Birthday and weekend

[vilakins]

Sorry if I haven't responded to everyone's birthday wishes and comments, but frelling Telecom upgraded our connection speed today, with no notice (the bastards were meant to do it before Easter) and with their usual technical expertise and competence have completely dorked our connection. So I'm at the library with a lot of schoolkids, using a PC designed for seniors with enormous letters on the keyboard and huge screen fonts.

[Edit]: I'm back. After six hours off-line when it should have been 30 minutes. The techs at Telecom really screwed up, but I'm just glad it's fixed now.

Anyway, we're going away this weekend for a birthday trip to Hamilton, where we're going to Vilagrad Wines' centenary harvest festival tomorrow night. They will have grape-trampling and exotic Brazilian dancers; Vila would so approve. ;-) And on Sunday, I've booked a lunch cruise on the steamboat Waipa Delta. Yes, a very Vila-y weekend!

But that's not all. The big present Greg planned will be delayed till later in the year because we've had a lot of expenses lately, but I will finally get to achieve one of my lifelong dreams: drive a tank - a Centurion, no less! :-D Is it a surprise that my high school nickname was Rommel? :-D

Comments

[snowgrouse.livejournal.com]

Poo about the connection. What a drag. But at least you are going elsewhere to have fun, yay!

*fears TankGirl!Nico:D*

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

'm back! :-D

I used to have a little model tank (an Afrika Korps Panther) which I took to school exams as a lucky charm. :-)

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

You get to drive a tank?! That is too frelling cool!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Isn't it though! I didn't know you could do that here. I've had my picture taken in one before. A schoolmate went into the army and I visited him at the Waiouru Camp open day and he took a pic of me in one, wearing an officer's cap. :-D I have no idea where it is though. But I'm going the whole hog: a Centurion, not just one of those little armoured cars.

[jhall1.livejournal.com]

Now everyone on your flist will want to emulate you. So it could be tanks for the memery.

Have fun! And I hope you'll post some pics of those exotic Brazilian dancers. :)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

So does Vila! ;-)

[jomacmouse.livejournal.com]

What astrogirl said. Go Nico! And enjoy your weekend muchly.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I will! It's going to be a lot of fun! I hope the weather will be as good as today's.

[jomacmouse.livejournal.com]

Yes, talk to Mr Weather now and be very firm about your requirements for the next two days :)

[spacefall.livejournal.com]

Can you threaten to run the telecoms people over with your tank? Hope you've been having birthday fun :)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Now there's an idea! It could have been worse: at least they fixed it.

The real fun's tomorrow. :-)

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!

glad you are back online

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

So am I! I am so addicted...

[kerravonsen]

Oh my! Driving a tank! Well, that's a new way of making a profit out of Army Surplus. I wonder how they got the idea.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

From lots of nutters like me wanting to do it? There's a place in the UK that does it too, but Christchurch is a lot closer.

[pseudnik.livejournal.com]

I'm still rubbish at keeping up with birthdays.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thank you! So am I, actually. [hangs head in shame]

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Have a wonderful weekend! And congratulations to Greg for sorting the tank!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I will! I shall take pics with my cheapo digicam. When he said that there would be a surprise later in the year that would involve a flight south, I said nothing could be worth that--it's very expensive here--but when he told me what it was, I admitted I was wrong. Tanks! Mind you, Greg wants to do it too.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

And you've even got a birthday icon! Who are the people in it?

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Jayne, Kaylee and Simon. Simon has a birthday in an episode of Firefly, but somehow the picture makes it just as likely that it's Jayne's!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I wondered if it was Firefly, but it was hard to tell by candlelight. It's lovely.

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you're back online!

The weekend sounds absolutely great, I hope you have a fabulous time - and there'll be more to come with the tank later!

Happy birthday again! :-)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I am too! I need my daily fix.

I shall have to buy a decent digital camera before the tank driving so I can picspam you all. :-)

Thank you! [hugs]

[kernezelda]

Happy Birthday! Vila-grad, and Waipi Delta? *grins*

Driving a giant tank would be awfully neat. I hope you have/had a very good time.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

The tank isn't till later in the year, but I'm just off on my Vila-y weekend now. :-)

[daiseechain.livejournal.com]

Feel the envy! I have always wanted to drive a tank but can't due to dimensional difficulties. I'll look forward with great interest to hearing all about it. Should be great fun!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Dimensional difficulties? There's a place in the UK where you can do it, you know!