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....And I still feel the same as I did when I was 17 - only richer! :)
In terms of presents, I couldn't have been happier!
I took the day off School (who wouldn't on their Birthday!!) and woke-up to find over £500 in cash and cheques within all those cards I had piled-up on the table (I have a huge familly you see - several second-marriages and uncles and aunites I've never met before)! :D
But that wasn't the best part... I opened a small box to find a set of car keys (OH YES!!), and I was taken outside to be told that the silver Ford Escort that had appeared on our drive while I was at work over the weekend was actually MINE - and I'd never suspected a thing!! :D
Don't ask me what size engine it has, or which model it is, precisely, as I'm no Tim Taylor when it comes to cars! All I know is that it's 8-years-old; I'm only the second person to have owned it; my mum got it "dirt-cheap" of the same guy who got her 'Focus cheap; it has a sun-roof; and... it's silver.
I'm gonna have to pay for the Insurance, though, which costs £900-a-year, under my dad's name (would've been £1,500 with myself as the main holder).
Only problem is that I can't drive it yet! :(
I've got the L-plates; I'm still learning to drive; but we're waiting for this form to come through so it can be taxed and insured.
I love it, though! :D
(And I laugh at people like phi11ip who can drive, but don't have their own cars! ;D )
What else did I get?
A little bobbled-head of Mario to go in the rear window...
The Office: Series 1 on DVD - FINALLY!
2 CD's - QotSA's `Songs for the Deaf` (which I'm listening to now), and American Hi-Fi's new album: `The Art of Losing` (which I also like).
And that's about it! None of that cheap, useless cack that I have no space for, either (PHEW!)!
Why did I not go to School yesterday?
Well, I woke-up feeling awful - like you would after clycling home from work on Sunday, knackered, only to find a surprise party awaiting you at home. Although, I didn't really drink too much (I'm not one for getting totally drunk, you see - I don't see the point!). It was just having my hyperactive little 8-year-old nephew running around; on spoon-fulls of sugar, with his high-pitched voice... That's what really killed me!
But I enjoyed it - especially as I missed another day of School! :)
But I shouldn't gone in with coursework due in for 4-weeks-time...
I'm gonna book myself a Theory Test for next-month, and try and get myself a full-license before the end of May! Nothing's gonna stop me, now!!
In terms of presents, I couldn't have been happier!
I took the day off School (who wouldn't on their Birthday!!) and woke-up to find over £500 in cash and cheques within all those cards I had piled-up on the table (I have a huge familly you see - several second-marriages and uncles and aunites I've never met before)! :D
But that wasn't the best part... I opened a small box to find a set of car keys (OH YES!!), and I was taken outside to be told that the silver Ford Escort that had appeared on our drive while I was at work over the weekend was actually MINE - and I'd never suspected a thing!! :D
Don't ask me what size engine it has, or which model it is, precisely, as I'm no Tim Taylor when it comes to cars! All I know is that it's 8-years-old; I'm only the second person to have owned it; my mum got it "dirt-cheap" of the same guy who got her 'Focus cheap; it has a sun-roof; and... it's silver.
I'm gonna have to pay for the Insurance, though, which costs £900-a-year, under my dad's name (would've been £1,500 with myself as the main holder).
Only problem is that I can't drive it yet! :(
I've got the L-plates; I'm still learning to drive; but we're waiting for this form to come through so it can be taxed and insured.
I love it, though! :D
(And I laugh at people like phi11ip who can drive, but don't have their own cars! ;D )
What else did I get?
A little bobbled-head of Mario to go in the rear window...
The Office: Series 1 on DVD - FINALLY!
2 CD's - QotSA's `Songs for the Deaf` (which I'm listening to now), and American Hi-Fi's new album: `The Art of Losing` (which I also like).
And that's about it! None of that cheap, useless cack that I have no space for, either (PHEW!)!
Why did I not go to School yesterday?
Well, I woke-up feeling awful - like you would after clycling home from work on Sunday, knackered, only to find a surprise party awaiting you at home. Although, I didn't really drink too much (I'm not one for getting totally drunk, you see - I don't see the point!). It was just having my hyperactive little 8-year-old nephew running around; on spoon-fulls of sugar, with his high-pitched voice... That's what really killed me!
But I enjoyed it - especially as I missed another day of School! :)
But I shouldn't gone in with coursework due in for 4-weeks-time...
I'm gonna book myself a Theory Test for next-month, and try and get myself a full-license before the end of May! Nothing's gonna stop me, now!!
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wow i didn't
That sounds like a wicked day! Wow!
Better late than never, better happy birthday!
It looks like this year seems to be the year of "18s" - I'm sure there are a few in the forums who are turning 18 this year (hint: me).
It looks like this year seems to be the year of "18s" - I'm sure there are a few in the forums who are turning 18 this year (hint: me).
I hated the Party, really.
Not because it was bad or anything, but just because it was a surprise, and that it went on all-night, from the moment I got home from a hard day at work, on Sunday.
I spent Monday - my actual Birthday - too quietly, I reckon.
Haven't been in to a pub yet though, mainly because most of the ones around me suck now. One used to be great, but it's been going downhill for years now, ever since new management came in. The one just down the road was never that good, but it's also gotten even worse, a year after we moved here. And there's another one a few miles away, which looks nice from the outside... But it's a bit out-of-the-way for nightime staggering home...
But, at least my car is now insured, with my dad as the main user! :D
Should be going out for a drive in it later today!
Not because it was bad or anything, but just because it was a surprise, and that it went on all-night, from the moment I got home from a hard day at work, on Sunday.
I spent Monday - my actual Birthday - too quietly, I reckon.
Haven't been in to a pub yet though, mainly because most of the ones around me suck now. One used to be great, but it's been going downhill for years now, ever since new management came in. The one just down the road was never that good, but it's also gotten even worse, a year after we moved here. And there's another one a few miles away, which looks nice from the outside... But it's a bit out-of-the-way for nightime staggering home...
But, at least my car is now insured, with my dad as the main user! :D
Should be going out for a drive in it later today!
The best bit about being 18 is the party.
It's then good to be able to go anywhere knowing you have ID.
But I still miss the day I was 18 :/ was great fun..
Ah well all I've got to do is pass my test a week today and I'll have total freedom!
It's then good to be able to go anywhere knowing you have ID.
But I still miss the day I was 18 :/ was great fun..
Ah well all I've got to do is pass my test a week today and I'll have total freedom!
Bloody hell Solsjkear (or however you spell it :P) - that's a lotta money :D
Lucky git.
Lucky git.
Sounds like you had a great birthday!! I can't wait til I'm 18.. only another 7 months.
Still don't drive, too nervous!
Still don't drive, too nervous!
English_Bloke wrote:
> Yes you will, to hire a hooker isn't an 18+ thing, it's always
> illegal.
I was only talking about the videoing of it.
> Yes you will, to hire a hooker isn't an 18+ thing, it's always
> illegal.
I was only talking about the videoing of it.
BEARDS. wrote:
> Christ, I'm 18 this year. That's disturbing. I'll no longer be
> breaking the law every weekend.
Yes you will, to hire a hooker isn't an 18+ thing, it's always illegal.
> Christ, I'm 18 this year. That's disturbing. I'll no longer be
> breaking the law every weekend.
Yes you will, to hire a hooker isn't an 18+ thing, it's always illegal.
This christmas was quite good, i got an xbox, £200 digital camera a £35 shirt, they left the tag on incase i wanted to take it back...
a plasma ball which rocks...
And a load of other bits and pieces...
a plasma ball which rocks...
And a load of other bits and pieces...
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