The Daily Chit-Chat [2008] Page 571

Started by doesn't matter January 1st, 2008 12:23 AM
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This was the first year I didn't celebrate my birthday with friends or extended family. Was pretty much because I didn't want to. XD Went out to dinner with my family. Was nice and quick.
I think I had a birthday gathering this year...I can't remember. Haha, but I do love the whole month of June in which my birthday falls, so it's usually always a nice blur of fun.

I just helped throw a friend a surprise party for his 18th, though, that went really well haha. Except the initial throwing balloons at him when he walked in..we should have sprung for the net above the door.


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I think I had a birthday gathering this year...I can't remember. Haha, but I do love the whole month of June in which my birthday falls, so it's usually always a nice blur of fun.

I just helped throw a friend a surprise party for his 18th, though, that went really well haha. Except the initial throwing balloons at him when he walked in..we should have sprung for the net above the door.
What do you mean you THINK you had a birthday gathering? Of course you had one! I was there, remember? X(

Oh yeah, I remember...the one that I didn't get to go to because I was at school. Yeah....good times.

I've never had a surprise party throw for me. It sounds like it would be quite enjoyable though =P

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I don't celebrate mine the same way either. I do get cake and ice cream and one present but, that's it. All my birthday parties with my friends failed because none of my friends showed up, saying they had plans or something came up.
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My friends and I usually go out on the town for each other's birthday. My group of friends have their 21st birthdays coming up in a year so it'll be a big year for all of us. We don't exchange presents though. My parents will get me stuff even though I ask them not to.

Though, I'm a poor college student now so I'll take whatever I can get.
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My friends and I usually go out on the town for each other's birthday. My group of friends have their 21st birthdays coming up in a year so it'll be a big year for all of us. We don't exchange presents though. My parents will get me stuff even though I ask them not to.

Though, I'm a poor college student now so I'll take whatever I can get.
Very similar for me. We go out for each other's birthdays to the Diner or Applebees or somewhere like that. We usually don't exchange gifts at all (especially if we don't have money), though the birthday "girl/boy" doesn't pay for their dinner. It's actually quite fun, and is better than the pool crap we'd do as little kids. =]

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Lawl, my parents forgot it was my birthday until my aunt called to wish me a happy birthday :[ They later were like "Hmm, I guess we should give you something. *look in wallet* Well, all I have is $50. Enjoy~", which was actually okay for me XD I actually remember the time I spent talking to my friends online then the time off the computer, as sad as that is.

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Hey, I'm 18 now, so every birthday I celebrate just brings me one step closer the 30-40 year period where I'll work and work, and since social security is circling the toilet, I'll be doing the same thing for another 20 years after that possibly.

I was never big on birthdays anyways. The last birthday I had where I got something really awesome was like my 7th or something. I got a GBC. Now, anything I REALLY want is much too expensive for a gift. Usually I just meet my parents halfway on stuff, and that's enough of a gift. It's how I got my 360 and my iPod touch, so it works for me.

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Lawl, my parents forgot it was my birthday until my aunt called to wish me a happy birthday :[ They later were like "Hmm, I guess we should give you something. *look in wallet* Well, all I have is $50. Enjoy~", which was actually okay for me XD I actually remember the time I spent talking to my friends online then the time off the computer, as sad as that is.
OMG they must have felt so silly when your aunt called:D lol
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I think the hardest/worst thing with birthdays (not your own then) is coming up with ideas for presents. I rarely have enough money to give somebody something really good, so I have to come up with something useful or symbolic instead. It's SO hard. That's another reason I hate Christmas a bit ^^" But it's nice giving things and see people get happy... Not kidding.
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I hate coming up with gift ideas too. D: Sometimes it's really easy to decide what to get someone, but most of the time I end up giving my friends money. They do the same though, so I guess it works out.

But with my family, we aren't allowed to give money or gift cards because it's not personal enough, so we have to come up with more meaningful gifts. :|


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I hate coming up with gift ideas too. D: Sometimes it's really easy to decide what to get someone, but most of the time I end up giving my friends money. They do the same though, so I guess it works out.

But with my family, we aren't allowed to give money or gift cards because it's not personal enough, so we have to come up with more meaningful gifts. :|
It's the total opposite for me.

Even though my little sis often gives me drawings or things she's made herself (which makes me happy, I promise) I usually get money from family. They know I don't trust them to get me things I like ^^ My friends though, there's a widely spread thing here to give cheap, symbolical gifts for Christmas, b-days are worse though. Since there's only one person to receive gifts then, they have to be something special :/ Or else you'll be considered a bad friend T_T tough life...

I already know something want to get a special friend. He needs a carpet! Because his apartment echoes >.< But that's the only thing I know so far...
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I already know something want to get a special friend. He needs a carpet! Because his apartment echoes >.< But that's the only thing I know so far...
Haha, that was a funny image. "Echo!" "Let's put down a carpet!" *puts* "all better."

But it is true lol.

Anyway, I tend to forget about gifts for some reason it doesn't click. Not this year though; I'm going to have 2-3 paychecks before Christmas, so I'm going to make sure my dad sets up my separate bank account next week so I can set aside money for presents.


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Haha, that was a funny image. "Echo!" "Let's put down a carpet!" *puts* "all better."

But it is true lol.

Anyway, I tend to forget about gifts for some reason it doesn't click. Not this year though; I'm going to have 2-3 paychecks before Christmas, so I'm going to make sure my dad sets up my separate bank account next week so I can set aside money for presents.
xD Yeah it's true... All he tried to do himself was putting up another bench. As if that would help.

2-3? O_o You lucky (hardworking) bastard. I'll only get one, and since I've got some weird bills to pay, I just realized I'm probably out of money by the start of december xD I wonder how I got myself into this situation... never loan money when I don't know the EXACT time I can pay back? And don't load up your wallet with money when you're going out with friends on weekends... it hurts to wake up and find out you spent just a littttle too much ^^
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xD Yeah it's true... All he tried to do himself was putting up another bench. As if that would help.

2-3? O_o You lucky (hardworking) bastard. I'll only get one, and since I've got some weird bills to pay, I just realized I'm probably out of money by the start of december xD I wonder how I got myself into this situation... never loan money when I don't know the EXACT time I can pay back? And don't load up your wallet with money when you're going out with friends on weekends... it hurts to wake up and find out you spent just a littttle too much ^^
Haha. Well we get paid every two weeks, so if I get paid tomorrow, that leaves..eh yeah, about 2 more before cram-shopping. I've gotta put a bunch of it in the bank, though. I dunno, I work maybe 6 hours 3 days a week on average; other than that, I'll bulk up on holiday weekends like Black Friday (5:45am-2:30pm. :P) to get a bit more. I think we get paid $8.75 too, instead of $8.00 an hour, but I'm not certain.


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Haha. Well we get paid every two weeks, so if I get paid tomorrow, that leaves..eh yeah, about 2 more before cram-shopping. I've gotta put a bunch of it in the bank, though. I dunno, I work maybe 6 hours 3 days a week on average; other than that, I'll bulk up on holiday weekends like Black Friday (5:45am-2:30pm. :P) to get a bit more. I think we get paid $8.75 too, instead of $8.00 an hour, but I'm not certain.
I just found out what Black Friday was like two weeks ago. It was a question in a trivia pack I was listening too. :P

I am not making any money right now, as I'm currently a full-time student. So I can't spend much on gifts, unfortunately. However, I'm thinking of taking the Winter Term off and getting back to work.

In addition to Christmas, both parents and my grandma have birthdays in the first two weeks of January. XDD

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Haha. Well we get paid every two weeks, so if I get paid tomorrow, that leaves..eh yeah, about 2 more before cram-shopping. I've gotta put a bunch of it in the bank, though. I dunno, I work maybe 6 hours 3 days a week on average; other than that, I'll bulk up on holiday weekends like Black Friday (5:45am-2:30pm. :P) to get a bit more. I think we get paid $8.75 too, instead of $8.00 an hour, but I'm not certain.
So you don't study, you just work?
I go to school and should work 4 hours, 3 times a week, but since I've been so weirdly ill lately, me and my boss agreed on me only coming 2 times a week. Doesn't give me much money though ;_;
I don't know how to translate my pay in swedish crowns into dollars or euros xD So I just don't.
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So you don't study, you just work?
I go to school and should work 4 hours, 3 times a week, but since I've been so weirdly ill lately, me and my boss agreed on me only coming 2 times a week. Doesn't give me much money though ;_;
I don't know how to translate my pay in swedish crowns into dollars or euros xD So I just don't.
No, of course I study. XD Working 18 hours a week is a part-time job. I go to a community college, so I got to rearrange my schedule to suite my week. Luckily I was able to squeeze 17 credits and 6 classes into just Mon, Tues, and Wed. So I work Thurs/Fri and sometimes Sunday.


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No, of course I study. XD Working 18 hours a week is a part-time job. I go to a community college, so I got to rearrange my schedule to suite my week. Luckily I was able to squeeze 17 credits and 6 classes into just Mon, Tues, and Wed. So I work Thurs/Fri and sometimes Sunday.
O_o You're a busy person. Guess you can do that in college though. I have a friend who moved into town and could work 49% even though he studied a full program at university. Then he had to move out of town we partied too much in the apartment... so now he's got a tough life.

I live a long way outside town, so I have to go by car the days I'm working. Otherwise, bus service is nice to have (Y)
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O_o You're a busy person. Guess you can do that in college though. I have a friend who moved into town and could work 49% even though he studied a full program at university. Then he had to move out of town we partied too much in the apartment... so now he's got a tough life.

I live a long way outside town, so I have to go by car the days I'm working. Otherwise, bus service is nice to have (Y)
Yikes; well it also helps I'm still living at home. I'm getting my grades up and doing some transfer applications now, so I'm going to apply to 3-4 schools for next Fall. Community college is lame..haha. I'm sick of being home, I need a dorm room and access to real people.


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Yikes; well it also helps I'm still living at home. I'm getting my grades up and doing some transfer applications now, so I'm going to apply to 3-4 schools for next Fall. Community college is lame..haha. I'm sick of being home, I need a dorm room and access to real people.
I understand you O.O
I hope I wont need to up my grades when I quit this grade, but I'll try to apply for some schools.

Living at home sure helps bunches economically, but I'm so jealous of my friends who have got their own places. They can do whatever they like, they can invite people whenever they like (and I can use their homes and parking lots whenever I like xD)

Where I live now, I'm restrained by bad bus schedules and if I'm using my own car, there's the cost of fuel... And then I need to work more to afford it and so on and so forth ^^"
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At the minute none of my friends live alone. A few have tried to do it but on top of school they weren't able to get the money.

Fuel costs are way to high a the minute. I just got my first car and well the cost of fuel for it is a joke. I earn not bad money but I can't earn enough to drive me to places I want to go aswell as be able to go out with friends. So right now my car is mainly unused but as soon as I finish this year and go full time I should be able to move out and use my car all the time. I can't wait for that.

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I have a friend who is 16 and lives with his older brother and not with his parents and one who lives just by himself, I think they are kind of lucky but I don't think it is such a privilege to live by yourself.
I might live with my family for a very long time and I don't really mind I find it very comfortable.
I can't really imagine myself living by myself, it would be very lonely!
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I have a friend who is 16 and lives with his older brother and not with his parents and one who lives just by himself, I think they are kind of lucky but I don't think it is such a privilege to live by yourself.
I might live with my family for a very long time and I don't really mind I find it very comfortable.
I can't really imagine myself living by myself, it would be very lonely!
Good call. I find it really stupid for some teenagers who think it's a necessity that they move out once they become 18! I mean seriously, your family loves you, they love having you around, and you're staying, eating, and drinking for free. Why would you move out? I could understand, of course, if one wants to move out for plausible reasons, independence is NOT one of which.