Yes! That’s right, I, bouv, am 21 as of Thursday, November 13, 2003! Hooray for me! The first alcohol I purchased, at about 12:15 AM, was a case of Saranac beer.
So…I don’t feel much different, but it was funny buying the beer, becuse the cashier wished me a belated birthday, belated by fifteen minutes.
Enjoy your birthday, although you’re still 20 in my time zone for another half hour or so.
This is a major milestone. Up until 21, your age is easy to remember. For instance, 18 is 18; 19 is one more than 18; 20 is one less than 21, and 21 is 21. After 21 is when you start to say “gee how old am I…” and need to perform quick subtraction.
Just left you a message on AIM, but this is where I can do the multilingual bit.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BOUV!!!
Approximate Phonetic Chinese Version of “Happy Birthday”: (thanks, Nathan!)
“Guung juuk nay fook sow yuen teen tsai, hing hong nay sun sun fie lok. Leen leen doe yao gum yut, suuy doe yao gum jzew, guung hay nay! Guung hay nay!!!”
Approximate English Translation of Above:
“Congrats on this good day of fortune, where we can all gather together. Wishing you a very happy birthday. Every year, this wondrous day arrives; Always, this wondrous time comes. Congratulations! Congratulations!”
Hope you have a good day and a great year to come!
::grumble:: All my friends have hit the 2-1 already, and I won’t until August of '04. After we graduate. Where’s the fun in that? Luckily we’re not a drinking crowd…
No, must have been someone else. Actually, if was funny because my GF was with me, and she got carded too, but she was upset that the first time she bought alcohol, she wasn’t carded, but does when I buy it.
Little under two months to go over here. I have a bad feeling I’m going to be asked to work on my birthday, but I’ll give up the job if I have to. 21’st birthday, New Years Eve, in New Orleans. How can someone pass that up for $8.50 an hour?