How long 'til my soul gets it right?

[raven]

My parents said they were sorry my previous birthdays had been of the suck. They got me a cake. It is pink and has a fairy on it. And presents I can rip the wrapping off of. I am still in shock. They gave me a big box of jelly beans, the Angel season two DVD boxset, and um, an iPod photo.

Definitely still in shock. It is the sexiest thing. Sleek and brushed metal, and I can't believe they thought of it. It needs a name.

I also opened the parcels that had come in the post - Mani sent me earrings and a miniature fruitcake, amchau sent me a book, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy (to laughter from all - I love it) and language_idling sent me some fanart (that is really much better than you think it is, Meredith) and a birthday CD.

Thank you, everybody, for your gifts, cards, and good wishes. I love you all. This has been the best birthday ever.

[and happy eighteenth birthday, broncobabe007!]

Comments

[purplerainbow.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday darling! I'm very happy for you. Does the iPod thing mean they gave you a photo of an iPod to come, or one that takes photos? Either way... cool.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

It's an ordinary iPod that also stores photos. I still don't believe it. *g*

[purplerainbow.livejournal.com]

It's very exciting! It'll store every song you ever listen to... Wow.

I'm glad you like The Indigo Girls, I too love Galileo, it's probably my favourite too. Do you remember me trying to make you dance to it at Jane's, when we watched Buffy all night? Heh. Same song. I also love Dairy Queen, and others. Jane has the actual CDs, you should steal.

I was planning on phoning you tonight, and I feel I ought to, but I've just noticed that it's past eight already, and I haven't even started my work. You really wouldn't know that I have exams next week...
If I don't phone you tonight, I'll ring tomorrow.
xx

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Phone me! Oh, please do. It's been a while. And I'm listening to Galileo again.

[shipperkitten.livejournal.com]

T'is the same one I got for my birthday, I think! Which I realise you haven't met yet. Got it in the Christmas holidays and have forgotten to take it to school to show you yet, promise I will on Monday. Clare wants to see my holiday photos because she can't get to them online. :)

[robette-wild.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday! Glad you had a nice day today. The presents (and the cake OMG CAKE) sound great :D

*is tres jealous of iPod*

Call it Delilah. Or Hubert. Depending on which gender it is, obviously. Because nobody wants a gender-confused iPod.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Because nobody wants a gender-confused iPod.

Ahahahaha. Best comment ever.

[robette-wild.livejournal.com]

*blushes* Thankayou. :D

[bekkypk.livejournal.com]

I got my laptop for my 18th, it was SO SHINY when new... and then it broke 8 months later, gah!
xx

[garnettrees.livejournal.com]

iPods are just amazing to me. You are definitely a lucky, lucky girl. I'm glad your birthday was wonderful, too-- you deserved it.

Name the iPod Sven. *blink, blink* Or.... Vera Iconica. Yeah, I'll shut up now.
-Meredith
who probably should not be consulted for names, as she numed her computer Nuyet.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. And I feel lucky!

Nuyet? Dare I ask?

[garnettrees.livejournal.com]

Nuyet? Dare I ask?
It's an old Vietnamese name meaning 'moon'. The computer itself is a mac iBook, with a short of white chrome finish that looked, at the time, a little like a bright moon... at least to me. ^^;
-Meredith

[gamesiplay.livejournal.com]

Regarding the naming of technology: Kib suggested I name my still-anonymous laptop Smedvic. (I do not even know if this is a real name.) I declined. So the name is still available.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

I've said this before, but Kib is fabulous. :)

[amchau.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you like the book. I already had a copy, so when you started watching BtVS, I knew just what to buy you.

I recommend calling the iPod after one of the Nac Mac Feegle. I'm halfway through The Wee Free Men, and for the first time have fallen in love with an entire fictional race.

Finally, when's good to call you this weekend? Sunday morning again?

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Nac Mac Feegle! I love that. Maybe I'll just call it Nac Mac Feegle.

Sunday morning is of the good. :)

[shipperkitten.livejournal.com]

Wooo feel the iPod love! ;) Mine is quite fat and white and chrome. I refuse to believe the battery life is what it says on the tin, but otherwise I love it to bits. :P

The only problem I have with mine is that you need a USB2.0 to connect it *and* have Windows XP. My sister had one and I had the other but now hers has both (because the USB2.0 was relocatable, not wthe Windows XP). Grr. Have my new headphones now so can take it places easier now. Whee!

[shipperkitten.livejournal.com]

*Smacks head* Just realised we have the same iPod, well, not sure what size yours is but hee! Mine is the 40GB one, and it seems a little fat in terms of width to me (like there is too much chrome on the edge)? The touch wheel is groovy but feels a bit funny I think... looks like it is a sticker stuck on the iPod.

Have you put music and photos on it yet? Have done the former but not the latter, hopefully will get some time to play with it next week.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

40GB, yes. I haven't even had a chance to look at it properly, courtesy of Chem. :) Will start playing with it over the weekend.

[eternalwings.livejournal.com]

I call mine-
"Sir bashalot" mainly cause it is definitely a he-
takes a long time when running more than one program and is very distressed when I want it to do more than one thing at the same time,
bashalot- as it takes repeated whacks to make it actually turn on