spider waiting patiently in a web. Cool.)
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[personal profile] tree_and_leaf 2007-12-14 10:12 am (UTC)(link)
That's the best cake I've seen for ages!

[identity profile] dr-biscuit.livejournal.com 2007-12-14 10:30 am (UTC)(link)
Isn't it! Shanith is a woman of many many talents.

[identity profile] shanith.livejournal.com 2007-12-14 12:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Wouldn't witch be more appropriate in the circumstances ;-)

[identity profile] wellinghall.livejournal.com 2007-12-14 01:09 pm (UTC)(link)
It's marvellous, isn't it.

[identity profile] shanith.livejournal.com 2007-12-14 12:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Would it be possible to email me the picture as I can't see it and I'd like to have one for my records. In related news, one of my collegues has just asked me for my first cake commission - an 18th birthday cake - would this make me a professional cake maker too!

[personal profile] stained_glass 2007-12-14 01:31 pm (UTC)(link)
That sounds so fun. I'm so jealous! *cries* I wish I were in Oxford! Life is so much more fun there.

That cake is just... I am ever in awe of Shanith's talents. :D
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[personal profile] sally_maria 2007-12-14 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad to hear you had a good birthday - and that is a truly wonderful cake. :-)