Sunday, November 30, 2003

Post-Thanksgiving Rant Action

Ah, Thanksgiving has been over for the past 3 days. Of course, if you live in Canada, it's been over for over a month. Anyway, time for my Thanksgiving commentary. Wednesday - 11/26/2003 [Freeway of Love] There's nothing like a 2-hour drive. Usually, driving from my home to my dad's house only takes an hour. However, thanks to the unholy amount of commuters who, like me, were doing some long-distance vacation driving, it took me over 2 hours. On the plus side, it gave me the chance to listen to my CDs a lot. You can't upset me in my car when I'm singing/rapping along to a song. Thursday - 11/27/2003 [What Do You Mean It's Not Turkey?] I was at my dad's house, but we were having dinner at his aunt's house that night. Before we left, my dad told me and my brother that every year, our aunt makes chicken, not turkey. We were under the impression we were eating turkey all these years! My 5 year old sister was getting dressed. She was wearing this purple and black outfit, with these black vinyl boots. We were both combing our hair in the mirror, when she looked up at me and said: "I like these boots. They make me look taller... like I'm 6 or 7 or something." They're so cute when they're young. The maturity gets kinda mature and creepy at times, though. Instead of diving to my Aunt's house myself, I went with my dad and little sister in my dad's Prelude. My dad's tiny Prelude. Because my sister needed space for her car-seat (should a 5 year old still need a car-seat?), I had to move my seat forward, and have my knees pressed up against the dashboard. One hour drive. Very uncomfortable. My dad's cousins Mike and Wendy and their daughter Jenee were there. I had pictures of my sister from her pre-school graduation with me, and showed them to Jenee, then her mom Wendy: Jenee: "When my mom sees those, her voice is gonna get really high and she'll say 'Oh my God!' " Wendy: "Oh my God!" Jenee: "See?" I stuffed myself. Twice. Then I had a couple of pieces of lemon pie [Homer Simpson-esque drool]. My brother, who just turned 21, was excited about finally getting some champagne this Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, we all reminded him that he had driven there with his daughter in the car, and couldn't drink. So :p to him. Me and Jenee decided to kill time by doing a 500 piece jigsaw puzzle. We managed to piece together a good 3 dozen pieces before giving up and condemning the puzzle to Hell and all of its many stages. Back to my dad's house, we go. My step-mom was sick and couldn't make it to my Aunt's house, so we packed her a plate... which we left behind. So she never got any food. Friday - 11/28/2003 [Gone Fishin'... Well, Not Really] My step-mom's brother came over, and asked my dad if he wanted to go fishing. It took my dad a good 5 seconds to grab the key to their new used boat, I grabbed my coat to tag along, and we were on our way. The boat is about 30+ years old, but my dad and step-uncle cleaned it out nice. I remembered that I didn't have a fishing license, so I sat inside the boat with my thoughts while they caught a couple of fish. Saturday - 11/29/2003 [You Again?] Like I said earlier, my step-mom didn't make it to Thanksgiving dinner. So Mike, Wendy, and Jenee came over before heading back to Los Angeles. They talked to my step-mom, cooked breakfast (Thank God. I know we weren't.), and said their goodbyes. My dad picked up a pizza, and we watched Comedy Central all day. I don't get that channel here, so it was good to watch 3 back-to-back episodes of Saturday Night Live reruns. Sunday - 11/30/2003 [Rain On Me] I packed up my things, and got ready to head back home with my grandparents. I ran into a bit of traffic, as well as an ass-load of rain. I didn't mind the 1-hour drive back home (less traffic than before, apparently), but I'd never driven home from my dad's house in the rain. It's surprisingly difficult to switch highways 4 times going 80+mph when you can barely see the lines dividing each lane. Ah, reckless driving. It'll be my undoing, it will. Just to make things 10-times more apt, "Anxiety" by Black Eyed Peas playing at the time: "I'm in a fast car / Driving in the fast lane / In the rain / And I might just hydroplane." The END! And that's my boring, yet surprisingly long weekend. I hope all of my fellow Americans who celebrate Thanksgiving also enjoyed their weekend, my Canadian homies enjoyed Thanksgiving last month, my Native American homies enjoyed boycotting this disgraceful holiday, and everyone else just had a nice life. Much Love

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