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Woo.
I have one day left, and then I’m off on a break until next Monday
Only problem is that I have to see family and eat *shudder* turkey! (I’ll take a few bites for agreeability’s sake, and then I’ll go back to my quiche). The good news is that I have Elfman and Boingo (and other great symphonic and/or wind band music – like Joseph Curiale’s “Gates of Gold” CD) to keep me sane on the long, crowded drive “over the river and through the woods.”Hooray for things to keep people sane over the holidays!
-E (NP: So I changed my mind…The London Symphony Orchestra’s recording of De Meij’s “Lord of the Rings” Symphony)
I am going to have to cram myself into my sister’s little apartment along with my family, her boyfriend;s family, and all their friends, because she wants to have it over there….sigh. I’ll just take along Sleepy Hollow and be happy
.Knight (Have fun all and don’t choke on your food)
My wife and I will be joining one of my fellow teachers and her family. Her twin boys practically idolize me; the whole family is great. Normally we have dinner with my family, but my mom and younger brother are in Venezuela on a mission trip, so this will be my first thanksgiving without my nuclear family. As the twins don’t really care for Elfman, I probably won’t bring him along. He’s not very Thanksgiving-y anyway. More like Halloween.
Erika: It doesn’t need to be turkey for it to be Thanksgiving. Eat your quiche, being thankful that you have quiche to eat. That’s the whole point of this day anyway, is thankfulness for what you have.
Do you wear clothing? Thank the people who took the time to manufacture it.
Do you live in something that keeps the rain off? Thank the people who built it.
Do you have great music to listen to? Thank Danny Elfman.
Just PLEASE don’t stoop to calling it “Turkey Day.” What’s so offensive about being thankful that some people think they need to change the name of the holiday?
Grade-A large eggs. They make the best pies and cakes.
Souffles (sans accent). Puff pastries…mmmmm….
Spinach. Unlike many others I know, I actually like spinach pie.
Baklava. Even though I’ve only had it once, ate way too much, and have never been able to stomach it since, it was still one of the greatest culinary experiences I’ve had to date. Honey, filo pastry and walnuts…mmmmm…
Greek and Indian cuisine. They have the best vegetarian dishes, and goat cheese is heavenly.
Computers, and the internet. I spend way too much time on both, thereby showing my gratitude.
Llamas. They’re endearingly cute
Plus, the fact that they chew sideways is humorous and jumpstarts my “awww…how cute” reaction.Pumpkins. They’re large orange vegetables – how hip is that?
Nestle, and Godiva chocolatiers (when I can afford it). There is no better comfort food.
Elfman, and broadening that statement, all film music composers. Glorious music, like nothing I’ve ever experienced before. They’re doing something I can’t even fathom…
Coffee. Those who do not pay their employees a liveable (sp?) wage should be ashamed of themselves. Buy fair trade! (Sorry, getting away from the propaganda).
Suspenders. Not on me, or anyone I personally know, but they look darn spiffy on Boingo-Danny
Music, and my ability to make music. The highest art, in my opinion. There is NOTHING better, at least not in my little world.
Redheads. Especially if they wear suspenders and used to have nifty, fluffable hairdos. Heck, they’re just fun to look at. (Yes, that was meant as a compliment).
My puppy dog. She’s sweet, and it makes me sad that she’s going deaf. Then again, I’m just thankful to have her.
As much as I don’t admit it, I do like my family when it comes right down to it. True, they may be annoying, and we may fight like Armageddon’s just around the corner, but I do love them in my own odd way.
That’s mine…
-E
Wow Brian, you are alittle too obsessed with this holiday. The meaning of it is a very good one, but the history behind it is terrible. Oh, and why not bring Elfman along (Giving thanks for Disc-Mans)?
Knight (Who will now wait to get trashed for bringing up America’s bloody past again)
Elfman’s good for any holiday (then again Halloween pretty much exists everyday for me)!
Knight, you are absolutely right on. It’s not all about pilgrims and “Indians” sitting around swapping reciepes and cutting into pumpkin pie.
One of the reasons I’m not all together thrilled about my kids starting school. I’d rather choke on cob corn before allowing them to be involved in “cute” little Thanksgiving plays. I’m not going to be a very popular parent.-beth
Thank you beth (Laughing like crazy)
Knight
My point was just be thankful. I am well aware of massive injustice by settlers toward Native Americans (and vice versa if we’re honest), so I don’t have a problem with people not passing it on to children. I guess I just look at the massive amounts of things we have to be thankful for ANY day of the year and wonder why there are those who don’t WANT to be. Weird.
Yeah man, don’t you dare bring up the genocide of entire nations of people on *MY* day to be thankful, just pass the turkey.
Weird?I wouldn’t even have responded were it not for the subject line of your response, it just begged.
-beth
What?! Genocide of entire nations?! You must be joking. After all, this *is* the land of the free and home of the brave! LOL!
-E (who is thankful for yak-hair scarves…she doesn’t have one, but she wants one, along with an entire brigade of scarf-wearing llamas for Christmas. But since she was the kid who used to pull Santa’s beard off at the mall, she probably won’t be getting any presents. “Naughty children never get any presents!”)
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