Day 2557: Eight is the Magic Number

New Year's Day My Birthday:


Hooray, I am EIGHT!

[R: He is seven, but there's no arguing with him.]

Today I had a very happy birthday, with lots of presents but my especially favourite was getting all of Mr Pierce on DVD from Daddy Alex along with this EXCELLENT card:

The Name's Dome, Millennium Dome

'Tis the season to get Tag'd, it would seem, and so we had a VERY SEASONAL Magic Eight Meme from Citizen Alix, while everyone else seems to be picking their eight wishes for '08.

Here are MY eight BIRTHDAY wishes then:

1. Mr Brian to win the Mayor of London job (or at least beat Bonkers Boris into third)

2. "James Bond 22" to be as brilliant as "Casino Royale" and to have a REALLY good name, when they think of one

3. Mr Frown to take Mr Clogg's GOOD ADVICE and abolish the I.D.iot cards scheme

4. Everyone to enjoy Mr Simon's new Doctor Who book so much that he is IMMEDIATELY asked to come and write a TV episode (and he asks Daddy Alex and Daddy Richard to come and help him)

5. A cheap and practical hydrogen fuel cell (or other clean car engine) to be invented

6. Mr Lucas to relent and announce "Star Wars: Episode VII: Elephant of the Force" for release in 2010.

7. The next American President to be GOOD

8. I get offered a three book and movie deal for the publication of my Diary!


Phew, that was more difficult than I expected! And Citizen Alix's are EVEN HARDER, but I will TRY to give some answers to her too:

8 things I’m passionate about:

Eight sticky buns

8 things I want to do before I die

Get into the House of Lords Club

8 things I say often

Daddy! Don't SING!

8 books I’ve read recently or am still reading

"The Pirate Loop" by Mr Simon (I like the robots of Milky Pink City)

8 songs I could listen to over and over and do

The theme song from "Casino Royale": "You Know My Name (It's Millennium)"

8 things that attract me to my best friends

Fluffiness

PS:

Happy New Year, Everyone!

Day 1935: WikiQueen

Friday:


In celebration of this special day, here is the Wikimeme represented on behalf of Mrs Her Britannic Majesty, Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Chief Perkin of the Pixie People of Patagonia, Mighty Jagrafess of the Holy Hadrojassic Maxarodenfoe, Order of Merit, Order of the Garter, Order of the Elephant (I’m not making this up!), Defender of the Faith, Gawdblessyew Ma'am.

On this day in history

Three events:

1. 753 BC: Romulus founds Rome. Remus helps.

2. 1944: Women in France get the VOTE. IRONICALLY.

3. 1994: The first planet OUTSIDE the Solar System is discovered by Polish astromoner Aleksander Wolszczan.



Two famous birthdays:

1. Mr James Newell Osterberg Jr. better known as IGGY POP who is in an episode of STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE as an ALIEN. No really.

2. Mr GERALD FLOOD who in in an episode of DOCTOR WHO as a ROBOT KING JOHN. I'm not kidding.


And a famous death
1. King HENRY TULIP, who oddly enough was also in Daddy Richard's Wikimeme.



HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Little Old Lady!


PS: Very lots of THANK YOUS to everyone who has been SO NICE about yesterday’s diary.

Day 1922: Okay, I give in…

Saturday:


Here is Daddy Alex’s Wikimeme: clickity.

Here is Daddy Richard’s Wikimeme:

On this day in history

Three events:

1. The opening of THE DIET OF WORMS in 1521, leading to the creation of PROTESTANTISM

2. First publication of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE in 1813 leading to COLIN FIRTH as MR DARCY

3. Lord HUTTON of WHITE WASH’s inquiry into the DEATH OF DAVID KELLY publised its REPORT in 2004 leading to the resignation of MR BLAIR and… oh, well it SHOULD HAVE!

Two famous birthdays:

1. HENRY TULIP aka KING HENRY VII who beat RICHARD III in the Wars of the Roses to be KING OF ENGLAND

2. Mr FRODO who beat SAURON in The LORD of the RINGS

And a famous death (or rather seven)

1-7. The CREW of the US Space Shuttle CHALLENGER.

Never stop reaching for the stars.