without a trip to the E.R.? That's right. Let me tell you a little story that will probably now become a family legend for years to come:
'Twas the night before Christmas Eve, and while nursing a cold at home, a friend from CA was visiting and drunk through the city he did roam. He called from some bar and wanted to visit, said he had something for me and I wondered "What is it?". Some time later that evening he arrived at my door, and still I was curious as to what was in store. He was carrying a bag, and as he came near, inside the package I guessed chips or some beer. Imagine my surprise, not the former or latter but a pineapple inside was the fact of the matter.
Okay, I can't do the whole "twas the night before christmas" for the rest of this post or it'll never happen. So, my drunk friend brought me a pineapple because "flowers would've been too predictable". I didn't have the heart to tell him that I don't even eat pineapple but I figured my family would enjoy it and so I brought it to Christmas dinner. My mom asked my dad to just get it started by cutting off the top and bottom. His brilliant (and quite macho) idea was to take a cleaver and chop it like he was in a ginsu knife informercial. Seconds later, there arose such a clatter I ran to kitchen to see what was the matter. My dad had put a nice gash in his finger, blood everywhere. In true guy form, he said he was fine and triedto put a band-aid on his blood and water soaked finger. After about 15minutes, when it hadn't stopped bleeding he finally conceded and let my step-brother drive him to the ER where he received 6 stitches and a tetanus shot. After they left, my mom took out a more appropriate knife and sliced the fruit without incident.
And that my friends, is the story of the Christmas pineapple. Hope you had a Merry Christmas.
It's a good thing this holiday is 8 days and nights, and yet still I'm squeaking in just under the gun. Ah well, it's been quite a busy week what with holiday parties with both work people and friends, a little bit of drama, hand-grating the potatoes for latkes at my mom's, tying up loose ends at work before I'm off for over a week (woohoo!) and hoping those last few presents arrive in time. Add all of that plus a cold that's been nagging since Sunday and you get a blogger neglecting all 3 of her readers...ha ha ha
On a more solemn note, it's the first Channukah without my gramps, who passed away just before Thanksgiving. Among the things I took from my grandparents' apartment was this sort of old school brass & mosaic menorah. Although I'm not religious in any way, and have even been too lazy to take the electric menorah out of the closet the last few years, I got some candles from my mom and have lit that menorah the past few nights. It's a simple thing to put candles in a holder and light them, but doing so made me feel closer to my grandparents' and it felt like I was honoring them. I even got a little choked up. Who knew?
My love affair with Stephen King started a long time ago with "The Eyes Of The Dragon". Since then, I have read almost everything he has written and although it is quite difficult to pick a favorite, I have to say The Dark Tower series is definitely up there. ("The Stand" and "The Talisman" top the list, too.) After reading the seventh and final book in the series, I was sad to see these characters go but I was content with the way King chose to end it. Now it seems that there will be more adventures with Roland and even though I'm not a comic book kinda girl, I'm looking forward to that. The comic isn't scheduled to release until February 2007, however there's supposed to be this FREE sketchbook due out today to whet our appetites just a little bit more.
In 2007, a Gunslinger will be born; will you be ready?
I happened to be flipping channels and for a few minutes landed on that "Big in '06" awards show. Because, you know the entertainment industry needs yet another awards show to validate itself. I had no intention of watching more than a couple of minutes and I must have picked the best time to watch. I was never a big Weird Al fan, but have definitely found him amusing in the past. If you haven't seen this yet, and have any sense of humor, then I'm glad I could direct your attention to it. Happy Friday!
