17-Feb-2013, 11:29 AM
For those who didn't see James' birthday post on my wall last year on Facebook:
My friend, I just couldn't come up with a suitable birthday message for you, and it was driving me slightly mad. I thought to myself "keep trying, these mental blocks will soon fade", but I just couldn't stop making mistakes. I'm a problem solver, though, so I reached into my tool box of ideas and said "hey, all these other people flooding your well of wishes are playing the same game I am...Hmmm! why don't I just spy on their ideas? Then I'll have the last laugh!". Turns out that created even more problems, as your wall was all full of already-taken ideas! I noticed that your birthday was almost over; the time bomb was ticking, the countdown was on, my window was shrinking, and my dilemma had no end insight. AARGH! Trust me, this nightmare was totally unfair.
But then, KABLAM! There was a ray of light at the end of the tunnel! Thanks to my memory, I remembered that we share a rather complex hobby complete with a potpourri of references available for use. It was possible after all! I had to work fast, though. After a bit of a time lapse, I set to work constructing this maze of miscellaneous sentences. I soon found out that there was yet another puzzle I had to solve first: which references to throw in? There was a lot of danger to be had if done the wrong way. I thought and thought, and in the end I managed to include most of the ones I wanted (I think there were...four? references I wanted to include but didn't, because I just couldn't get them to go with the flow). After the avalanche of reference-writing had cleared, and my roller coaster of emotions had halted, I had a look at the aftermath of it all: I had a cool birthday message to send to you! I did unfortunately break the unwritten rules of birthday message writing: it's a bit of a jumble, but at least it's an artful jumble. I think this kind of message is a kind of magic when done properly.
In any case, I had just enough time to complete the message before your birthday ended. I hope you had a nice day today. Some good advice for you: don't blink and let the moment pass you by. Remember, one day this will all just be a fleeting memory.
My friend, I just couldn't come up with a suitable birthday message for you, and it was driving me slightly mad. I thought to myself "keep trying, these mental blocks will soon fade", but I just couldn't stop making mistakes. I'm a problem solver, though, so I reached into my tool box of ideas and said "hey, all these other people flooding your well of wishes are playing the same game I am...Hmmm! why don't I just spy on their ideas? Then I'll have the last laugh!". Turns out that created even more problems, as your wall was all full of already-taken ideas! I noticed that your birthday was almost over; the time bomb was ticking, the countdown was on, my window was shrinking, and my dilemma had no end insight. AARGH! Trust me, this nightmare was totally unfair.
But then, KABLAM! There was a ray of light at the end of the tunnel! Thanks to my memory, I remembered that we share a rather complex hobby complete with a potpourri of references available for use. It was possible after all! I had to work fast, though. After a bit of a time lapse, I set to work constructing this maze of miscellaneous sentences. I soon found out that there was yet another puzzle I had to solve first: which references to throw in? There was a lot of danger to be had if done the wrong way. I thought and thought, and in the end I managed to include most of the ones I wanted (I think there were...four? references I wanted to include but didn't, because I just couldn't get them to go with the flow). After the avalanche of reference-writing had cleared, and my roller coaster of emotions had halted, I had a look at the aftermath of it all: I had a cool birthday message to send to you! I did unfortunately break the unwritten rules of birthday message writing: it's a bit of a jumble, but at least it's an artful jumble. I think this kind of message is a kind of magic when done properly.
In any case, I had just enough time to complete the message before your birthday ended. I hope you had a nice day today. Some good advice for you: don't blink and let the moment pass you by. Remember, one day this will all just be a fleeting memory.