Nanay's up in the bay area with my oldest sister and family to spend the holiday. Many of my siblings and their families will be at my other sister's in Illinois for the turkey dinner. I decided that I'll have Thanksgiving alone since I have to work the day after.
One of my brothers lives just five minutes away and wants to know my plans. I would go over but I don't care to spend an evening with his wife. She's incredibly neurotic. Not to sound racist but she's Korean and it's really more a cultural dilemma for me - they're a strange culture, highly repressed, materialistic, obsessed with status....just, strange. What makes it worse is that she's a born-again Christian. I can't bond with her like my other in-laws. I always feel tense when she's around. Thanksgiving (or any holiday for that matter) should be about kicking back and celebrating the good things, which would be about impossible when she's in the same room with you. Wouldn't be so bad if there were other relatives of mine around (or even just a couple of cool friends of my brother) to act as buffer, but it would only be my brother, my niece, and her. She has worked hard to isolate my niece, L, from everyone so that, even when L is pretty cool in my eyes (she loves gaming and manga) she never, ever talks to me - that is, she's not pro-active at conversations.
My plan, then, is make myself a nice big pot roast and enjoy it with a glass of wine. Most likely I'll plop down after with a nice movie. I still have Funny Face rented from Netflix, or there's always Lost in Translation, which I own. And then of course there's my trusty Xbox 360. I just started Gears of War, and it's damn good.
Tonight I should head out to have a nice cocktail somewhere, perhaps West Hollywood. I love doing that, just being by myself, enjoying the atmosphere and observing people. I can take in the comfort of family and friends, but when that isn't an option I can adore the simple company of a martini. That's how I work my life, that's one of the very many things I'm thankful for.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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I support your decision! I know Gerson would too, because he's been drooling over Gears of War for months. Enjoy the quiet time with the person you love - yourself :D Happy Thanksgiving!
J & I had a quiet yet very quality dinner for two this Thanksgiving. No turkey, not for one. I slept ten hours, naturally waking up when my mind and body was ready, now thats LUXURY. I couldn't do that if family was around.
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