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  • MissTamsin
    MissTamsin Posts: 89 Forumite
    That is full size. I drew it to comply with the 80x80 rule
    Not actually a newbie.... :cool:
  • lisawaters
    lisawaters Posts: 2,081 Forumite
    You can DRAW like that?
    Pfft. I only come here to remind myself how untalented I am.
  • Hello MissTamin :) Hope you are doing well.

    Hi everyone else.... I like bright colours too!

    Can't sleep.... getting annoyed now. Even tempted to do the washing up for something to do at 1am!
  • lisawaters
    lisawaters Posts: 2,081 Forumite
    Probably excited about your birthday.

    Not many sleeps now. Even fewer if you're up all night doing housework.
  • lisawaters wrote: »
    Probably excited about your birthday.

    Not many sleeps now. Even fewer if you're up all night doing housework.


    How do you remember that? :o I don't feel excited, maybe I am... I'm getting a sewing machine! Now I know I'm getting old...
  • lisawaters
    lisawaters Posts: 2,081 Forumite
    How do you remember that? :o I don't feel excited, maybe I am... I'm getting a sewing machine! Now I know I'm getting old...


    Easy: it's 11 days after mine...

    :D
  • ani_26
    ani_26 Posts: 3,700 Forumite
    lisawaters wrote: »
    Easy: it's 11 days after mine...

    :D


    Spill the beans then, please. I'm intrigued. Your birthday must be around the same time as mine. :p
    Debt free - Is it a state of mind? a state of the Universe? or a state of the bank account?
    free from life wannabe


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  • lisawaters
    lisawaters Posts: 2,081 Forumite
    edited 30 April 2012 at 7:23AM
    The day after the Queen's.

    And I'm not seeing you in this list:

    1451 – Isabella I of Castile (d. 1504)
    1592 – Wilhelm Schickard, German mathematician (d. 1635)
    1610 – Pope Alexander VIII (d. 1691)
    1658 – Giuseppe Torelli, Italian composer (d. 1709)
    1690 – John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English statesman (d. 1763)
    1707 – Henry Fielding, English author (d. 1754)
    1711 – Paul II Anton Esterh!zy, Austrian soldier and music patron (d. 1762)
    1724 – Immanuel Kant, German philosopher (d. 1804)
    1744 – James Sullivan, American lawyer and politician, 7th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1808)
    1757 – Alessandro Rolla, Italian composer, musician, and teacher (d. 1841)
    1766 – Madame de Staël, French author (d. 1817)
    1812 – Solomon Caesar Malan, British orientalist (d. 1894)
    1816 – Charles Denis Bourbaki, French general (d. 1897)
    1832 – Julius Sterling Morton, American politician, founder of Arbor Day (d. 1902)
    1844 – Lewis Thornton Powell, attempted assassin of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward (d. 1865)
    1852 – Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (d. 1912)
    1854 – Henri La Fontaine, Belgian lawyer, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1943)
    1860 – Ada Rehan, American actress (d. 1916)
    1868 – Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (d. 1924)
    1870 – Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary (d. 1924)
    1872 – Princess Margaret of Prussia (d. 1954)
    1873 – Ellen Glasgow, American author (d. 1945)
    1876 – Robert B!r!ny, Austrian physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1936)
    1876 – Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (d. 1920)
    1881 – Alexander Kerensky, Russian politician (d. 1970)
    1884 – Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist (d. 1939)
    1886 – Izidor Cankar, Slovenian art historian, essayist and diplomat (d. 1958)
    1889 – Richard Glücks, German SS officer and concentration camp administrator (d. 1945)
    1891 – Laura Gilpin, American photographer (d. 1979)
    1891 – Vittorio Jano, Italian engineer (d. 1965)
    1891 – Harold Jeffreys, English astronomer (d. 1989)
    1891 – Nicola Sacco, American anarchist (d. 1927)
    1892 – Vernon Johns, American civil rights activist (d. 1965)
    1899 – Vladimir Nabokov, Russian novelist, professor, and lepidopterist (d. 1977)
    1904 – J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist (d. 1967)
    1905 – Robert Choquette, French-Canadian novelist, poet and diplomat (d. 1991)
    1906 – Eddie Albert, American actor (d. 2005)
    1906 – Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (d. 1947)
    1907 – Ivan Efremov, Russian paleontologist and author (d. 1972)
    1909 – Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian neurologist, Nobel laureate
    1909 – Indro Montanelli, Italian journalist and historian (d. 2001)
    1910 – Norman Steenrod, American mathematician (d. 1971)
    1912 – Kathleen Ferrier, English singer (d. 1953)
    1912 – Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director
    1914 – Jan de Hartog, Dutch writer (d. 2002)
    1914 – Michael Wittmann, German soldier (d. 1944)
    1916 – Yehudi Menuhin, American-Russian violinist and conductor (d. 1999)
    1918 – William Jay Smith, American poet
    1918 – Mickey Vernon, American baseball player (d. 2008)
    1919 – Donald J. Cram, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2001)
    1919 – Carl Lindner, Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2011)
    1922 – Richard Diebenkorn, American painter (d. 1993)
    1922 – Charles Mingus, American jazz musician, composer, and bandleader (d. 1979)
    1922 – Wolf V. Vishniac, American microbiologist (d. 1973)
    1923 – Avis Bunnage, English actress (d. 1990)
    1923 – Bettie Page, American model (d. 2008)
    1923 – Aaron Spelling, American television producer (d. 2006)
    1925 – George Cole, English actor
    1926 – Charlotte Rae, American actress
    1926 – James Stirling, British architect (d. 1992)
    1927 – Laurel Aitken, Jamaican singer (d. 2005)
    1927 – Giannis Mihalopoulos, Greek actor
    1929 – Michael Atiyah, British-Lebanese mathematician
    1930 – Enno Penno, Estonian politician
    1931 – John Buchanan, Canadian politician
    1935 – Paul Chambers, American jazz bassist (Miles Davis Quintet) (d. 1969)
    1936 – Glen Campbell, American singer, musician, and actor
    1936 – Pierre H!tu, French-Canadian conductor and pianist (d. 1998)
    1937 – Jack Nicholson, American actor
    1937 – Jack Nitzsche, American composer (d. 2000)
    1938 – Adam Raphael, English journalist and author
    1938 – Gani Fawehinmi, Nigerian lawyer and political activist (d. 2009)
    1939 – Mel Carter, American singer and actor
    1939 – Jason Miller, American playwright (d. 2001)
    1939 – Theodor Waigel, German politician and finance minister
    1943 – Janet Evanovich, American writer
    1943 – Louise Glück, American poet and 12th US Poet Laureate
    1944 – Steve Fossett, American businessman, aviator, and sailor (d. 2007)
    1945 – Demetrio Stratos, Italian musician (d. 1979)
    1946 – Steven L. Bennett, American Air Force pilot, Medal of Honor Recipient (d. 1972)
    1946 – Paul Davies, English physicist, writer and broadcaster
    1946 – Nicole Garcia, French actress and director
    1946 – Louise Harel, Canadian politician
    1946 – John Waters, American filmmaker
    1948 – Larry Groce, American singer and songwriter
    1950 – Peter Frampton, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Herd and Humble Pie)
    1950 – Zygi Wilf, German-American businessman
    1951 – Paul Carrack, English singer-songwriter and musician (Ace, Squeeze, Mike + The Mechanics, and Roxy Music)
    1951 – Ana Mar!a Shua, Argentine poet
    1952 – François Berl!and, French actor
    1952 – Marilyn Chambers, American !!!!!! actress (d. 2009)
    1953 – Tom Griswold, American radio personality
    1953 – Juhani Komulainen, Finnish composer
    1955 – Johnnie To, Hong Kong director and producer
    1957 – Donald Tusk, Polish politician
    1958 – Ken Olandt, American actor
    1959 – Terry Francona, American baseball manager
    1959 – Catherine Mary Stewart, Canadian actress
    1959 – Ryan Stiles, American actor
    1960 – Mart Laar, Estonian statesman
    1960 – Gary Rhodes, English chef
    1960 – Randall L. Stephenson, American business executive
    1960 – Tatiana Thumbtzen, American actress, model, and dancer
    1961 – Dewey Nicks, American photographer and director
    1962 – Jeff Minter, English video game programmer
    1962 – Danièle Sauvageau, Canadian ice hockey coach
    1963 – Sean Lock, English comedian
    1964 – Estelle Asmodelle, actress, model, and writer
    1964 – Chris Makepeace, Canadian actor and director
    1965 – Lauri Hendler, American actress
    1965 – Peter Zezel, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2009)
    1966 – Dana Barron, American actress
    1966 – Fletcher Dragge, American guitarist and producer (Pennywise)
    1966 – Mariana Levy, Mexican actress (d. 2005)
    1966 – Mickey Morandini, American baseball player and manager
    1966 – Jeffrey Dean Morgan, American actor
    1967 – Sheryl Lee, American actress
    1967 – Sherri Shepherd, American comedian, actress, and talk show host
    1967 – Harvey Williams, American football player
    1968 – Bimbo Coles, American basketball player
    1968 – Zarley Zalapski, Canadian ice hockey player
    1969 – Dion Dublin, English footballer
    1970 – Andrea Giani, Italian volleyball player
    1970 – Regine Velasquez, Filipino singer, actress, and producer
    1971 – Daisuke Enomoto, Japanese businessman
    1971 – Ingo Rademacher, German-Australian actor
    1972 – Sabine Appelmans, Belgian tennis player
    1972 – Owen Finegan, Australian rugby union footballer
    1972 – Milka Duno, Venezuelan race car driver
    1973 – Adem Poric, Australian footballer
    1973 – Brian Marshall, American musician (Creed and Alter Bridge)
    1973 – Ofer Talker, Israeli footballer
    1973 – Christopher Sabat, American voice actor
    1974 – Opio, American hip hop artist
    1974 – Shavo Odadjian, Armenian-American musician and songwriter (System of a Down and Achozen)
    1975 – Greg Moore, Canadian race car driver (d. 1999)
    1975 – Carlos Sastre, Spanish cyclist
    1976 – Dan Cloutier, Canadian ice hockey player
    1976 – Paul Henderson, Australian footballer
    1976 – Michał Żewłakow, Polish footballer
    1977 – Mark van Bommel, Dutch footballer
    1977 – Aaron Fink, American musician (Breaking Benjamin and Lifer)
    1977 – Ambra Angiolini, Italian actress
    1978 – Ezekiel Jackson, Guyanese wrestler
    1978 – Matt Orford, Australian rugby league player
    1978 – Jason Stollsteimer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Von Bondies and Hounds Below)
    1978 – Esteban Tuero, Argentinian race car driver
    1979 – Zolt!n Gera, Hungarian footballer
    1979 – Daniel Johns, Australian singer-songwriter and musician (Silverchair and The Dissociatives)
    1980 – Clarke Dermody, New Zealand rugby player
    1980 – Nicolas Douchez, French footballer
    1980 – Courtney Friel, American reporter
    1980 – Carlos Hern!ndez, Venezuelan baseball player
    1980 – Kora Karvouni, Greek actress
    1980 – Igor Budan, Croatian footballer
    1980 – Aaron Michael Metchik, American actor, writer, and director
    1981 – Ken Dorsey, American football player
    1981 – Daniel Ghita, Romanian kick-boxer
    1981 – Eglantina Zingg, Venezuelan model and television host
    1982 – Kak!, Brazilian footballer
    1982 – Thomas Bridegroom, American actor, television host, and photographer (d. 2011)
    1982 – Cassidy Freeman, American actress, singer, and pianist
    1982 – Sarah French, American model and reporter, Miss America 2007
    1982 – Joel Monaghan, Australian rugby player
    1982 – David Purcey, American baseball player
    1982 – Noriko Shitaya, Japanese voice actress
    1983 – Remi Ayodele, American football player
    1983 – Francis Capra, American actor
    1983 – Elliott Jordan, English actor
    1983 – Sam Heads, British entomologist and palaeontologist
    1983 – Jos Hooiveld, Dutch footballer
    1983 – Matt Jones, American football player
    1983 – Evangelos Mantzios, Greek footballer
    1984 – Amelle Berrabah, English singer-songwriter (Sugababes)
    1984 – Michelle Ryan, English actress
    1985 – Matt Ballinger, American singer and actor (Dream Street)
    1985 – Blake Fitzpatrick, American writer and director
    1985 – Andrea Gabrielle Gibson, American transgender reality television personality
    1986 – Amber Heard, American actress
    1986 – Marshawn Lynch, American football player
    1986 – David Rendall, Canadian actor, writer, and director
    1986 – Dušan Šakota, Serbian-Greek basketball player
    1987 – BC Jean, American singer-songwriter and actress
    1987 – Mikel John Obi, Nigerian footballer
    1987 – David Luiz, Brazilian footballer
    1988 – Cherise Donovan, Australian actress
    1988 – M. Christian Heywood, Canadian voice actor
    1988 – James Ross, American drag performer
    1988 – Amadou Samb, Senegalese footballer
    1989 – Jasper Cillessen, Dutch footballer
    1989 – Dejuan Blair, American basketball player
    1989 – Thomas James Longley, English actor and model
    1990 – Eve Muirhead, Scottish curler
    1992 – Kenny Stills, American football player
    1993 – Hany Lee, Korean-Australian actress
    1996 – Jay Duffy, Irish actor
  • ani_26
    ani_26 Posts: 3,700 Forumite
    Bloody hell, you've got more energy than me, ( scuse the language, i swear whan i'm stressed.)

    Ah, the queens actual birthday, as opposed to official birthdays, ( isn't it unfair that some people have two?)


    You're a bull then.
    Debt free - Is it a state of mind? a state of the Universe? or a state of the bank account?
    free from life wannabe


    Official Petrol Dieter
  • In which case, a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY and sorry I'm rubbish!! But now I'll remember it's 11 days before mine.... :)
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