In my youth, my birthday plans have sporadically ended in disaster, which for quite a while caused me to almost ignore the occasion completely. My fabulous wife and great friends, however, would not allow that state of affairs to continue, so in recent years, my birthday celebrations have become more enjoyable with every passing year.
This weekend, I had one of my best birthdays yet; eighteen friends accompanied Zooty and me on a train trip to nowhere, via the Bluebell Steam Railway, wearing full steampunk attire. We showed some friends who haven’t dressed up in public before, how much fun it can be, as so many strangers want to talk to you, smile at you, or take your photo.
There were lots of highlights, but I would like to take this opportunity to thank Karla and Graham for bringing their gramophone, so I could watch my friends dancing on the station platform to appropriately vintage music. It is the sort of memory I hope will stick with me for the rest of my life.
After the train journey, more friends joined me at home for a delightful party. I’ll leave the details of the debauchery to your imagination, but let me tell you that it is amazing how much fun people can have with a foam rubber deep sea diving helmet.
Unfortunately, after a very active day, I had to give up and go to bed at 4am Sunday morning, and thanks to the pain, only managed to get to sleep at 1am on Monday. That is why it has taken this long to update my blog.
Once again, I would like to stress, one of my secrets of being a positive cripple, is that I have a wonderful wife and a great chosen family, so that I feel loved. If your friends don’t make you feel the same way (but as you’re a member of the Big Monkey Cult, they probably do) I suggest you find different friends.
My birthday left me feeling inspired. This has been my positive post; please look out for my up and coming post about politics, conspiracy theories, and “the end of the world”, sometime soon.
Love & peace,
Zero