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[stonebender]

The 21st of February is my 51st birthday. With everything that's been going, hell *is* going on, I'm not sure I'll be interested in celebrating, but loracs asked me what I wanted to do. It occurred to me, I have no idea. I thought it might be fun to ask you all. What should I do for my birthday?

I'm not much of a party person. I love music, theater, movies, books, food etc. So, is there anything fun, new, different happening on my birthday that I might enjoy? I figure, even if I don't celebrate this year. I should end up with a list of stuff to try, see, visit, any ideas?

Comments

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

I was planning to maybe take you to a movie on Sunday, but here are some possibilities for your birthday, in order of how interested I thought you'd be in them:

1) http://www.eastbayexpress.com/artsculture/EventSearch?startDate=02-21-2009&stopDate=&keywords=+Keywords&category=oid%3A5335®ion=
2) http://www.eastbayexpress.com/events/apollo_brg_style/Event?oid=15991
3) http://events.berkeley.edu/#14713

[stonebender.livejournal.com]

Let me think about it they are all good suggestions. We'll probably end up seeing a movie, I just thought it might be fun to see what people might suggest.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Yep. :-)

[clever-doberman.livejournal.com]

last year (?) we watched the Oscars together.

howz about that on Sunday evening?

[stonebender.livejournal.com]

Yeah it was last year I think. I don't want to commit to doing anything at the house right now. Carol might get a chance to rest some this weekend.

[lissamc.livejournal.com]

Our family tries to find a dinner theater for birthdays. Maybe there is something playing in your area?

[stonebender.livejournal.com]

That does sound like fun. I'm not at all certain there is a dinner theater around here. Must do some research.

[eveningstartwo.livejournal.com]

There were 2 things that I wanted to do for my birthday but we were too broke: go see Ka and pig out at my favorite sushi restaurant. We may yet get to do these and the actual day isn't important--I usually avoid restaurants on that day.

What haven't you done that you want to do?

Maureen

[stonebender.livejournal.com]

I'm in your position really. The things I probably would love to do are way out of my price range right now. I do love Cirque du Soleil I saw Guidam a bunch of times and if Spamalot hadn't been playing when I was in Vegas last I would've gone to see at least one of the five or six Cirque du Soleil shows there.

I'd love to go to another country for my birthday or have orgy in my honor (joking, I'm almost certain that the orgy in my head would be much less humiliating and embarrassing than the real thing). :-)

I wouldn't mind going to New Orleans again. Anyway, I mostly started this as a conversation starter.

[eveningstartwo.livejournal.com]

And it has worked well as a conversation starter. Also, I made reservations for Ka--thanks for the reminder.

Why don't you bring New Orleans to you? Meet in a place that reminds you of NOLA and enhance it with friends bringing food/clothing/music/whatever.

Maureen

[leback.livejournal.com]

I recall that for one of serenejournal's recent birthdays, she declared a celebration month, and invited friends to spend time with her any time during that month. For someone who's not necessarily into parties, this sounded to me like a great way to celebrate with lots of one's friends. I would personally *love* to come up there and take you out to dinner (or to a movie, or whatever) sometime, in honor of your birthday.

Beyond that, I don't know of any event-type things that are in the right geographic area for you. Alexei and I recently saw a terrific play at the San Jose Rep (A Picasso), which is running until the 22nd, but I'm guessing that's a bit far. If anything else comes to mind, though, I will certainly holler.

[stonebender.livejournal.com]

Well *I* certainly wouldn't be someone who would refuse a free dinner, movie, whatever from a beautiful woman and I am not so doctrinaire as to say I can only accept gifts exactly on my birthday (nudge, nudge, wink, wink say no more.) :-)

I probably should have been clearer that I'm not really up for celebrating right now. I guess I thought if someone came up with something exactly my kind of thing at exactly the right place and time for my convenience I may have gone. It may be better to postpone things until at least the majority of my family is feeling well. I also thought it might be fun to find out what people think I would enjoy just out of curiosity.

[wild-irises.livejournal.com]

Go to a microbrewery and try three or four kinds of beers made on the spot.

If it's sunny, spend the afternoon in a park, maybe with a picnic.

Go to a museum you haven't been to before.