Thanksgiving
Well it seems like my blog is ever-increasingly becoming an update on my weekend activities. I guess that's the only time anything slightly interesting ever happens to me. I'll have to post something philosophical this week.
Anyways so on Friday Shani and I headed out to dinner for a friends wife's birthday. As usual Shani insisted on doing things to their excess, and we ended up spending way too much. Both at the gift buying, and the dinner phase of the evening. The birthday girl was turning the big 3 - 0 so she wanted to go somewhere and try something she normally wouldn't. That meant sushi at the Kyoto restaurant downtown. A place I hear is very expensive for what you get.
Funnily enough though she wasn't feeling very well and therefore in no mood to experiment. So of the seven people there three were non-sushi eaters and they ended up ordering cooked stuff, or in the birthday girl's case just picking at her husband's plate. Shani stepped up to the plate of course, and ordering a bunch of small things she propped up the bill significantly. It really doesn't take much at a sushi restaurant I've learned to end up with an enormous bill and normally I keep a much closer eye on what she orders. I really shouldn't make it sound like she's a child especially when she was paying, but I still had to cringe.
One of the big dining differences between Shani and I and I imagine a lot of other people is that I like to eat simply when I go out. I've never been a big one for courses or appetizers, I just like to order my main dish and eat that. Oftentimes it seems gluttonous to order all these appetizers and dessert when the main course is more than enough to fill you up. I realize the different courses is part of the dining out experience, but I really abhor waste.
After dinner everyone parted ways early due to tiredness or illness so I headed home by myself with a strong desire to still be socialable and to do something. It's sad that these rare bouts of socialability rarely coincide with anyone else's schedule.
Saturday I spent some time cleaning inside and outside. Amazing myself at how much I got done in a short amount of time. Shani came over later and we hung out watching t.v. and playing on the computers. We started watching the Firefly dvd's that I had recently bought as she's never seen the episodes. It's been a little while for me too, and I was amazed at the differences between the show and the movie. The show's western influence seems to be all but erased in the movie, and I'm really not sure of my opinion on that. I like the western stuff, but I didn't really miss it in the movie. The other thing was the continuity, and anyone who knows me knows that I am a continuity nazi blessed with too good of a memory. Other people can explain away these little errors and it makes sense, but there's always this little voice in the back of my head saying that it's still worng.
Sunday my sister and her husband came over for a barbecue. Thanks to a huge grocery trip with Shani we were well stocked and there was a ton to eat. Unfortunately my sister's husband felt ill so he didn't eat anywhere as much as he usually does. Luckily I had cleaned the fridge out as it became very full with leftovers. We would be fine though as long as we avoided any other big meals.
We spent the evening talking about jobs, and running your own business. It was nice as I've never been super close with my sisters, and I usually don't just sit and talk with them. It's probably the result of being the odd man out literally, and it's often that I wish that I had a brother. Of course he would have been the jock type who would've harassed me daily for being a geek but I digress.
Later that night Shani mentioned that our friend was DJ'ing a special dark rave at Suburbs downtown. I'm not sure what a dark rave is exactly but I guess it's like a normal one all gothed up. I'm definitely not the poster boy for gothdom, but I did want to go as there would be a lot of familiar faces their undoubtedly. Shani and I had also just discussed how we never get out anymore. But unfortunately this persistent cold that I've had for about a week was bothering me, and I really didn't feel like driving around so that Shani could get some appropiate clothes and makeup. So we just watched some more Firefly.
Who knew there was another big meal on Monday? We spent the day getting ready anxious about the giant turkey that I had bought and whether anyone was actually going to show up. Shani did an amazing job with the turkey, and about a million different side dishes so needless to say she was in the kitchen the entire afternoon. Shani's Dad showed up which was nice as I haven't seen him in a while, and a couple of other friends who already had a thanksgiving but wanted another. Doubtless there was a bunch more people we could've invited who weren't already doing something, but planning events has never been my strong suit. The dinner was good with really excellent turkey and stuffing and I'm sure everyone enjoyed it. After dinner I was relegated to cleaning everything which only seems fair to me while everyone hung out in the living room. It ended up being another early night as everyone had to work early in the morning. I was glad after that the pressure of putting everything on, and playing host was over.
I never really had the opportunity to think about what I was thankful for, but I should soon. It's a good practice as we in North America worry so much about the small things we often neglect the really important stuff.
Anyways so on Friday Shani and I headed out to dinner for a friends wife's birthday. As usual Shani insisted on doing things to their excess, and we ended up spending way too much. Both at the gift buying, and the dinner phase of the evening. The birthday girl was turning the big 3 - 0 so she wanted to go somewhere and try something she normally wouldn't. That meant sushi at the Kyoto restaurant downtown. A place I hear is very expensive for what you get.
Funnily enough though she wasn't feeling very well and therefore in no mood to experiment. So of the seven people there three were non-sushi eaters and they ended up ordering cooked stuff, or in the birthday girl's case just picking at her husband's plate. Shani stepped up to the plate of course, and ordering a bunch of small things she propped up the bill significantly. It really doesn't take much at a sushi restaurant I've learned to end up with an enormous bill and normally I keep a much closer eye on what she orders. I really shouldn't make it sound like she's a child especially when she was paying, but I still had to cringe.
One of the big dining differences between Shani and I and I imagine a lot of other people is that I like to eat simply when I go out. I've never been a big one for courses or appetizers, I just like to order my main dish and eat that. Oftentimes it seems gluttonous to order all these appetizers and dessert when the main course is more than enough to fill you up. I realize the different courses is part of the dining out experience, but I really abhor waste.
After dinner everyone parted ways early due to tiredness or illness so I headed home by myself with a strong desire to still be socialable and to do something. It's sad that these rare bouts of socialability rarely coincide with anyone else's schedule.
Saturday I spent some time cleaning inside and outside. Amazing myself at how much I got done in a short amount of time. Shani came over later and we hung out watching t.v. and playing on the computers. We started watching the Firefly dvd's that I had recently bought as she's never seen the episodes. It's been a little while for me too, and I was amazed at the differences between the show and the movie. The show's western influence seems to be all but erased in the movie, and I'm really not sure of my opinion on that. I like the western stuff, but I didn't really miss it in the movie. The other thing was the continuity, and anyone who knows me knows that I am a continuity nazi blessed with too good of a memory. Other people can explain away these little errors and it makes sense, but there's always this little voice in the back of my head saying that it's still worng.
Sunday my sister and her husband came over for a barbecue. Thanks to a huge grocery trip with Shani we were well stocked and there was a ton to eat. Unfortunately my sister's husband felt ill so he didn't eat anywhere as much as he usually does. Luckily I had cleaned the fridge out as it became very full with leftovers. We would be fine though as long as we avoided any other big meals.
We spent the evening talking about jobs, and running your own business. It was nice as I've never been super close with my sisters, and I usually don't just sit and talk with them. It's probably the result of being the odd man out literally, and it's often that I wish that I had a brother. Of course he would have been the jock type who would've harassed me daily for being a geek but I digress.
Later that night Shani mentioned that our friend was DJ'ing a special dark rave at Suburbs downtown. I'm not sure what a dark rave is exactly but I guess it's like a normal one all gothed up. I'm definitely not the poster boy for gothdom, but I did want to go as there would be a lot of familiar faces their undoubtedly. Shani and I had also just discussed how we never get out anymore. But unfortunately this persistent cold that I've had for about a week was bothering me, and I really didn't feel like driving around so that Shani could get some appropiate clothes and makeup. So we just watched some more Firefly.
Who knew there was another big meal on Monday? We spent the day getting ready anxious about the giant turkey that I had bought and whether anyone was actually going to show up. Shani did an amazing job with the turkey, and about a million different side dishes so needless to say she was in the kitchen the entire afternoon. Shani's Dad showed up which was nice as I haven't seen him in a while, and a couple of other friends who already had a thanksgiving but wanted another. Doubtless there was a bunch more people we could've invited who weren't already doing something, but planning events has never been my strong suit. The dinner was good with really excellent turkey and stuffing and I'm sure everyone enjoyed it. After dinner I was relegated to cleaning everything which only seems fair to me while everyone hung out in the living room. It ended up being another early night as everyone had to work early in the morning. I was glad after that the pressure of putting everything on, and playing host was over.
I never really had the opportunity to think about what I was thankful for, but I should soon. It's a good practice as we in North America worry so much about the small things we often neglect the really important stuff.
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