Today is my birthday. I am 32 today, the perfect age to be. Anything over that and you become a decrepit relic of your former self, any younger and you’re a naive and unworldly whelp barely out of short trousers (in fact in Avitable’s case you’re not even out of short trousers). Bizarrely enough until very recently the perfect age to be was actually 31. In fact in a strange coincidence it was only changed at midnight last night, the very moment I turned 32.
I’m just lucky I guess.
Not only have I turned the perfect age, but I received the perfect gift. Behold the iPod touch:
(press play for added dramatics. I can assure you that is a choir of angels heralding the iPods arrival on this earth. It is not, however much it may sound like it, me messing around on Garageband.)
I did think twice about announcing getting such an expensive gift directly after receiving a large amount of charity donations, but I promise there was no skullduggery afoot. My wonderful wife bought it with the money she received for doing around seven thousand hours overtime this month. Thank you so much Kerry, I love you very much.
I love her nearly as much as my new ipod in fact. In case you haven’t seen one before it is basically a iPhone but without the phone, which I admit sounds a little pointless but I can assure you isn’t. It is a beautiful piece of engineering and design, and I have now started referring to it as my third child. I have so far resisted actually giving it a name, but only because the only one I could think of was Madonna in reference to the song I Touch Myself (iTouch, get it! Oh my comedy genius knows no bounds). However Maddona reminds me far too much of Mumm-Ra to make her a suitable namesake for such a glorious device.
In other news my new camera lens arrived from America yesterday. I can now take photos with extra blurry backgrounds and get away with not using the flash as much (flash is the devil). It has occurred to me that with my new iPod and my new ability to take extra blurry photos my life has suddenly started to emulate Miss Britt’s. So if you could win the lottery at some point Britt I’d be most grateful.
Along with the lens Greg had included T-shirts to clothe nearly everyone I know. Each one bear’s the legend “mmm… Chives…” (to be honest it’s probably best you don’t ask). Thank you Greg, you’re a king among men. Watch this space for another chive related extravaganza.
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Just because I’m back to talking about me again doesn’t mean you can’t donate any more. Take a look here and give what you can. Cough up or I’ll start singing again.
I’ll get right on that.
I don’t plan on walking farther than out to my car any time soon though, just so you know. :-)
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Didn’t the Divinyls sing ‘I Touch Myself?’ I think Mumm-Ra is an excellent name. Better than Snarf.
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Happy Birthday. 32 is a wonderful age. I’ll get there as soon as i’m done being 29. :)
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Happy Birthday Dan!
Tis a good thing you found your back to the interwebs today. You’d hate to be late for your own birthday!
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Happy birthday! I think you were right yesterday - 31 is the perfect age.
And short pants are trendy and en vogue.
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Happy 32nd. Or, as I now refer to it, the year metabolism catches up to you. Beware, my friend.
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Happy Birthday Dan!
My Nigerian friends are making arrangements for delivery of your birthday cash.
Have a good one! View all comments by Phil
Happy birthday squire. I’m glad your new lens has arrived. All those “in focus” pictures were getting tiresome. Bluriness is where it’s at. It’s even got a name, “Bokeh”. When I discovered the etymology of the word ‘bokeh’, I was rather disappointed. I thought it might be some magical, mystical land which only came into focus once every 101 years, or perhaps it was the name of the person who invented the technique. No. It’s japanese for “blurry”. View all comments by Oli
Happy birthday mate. Don’t these birthday things come round fast now a days? View all comments by Craig
Many Happy Returns and many happy hours of ipod related fun. View all comments by Morticia
Happy Birthday buddy….one day after me (and about 9 years).
Enjoy your great day.
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Happy Birthday to you!
Have a lovely day, well what’s left of it.
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Happy Birthday. I’m 33, so thanks for reinforcing the fact that I’m “a decrepit relic of your former self.”
Nice gift. Lucky bastard. View all comments by jason
Happy Birthday Dan! 32 is a great age! View all comments by Helen
Happy birthday! But 32 is so seven years ago…almost eight in fact.
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Miss Britt - All you need to do is park your car 78 miles away and we’ll be set.
Whit – Snarf, Snarf.
Imperceptible – Haven’t you heard? 32 is the new 29.
Jeff – After two weeks without the net I have decided that I’d rather loose my left arm than have it happen again.
Avitable – You just keep telling yourself that.
Zoe’s Dad – My metabolism has lapped me several times already.
Phil – I shall look forward to it.
Oli – A fount of information as always.
Craig - They do indeed. I am thinking on having my own shifted to Feb 29th
Morticia – I’ve worked out that if I don’t sleep I get 8 more iPod hours in.
Hygiene Dad – Wow, you’re old. I’m surprised that you can even use a computer with you’re withered ancient hands.
Jane – I was working for most of it unfortunately, but I’m having a second unofficial birthday tomorrow.
Jason – You’re welcome.
Helen – It certainly is.
Darren – What was that Grandad? I couldn’t hear you through all your bones shaking. View all comments by Dan
Happy B’day! I’m doing the bloghopping thing… Enjoy the new toy!
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Happy birthday you lucky lucky… man. And now I have I Touch Myself stuck in my head. Fun!
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Happy Birthday, Dan. February 1 is a lovely date for the anniversary of a birth. One day later and you’d be sharing the honors with a groundhog (is there a British equivalent to our forecasting rodent?), at least in America. View all comments by Lise M.
Happy Birthday! Cheers!
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Just popped by via the Blog Hoppers - Happy Birthday! I just turned 30 in Sept. and I looooove saying Happy Birthday to people older than I am now. :) Enjoy your gift it looks sooo techno-riffic!
Jenny - Momminitoops!
Mommin’ It Up!
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Happy Birthday!
Bradley
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Happy Birthday! Blog hoppin!
– Virtual Varmint
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Happy Birthday! Awesome gift! Enjoy!
“Margarita Mom” View all comments by Stacey
I enjoyed crossing into what you consider decrepitude today. Hope you had a good one. Happy Birthday.
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Happy birthday, and enjoy your new toy. Very sweet!
Bloghoppin’…Pomtini
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Shakedown 1976. I turn 32 in July. I feel so very old. Happy birthday, though. Old timer.
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Happy Birthday!
I.Need.One.Of.Those.
Blog hopping!
~aka stumbleina
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Happy birthday! I don’t turn 32 for 6 years… But, hey, my husband turned 32 5 years ago so you’re really not *that* old…I guess.
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Dan, I will give you your birthday present as soon as I get my christmas present.
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Happy (belated) birthday. I would comment on your present, but I’m a firm believer that mobile phones should only be used for phone calls - and even then, only in emergencies - and so I own a 1992 model brick (it makes people laugh when I get it out… but I’m proud of it!).
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Happy birthday. Though “I am 32 today, the perfect age to be. Anything over that and you become a decrepit relic of your former self,” suggests that I’m way beyond being a relic…
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Cool new toy!!! So jealous….
Happy Belated Birthday!
Maureen
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Wow. Now that is the gift that keeps on giving!!!
Weekend Blog Hopper,
Anastasia Beaverhousin
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Happy Birthday, 32 is no age at all but for another eight months you’re a year closer to me, so watch out for a tendency towards slippers and a quiet night in with a cup of tea and a chocolate biscuit rather than a night out with the lads.
And no, I haven’t donated yet, yes I will be, when the accountant isn’t looking.
32, good grief.
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Gary - I already have that tendency. By the time I’m your age I shall be on the worther’s originals at this rate.
Don’t worry about not donating yet, there’s a fair bit of time between now and july and i have a few more begging posts in me yet. View all comments by Dan
Happy late birthday sir!
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Belated happy birthday wishes!
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Happy belated birthday, Dan and please enjoy your marvelous artifact from the 51st century!
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