Oh, it's that time again.
Mar. 5th, 2003 10:08 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
davywavyIt's my birthday.
I'm not really celebrating, because, special though ones birthday is supposed to be, it won't stop me doing a 12-hour working day today - just like most days in fact.
Today is also the first day of lent. In a moment of hubris, I've decided to try and give up booze for the duration. I know that I'm not going to succeed and I've already added a couple of riders to the resolution (I have to go out with clients for occasional drinks for my job, and so I know I'll get let down here), but I'll certainly manage a serious reduction to my intake.
What is everyone else giving up?
I'm not really celebrating, because, special though ones birthday is supposed to be, it won't stop me doing a 12-hour working day today - just like most days in fact.
Today is also the first day of lent. In a moment of hubris, I've decided to try and give up booze for the duration. I know that I'm not going to succeed and I've already added a couple of riders to the resolution (I have to go out with clients for occasional drinks for my job, and so I know I'll get let down here), but I'll certainly manage a serious reduction to my intake.
What is everyone else giving up?
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Happy Birthday!
Date: 2003-03-05 02:31 am (UTC)Smoking - permanently
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Date: 2003-03-05 02:33 am (UTC)Since I'm quite definitely lacking in faith, it feels hypocritical to "do" Lent, so I'm not. I'm with one of the HP slashers in thinking that it should be something you *enjoy* that you give up, rather than using Lent as assistance in (eg) dieting, so I'm not doing it for that reason, either.
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It's my birthday.
You too, huh?
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Date: 2003-03-05 02:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-03-05 02:39 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2003-03-05 02:53 am (UTC)Erm, and in other news, i'm giving up something deeply personal which i don't want to talk about here ;)
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Date: 2003-03-05 03:11 am (UTC)no subject
Happy Birthday!
Date: 2003-03-05 04:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-03-05 04:25 am (UTC)You do now :)
Happy Birthday, Dave!
Date: 2003-03-05 05:02 am (UTC)And I'm not giving up anything, either. I'm not religious.
felicitations etc
Date: 2003-03-05 05:30 am (UTC)Whic seems a good reason to me.
Happy Birthday!
Date: 2003-03-05 05:30 am (UTC)there's plenty of things I should give up, but being an aetheist leaves me free to not think about them because of religion...apart from catholic guilt, natch ; )
btw, your other half is a meanie! I was in an ok mood 'til she mentioned Uncle Joe's passing away! *grin*
Re: Happy Birthday!
Date: 2003-03-05 06:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-03-05 05:39 am (UTC)*hugs*
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Date: 2003-03-05 06:49 am (UTC)As I left Christianity behind me about a decade ago now, I don't celebrate Lent. Ho hum.
Re: It's your birthday too?!
Date: 2003-03-05 07:19 am (UTC)You must be me, reincarnated.
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Date: 2003-03-07 01:41 am (UTC)Re: It's your birthday too?!
Date: 2003-03-05 07:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-03-05 06:58 am (UTC)I'm going to give up sex, though it is not so much giving up...
Happy birthday!
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Re: Happy birthday!
Date: 2003-03-05 07:22 am (UTC)However, I'm stoic :)
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Date: 2003-03-05 08:42 am (UTC)BTW, You never did say what you got up to on your 24 hours of singledom, and neither did Jenny... ;)
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Date: 2003-03-05 09:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-03-05 10:48 am (UTC)Drink - when I see you next.... (Probably GenCon)