missroserose: (Rose)
Ambrosia ([personal profile] missroserose) wrote2004-02-23 11:07 am

Brainstorming activity!

Well, I've got a six-month anniversary coming up in a week and it's been made clear to me (not naming names) that this is a special occasion that needs to be marked somehow. So, does anyone have any suggestions for a special kind of present, or something I could do, to make this a happy day? Preferably that doesn't involve too much money?

I need ideas, people. All thoughts (however random or implausible) are welcome. And judging by the people who read my LJ, chances are they'll be pretty random. =)

@->--Rose

Wishing on a Star

(Anonymous) 2004-02-23 02:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Carve the name of your maternal grandfather upon your ribs beneath the right nipple. Smear the wounds with vinaigrette and lead filings to bump the words. Make sure you don't get infected badly.
If the anniversary is a relationship with a blood relative then I apoligise for suggesting they are your lover.

Re: Wishing on a Star

[identity profile] roseneko.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm...well, that's definitely a random idea, but by "not too expensive" I was referring to physical pain as well as bankbook pain. That, and I don't particularly like my maternal grandfather. Ah well.

Re: Wishing on a Star

(Anonymous) 2004-02-23 02:40 pm (UTC)(link)
dude dude! i do, like, a comment and there's already like a reply and stuff!
Okay, give ---the person--- a chalice to catch all the tears of the next six months. A lovely engraved silver chalice. Not rral silver cuz that's even more expensive.

[identity profile] errant-variable.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 03:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Lots of things happened six months ago. It depends entire on which ones you are celebrating.

[identity profile] adamu585.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm hoping this isn't random.

I don't think you should celebrate with a present. You should celebrate by saying Adam I love you, and then going out to dinner and maybe a non-crappy movie. It's spring, so there are a lot of crappy movies out there. Pick a good one.

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[identity profile] roseneko.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I wasn't after a present specifically; just something to buy or do that would make it a special day. Dinner-and-a-movie is definitely on the list of possibilities, but it seems kind of blah, and unfortunately there aren't any good movies playing in Juneau anyway. =(

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[identity profile] adamu585.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
You should drive to another city..wait a minute you live in the only city in the US you can't drive out of...um....you should swim or take a boat or ride a whale to another city, to see a not so crappy movie.

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[identity profile] roseneko.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Hehe, well, ferry tickets are kind of pricey and we're saving our money for LA anyway. (Maybe the fact that we're going to Los Angeles over spring break will make up for a not-so-special anniversary?)

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[identity profile] adamu585.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Only if you go to Hollywood.


Just so you know in advance, it really isn't that nice. Sorry to burst your bubble. (Everybody is under the impression that it's this glamorous place for some reason).

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[identity profile] roseneko.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Actually, I hadn't expected it to be particularly glamorous or nice; however, I have a friend who lives there that we'll be visiting, and it'll be nice to be in a place with decent stores and the like. So far as the actual city goes, chances are it'll be like any other big city - too much traffic, smog, apathetic citizens, etc. Though possibly good nightlife.

There's a reason I live in Alaska.

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[identity profile] adamu585.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
If I had money to move (or ability to get employment) I would be in Alaska in a heartbeat. Probably not Fairbanks or Barrow, or anywhere else too extreme tho.

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[identity profile] roseneko.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Anchorage is nice, if you like cities; good scenery, not too big (though this is rapidly changing), decent malls and the like. If you'd rather live someplace smaller, Fairbanks or Juneau would be your best bet. After that, you're either getting into the small bush communities, or else into places like Wasilla and Palmer, which are essentially bedroom communities for Anchorage.

What can I say? I've kind of lived all over Alaska...

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[identity profile] adamu585.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I noticed that you lived in Barrow.

What was that like? I always thought it would be cool to visit up there.

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[identity profile] roseneko.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Good place to visit; boring place to live. A lot of idiots (I think the reason my last boss up there hired me was so he'd have someone intelligent to talk to); not very many stores (though I did find my love of eBay while living there), high prices (though also well-paying jobs), cold weather, not much scenery (though you'd be amazed how beautiful the tundra looks in the summer after a winter of gray, white, and more gray).

It'd probably be cool to visit. I wouldn't recommend moving there, however, unless you were offered a six-figure job that you love like my mother was. =)

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[identity profile] taktukbrightsea.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Agreement. DO NOT, under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WHATSOEVER live here. I lived here all my life. I'll let my long list of psychological problems speak for itself. *holds up piece of paper* Go on, tell them what you told me! Damn paper! You never say anything useful! I'll have to burn you like I burned your best friend!

(Anonymous) 2004-02-24 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Now assuming that you are still interested in ideas for gifts/things to do for a six month anniversary I have an (admittedly very bad) suggestion.

I was always taught that the one year anniversary is the paper anniversary... so I was thinking what is worth less than paper? And the only thing I could come up with was newspaper. So my suggestion is to go out on the day in question and get a newspaper. Then cut out the banner with the date on it and search through the newspaper for the funniest/scariest/most stupid/most whatever story/advert/personal/photo. And then give this (maybe stuck in a card.. or something equally sophisticated) as your present. What could be more romantic than a tale of woe and misery or fun and laughter or some celebrity you've never heard of opening some place you'll never go to? The possibilities are in fact limitless.

If that just seems too much effort or too lame.... I'd suggest dinner and sex (assuming it is a romantic anniversary with a bloke... after all most of us guys are very easily pleased).

However, if it has just turned into a where not to live forum. I'd like to give my tuppence to Tower, Minnesota. A town of 479 people with more churches than bars..... and a really scary place to live if you don't have a car and it's the middle of winter.

Ryan (although obviously not your Ryan... but I'm guessing you could probably figure that out)

[identity profile] roseneko.livejournal.com 2004-02-25 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
Actually, I kind of like the newspaper idea. I might just do something like that, thanks.

@->--Rose

(Anonymous) 2004-02-24 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe something which has to do with honey, strawberries, chocolate and whipped cream?

For example a big bowl of ice cream with only one spoon...

But maybe ice cream is to cold considering you are living in Alaska.

I wonder if there is any hotter application for this type of food...

About the whole living stuff: Try Bielefeld, Germany. Medium sized city (translation: More than one club, but no real nightlife whatsoever.) and moderate climate (which means: neither a real winter, nor a real summer. But the sky is grey most of the time). Not really great, but you could do worse.

Klaus

[identity profile] kittenkissies.livejournal.com 2004-02-26 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
Is it an anniversary from some sort of addiction?