Its 8am, I am up. I just put the bird in the oven at 330 degrees. Now I got about an hour and a half drawing time before I can start peeling potatoes and rolling out the dumplings. Very excited.
Holidays are an odd time for me. Growing up, with my parents raising me as a Jehovah's Witness from the time I was nine years old till around sixteen, I missed out on alot of memories. Its not the presents and all that, but the mysticism and fun the holidays bring. Getting together with family. Etc. In essence, the MAGIC of the holidays.
I've often examined why my family are not close, or the "huggins family" that some others are. This could very well be a major contributing reason. In our efforts to what we once thought was getting us "closer to god," we were missing the chance to get closer to each other. Closer with my brothers and their kids, whom I am not so close to. I kind of feel guilty about that. I dunno why, but I do. Its not like I could have changed it if I wanted to. Plus, I just remember around Xmas how I couldn't say "merry Christmas" back to anyone in public, and that percieving me as some sort of asshole. All the presents my friends got and they laughed at me because I was in that CULT of a religion that made no sense. And Schooltime sucked. It was constant parties in the classroom, and I had to sit outside in the hall, while Xmas cookies and songs were passed out. (sigh). It just brings up a hard time to remember from my childhood.
So now I am focused on building NEW holiday memories with my new family. Thats part of the reason why I learned to cook. (actually, I LOVE to cook.) So I hope you all out there spend alot of time with your loved ones this weekend. Enjoy yourself. Cause one day, you'll wish you did. When they are gone, they're gone.
A bit more info on the Kurtz thing I posted last time: Apparently, the forum he was hosting was hosted at his friend's website and the webhost of that got mad at the forum sucking up so much energy and time on that end. That likely led to the end of the forums there. Why they weren't just sent back to the original site, I dunno. But I know the community members there moved the forum to thier own hosting place on their own. Today, Kurtz revealed there will be no more monthly PVP comics anymore. Which sucks, cause I bought those too! I don't like the collections. Oh well. Its a numbers game anymore and I totally understand that. I just wish it didn't have to be so.
These times, they are a-changin'. Have a happy turkey day.
T
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