As this Christmas comes to a close, I'm given a chance to reflect on how this was a rather odd holiday for me this year. Normally, I'd spend the day at my aunt's house with family in Long Island. Being as ill as I've been the past few days, though, I decided it was best I stay home and continue recuperating. While it was a bit lonely at a few points through out the day, I actually quite enjoyed myself. You see, I'm someone who prizes her solitude. Since I've been home and sick with my parents off from work, solitude is something that has been greatly lacking in my life. So, I guess the best gift I got today was just to be left alone. I don't mean that in a Scrooge, “Bah-humbug” sort of way, (although you should try it sometime, it is fun to say), but in an “O! The cleverness of me!”* sort of way.
Today was really the first day I didn't have any halting coughing attacks, (Mmm, sexy), I thought about what I really wanted to do.
Dance. It. Out.
I don't think there's a day that goes by where I don't have at least fifteen minutes of dancing. With my parents constantly hovering over me and my lungs about to collapse, this hadn't really been possible to do until today. I broke my dance fast with Gopher Mombo by Yma Sumac. Give it a listen. You will be wigglin' in your seat.
Next, I sat down to actually enjoy a couple of movies without having to stop ten minutes in to hack up a lung and go through a quarter of a tissue box. Rather than going for some old standards, I decided to check out a few flicks I'd been meaning to see but hadn't had a chance to. First on the gamete was THX 1138 (1971), a sweet sci-fi number directed by George Lucas. Oh yeah. Quality. Next, I figured I'd stick with the theme of futuristic distopia and directors named George, so I watched Things to Come(1936). Allow me to say, George Orwell knew his shit. Pardon my French. Okay, actually no pardons. I meant it!
When the folks got home in the evening I was treated to the finest of left-overs. I topped it all off with a hot cup of tea while the three of us watched The Incredibles (2004) on tv. God bless us, everyone.
Indeed it was a good Christmas.
* Peter Pan, by JM Barrie
1 comment:
Awwww...I am glad to hear that you made the best of your holiday! And I hope that you feel better soon! I also owe you an apology because I fear that I was probably the one that planted the seed of your illness :( Hang in there and drink lots 'o tea! (((HUG))))!!
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