Experience: Let's Party Like It's...

Was 1999 a party year for you? Or a work year? Or something else? What was your overriding experience of 1999?

Experience: Encore

If you could relive your experience of any live event that you attended - music concert, theatre visit, football match, protest march, festival - anything, which event would you relive... and why?

For me, it would be an Alabama 3 gig at London's Brixton Academy in December 2001. The gig was great, but 'socially speaking' (you know when you introduce people to one another and hope that they'll get on, but it doesn't quite happen?), I messed up big time with that that night and so couldn't take in the fullness of the band's performance.

Experience: Birthday

A topical post: today is the birthday of both your hosts, albeit in different years. (Does that make us non-identical astrological twins?) So, after you go "whoop-de-doo happy birthday you two", please share a most wonderful birthday experience of your own from any age, any year.

Experience: Exposed

Self-effacingness aside, describe the most recent photograph of yourself at which you've thought 'I like that more than I like most other photographs of myself'. And say why you particularly liked it.

Could be from years ago, was hopefully from yesterday.

Experience: 2007

Please tell us about something you really enjoyed in 2007. What was it? Where? Who were you with? Why was it so good?

Experience: Active

Through our youthful years we may have interests that we don't get round to acting upon - be they in relation to work, rest or play. In adulthood, we are likely to have fewer excuses for not getting round to acting upon these.

Share with us an activity or experience that sat on the backburner for a long while, but that you have, did or are pursuing in adulthood. (Or mention something that is to be pursued)

My starter at 10am: I recently took up Fencing.

Experience: Illness or Injury

Please share with us a happy memory of illness or injury.

Experience: Character

Experience tells you that what is a good enough judge of character?

Experience: Worth it?

When was the last time that you thought 'I paid over the odds, but I don't care'?

And conversely, when was the last time that you thought 'That was an incredible deal' ?

For me, it's over the odds every time I drop in to Caffe Nero for a Chai Latte, whereas the last 'what a deal' feeling came from a £1 suet ball (in a coconut) bird-feeder that is giving the birds in our garden much pleasure - though much for the cat to feel frustrated about.

Experience: Lessons

What is the most useful lesson you've learned in your life? And who, or what, taught it to you?

Experience: Greatness

Share with us three things that you've learned that you're really good at.

I'll claim greatness when it comes to making apple and raspberry crumble, the ego-boosting of youngsters and occasional oldsters, and doing quick mental arithmetic.

Share your greatness.

Experience: Chair

Tell us about your favourite chair, and how you experience it.

(Mine is the Chair of Indefinite Studies, which I experience mostly by laughing.)

Experience: Dentist

Dentist, Orthodentist, Black and Decker - a drill's a drill, right?
Fear of dentist. Dentist Phobia. Good teeth. Shiny white teeth.
Share with us a memory or two, recent or distant, of a trip to the dentist.

Experience: Breaking Rules

When did you last benefit from breaking a rule?

Experience: Princely

According to the pop prince, Prince, some people were saying,

'...two thousand zero zero party over,

Oops, out of time!'

Thus, the diminutive one got down to partying like it was '1999', however, our records show us that for many people 'two thousand zero zero' did not equate to 'out of time'. To prove that, would you be so kind as to...

Share with us a memory from 'two thousand zero zero'.

Experience: Wind

Here at A Post Box we are nothing if not cutting-edge topical bloggers. (Topical if you're in the UK, that is.) Tell us about a wind-related experience: amusing, horrific, mundane - you choose.

Experience: Summer

Share with us a good memory from one of the summers of your childhood.

Experience: Kindness

It's Wednesday, the day the week turns upon. This morning, as I write, is in the first half of the week; we're still pulling away from the relaxation of the weekend just gone. By this afternoon, we'll be over the hump and heading downhill with a shimmer of anticipation towards the delights of the weekend to come. So, to help us over that hump, tell us about the last time you were on the receiving end of a random act of kindness.

Experience: Drink

Did what? Why ever? Oh dear.
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Share with us one memory (notwithstanding the irony) of when you wished you had drank less (or more!).

Experience: Fancy dress

This is the day when we get to find out things about you that nobody else knows. So tell us all about the fancy dress costume that made you proud. Was it one you wore yourself? Or one you made for someone else? Was it worn at a party, or a carnival, or an S&M dungeon? We want details! Spill beans!