The lights are out.. Three years in a row they have forgotten..

[Omphaloskepsis]

Today is my birthday.. Opens a beer..

[Floogeldy]

1. How old are you, Omphaloskepsis?

:)

[Omphaloskepsis]

6. 29...

I think it is funny.. My family tries to keep me from moving away. And they don't really give a shit when I am here. And yes I know I'm being lame expecting them to remember my b-day.

[Drum]

18. Not lame.

If you feel you should go, go. I would, I did.
If your fam just wants to bind you, go.
If they won't give you cause to stay but only compels you with words, go.
True loyalty, like love or respect, is meaningless under duress, and worthless if not reciprocated.

Happy Birthday today, nevertheless, and may you greet the next one with no regrets.

:toast: Drum

[RevCheesehead]

2. Happy Birthday!!

would you accept a birthday hug? :hug::party::toast:

[Omphaloskepsis]

7. Sure thing!!

:hug:

[SoyCat]

3. Happy birthday; may your life become the one you dream of living--

:hug:

[Omphaloskepsis]

12. Thank you..

That is the goal.. Hopefully we can both put one threw the uprights.

"Sorry for grammar, I'm drunk"

[SoyCat]

17. Good luck & take care of yourself. Don't let bad people bring you down.

[politicat]

4. Oh, Om....

:hug:

[Omphaloskepsis]

14. Thank you...

I had the party with friends this weekend. My family spaced it, again.
:hug:

[Drum]

5. hey, c'mere...

SURPRISE!!!!

:bounce:

:beer:

:party:

:toast:

[Omphaloskepsis]

29. I'm not sure how I should reply to this post....

But, I think I should.. I love beer.. That is all I have..

[Drum]

31. Well, I don't mean to tread

on a sensitive topic, if beer is, but it certainly cannot be all you've got.
You're here, aren't you?
Personally I favor the final delicacy, which has led me into no trouble, as opposed to the liquid varieties :eyes:

[Heidi]

8. Happy birthday, my friend.

:hug:

[Omphaloskepsis]

22. Thank you...

It appears our common bond has held tight. Have a lovely day.. CMW too.

[Heidi]

26. To borrow your phrase . . .

*Lobs a hug* over the Atlantic and across the US. :hug:

[Omphaloskepsis]

34. I played baseball in jr. high...

I made the catch... But, I dropped it when a pretty girl walked by. Hmmm. One track mind.

[texanwitch]

9. A very Happy Birthday Omphaloskepsis

:toast: :hug: :woohoo: :party:

[Omphaloskepsis]

33. Thank you..

:hug: What part of Texas? I was thinking of moving to Austin in a few months? Tardbarn or Enlightened?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My dear Omphaloskepsis........

Happy Birthday!

I hope that today was lovely, and that your year will be full of joy!

:party: :toast: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :toast: :toast: :party:

[Control-Z]

11. Omphaloskepsis

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

[Omphaloskepsis]

32. Thank You...

And if your family forgets about your b-day. I will sympathize. Or any other strange thing. I will offer kind words. /*pretty colours*/

[ghostsofgiants]

13. Happy birthday, dude!

I shall celebrate with the adding of chocolate to milk.

[Omphaloskepsis]

16. And I will pass Pizza through my gullet...

And the ladies will love us..

[ghostsofgiants]

19. Fuck yes.

I also threw some nachos into the mix. Clearly, we know how to party.

[Omphaloskepsis]

25. That is one way of putting it...

I admire your optimism..

[SoCalDemGrrl]

15. Happy Birthday hugs from Southern California!!!

[Omphaloskepsis]

20. Lobs a hug over Sacramento..

That takes effort, never-mind. I will send it down I-5 on the Greyhound.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

21. Happy birthday!

[Omphaloskepsis]

28. iPod or IED?

Screw it (live fast, die young). Fruitcake found.. pashaww

[GoddessOfGuinness]

30. Whatever you want most

is in the box... :D

[mykpart]

23. Happy Birthday to you!

If your family can't wish you a happy birthday, it's their loss, not yours. May you have many, many more birthdays, and may they all be happy!

[Omphaloskepsis]

35. Thank you ...

I just realized I don't have underpants on.. I should fix that asap..

[Control-Z]

40. why? n/t

[TK421]

24. Have a very happy Birthday! I'm having a few beers here myself, but

I'll toast a few of them to you! Twenty-nine...that was just two years ago for me, but I feel no difference at all. Cheers! :toast:

[pitohui]

27. you have to start hinting like, four weeks in advance

do you have a lot of males in your family or something? seriously, some persons are never going to remember anyone's birthday or get anyone an appropriate gift unless they are led by the freakin' hand step by step

the advantage of this is that you can pretty much get them to get you exactly what you want if you spell it out and leave it in no doubt

but if you wait around expecting to be surprised, look, they ain't gonna change, some people are just hopeless about stuff like that, you've got to lay it on the line exactly what you want, when, and where


now i'm assuming a situation where you have people of good will, if you are talking passive aggressive shitheads, my only advice is to fuck 'em and forget 'em and this time next year be having your birthday party w. people who can appreciate you because passive aggressive shitheads don't change either

[speedoo]

36. Happy Birthday, Omphaloskepsis.

A little present...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8kAiFc24NU

[Rosco T.]

37. I know whar you're feeling...

I've not had anyone remember my b'day in almost 35 years....

sucks to be born on New Year's Eve... the rest of the world parties, but not for you.

enjoy those that remember, forgive those that don't.

[ThomCat]

38. Happy Birthday!

My baby sister forgets my birthday every year. No card. No call. Nothing. I know that disapointment. I'm sorry. :hug:

[eyesroll]

39. They say it's your birthday...well it's my birthday too!

(No, really!)

Happy birthday!
:toast:

[Javaman]

41. I started a tradition when I was about your age....

I came to understand that my birthday was my day. A day to be totally selfish. I would take the day off, sleep late and answer any question or request to me with a no, if I didn't like it and wouldn't explain why. I would go see a movie hang out or not do anything at all.

But most of all, every year and only on my birthday, no other day of the year, I will treat myself to a Banana split. Full on, all the extra's. I know if that I had a really crappy past year, at least I will have a banana split at the beginning of the next.

Life is short, why make is shorter by not having a little fun?

Cheers!!!