Christmas at home was very relaxing and well-fed. As is becoming more and more the norm over the past few years, little else was done besides eating, watching movies, and playing video games. These were all done in the company of family members, however, so it still falls under family-togetherness theme of the holidays. The movies watched this year were: Elf, Big Trouble, Bend It Like Beckham, and most of Quickchange. Best of all, it was all free. Big Trouble and Beckham were copies of rented DVDs, Quickchange was on HBO, and Elf was downloaded off the internet and burned by Garrick, despite the pleas of Ben Affleck, stuntmen, and others affiliated with the movie industry. Elf was hilarious. Big Trouble was pretty amusing. Apparently it was set for release around the time of Sept. 11th, but was held because of a scene with a bomb on a plane, and then wasn't really pushed. Beckham was pleasantly entertaining as well, and probably would have been even without Keira Knightley, though that certainly helped. And Quickchange was classic as always.
The video game played was exclusively Mario Kart Double Dash. My back hurts from sitting on the floor for seven hours a day for five days. It's very competitive between me, Garrick, and Geoff. Much yelling, laughing, and genuine anger was displayed.
The foods consumed were generally rich, tasty, and fatty. Everything from foie gras to pies made of jello and whipped cream to expensive cheeses, ice wines, tiramisu, and ambrosia salad. Then the normal turkey and ham combo, various chips, noodles, and Icee Tea. Excellent.
When not consuming, we went shopping. Trips to King of Prussia Mall, the local mall, and Target took up most of this time. Geoff had been contemplating a computer purchase for, oh, two or three years now, and when we went to King of Prussia to go to the Apple Store there, we made him promise that he'd finally make up his mind and leave with a computer. So he did. A very nice 12.1" G4 Powerbook with Superdrive. Garrick and I were very happy with the choice, as was the salesperson, who had the same computer. Geoff, however, was markedly less happy. He drove back in a fit the next morning and returned it. Absurd. Though he did hold true to his promise. He did leave with a computer. Never said anything about not taking it back.On Sunday, our parents drove us back to New York, and stayed for dinner. Miss CM met us for dinner as well, and we ate at an ok-ish Italian place near Lincoln Center up the street from Geoff's apartment. My parents drove me and MCM down to 42nd on their way out of town, and we caught the C train home. On the train, MCM said to me, "I called someone a 'dickfucker' today." the story behind that wasn't actually as interesting as the introduction sounded, but as soon as she said it I knew I'd be writing it down. It's nice to hear sentences you'd never imagine hearing.
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