Une Vie Compliquée: And it Shall Rain Gravy and Stuffing

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

And it Shall Rain Gravy and Stuffing

I’m only a handful of hours away from heading home for Thanksgiving and I’m absolutely giddy. Facebook has been flooded by countless statuses (stati?) of people announcing their mass exoduses homeward to the DMV. I’m going to have to eat dinner on campus since mom needs to make dinner at home for my grandpa but that’s fine with me. I’ll be heading over to my friend B’s house (who I haven’t seen since I graduated, how sad is that?) to watch Glee with her, Ms. X and H tonight. Tomorrow I’ll be spending the day at home until I head over to my dad’s house for Thanksgiving day preparations.

It’s been many weeks since I last saw my dad and I’m looking forward to spending time with him and mom for once. Thanksgiving is looking to be a pretty big gathering this year, with about 18 people from the fam and then the one or two people I’ve invited from school who can’t make their way home for Thanksgiving. I love big gatherings haha.

My Friday is completely booked with getting together with Maria where we’re going to go grocery shopping and then make an Indian food lunch and bake a cake. We’re going to enjoy the feast while watching Bollywood movies, why are my friend’s so awesome? Haha. Friday night is my friend C’s birthday dinner and I’ll get to see many more friends there too that I hadn’t seen since August which I’m really excited for.

My weekend will be dedicated to time with the family. I owe them a full weekend to ourselves and I intend to a good amount of quality time with both of them. Maybe I can coax out a winter wardrobe shopping trip while I’m at it :P

Ahhh, the joys of a relaxing break.

I hope you all have a fantastic Thanksgiving and a safe trip home if you’re travelling; and if you’re not celebrating Thanksgiving a wonderful rest of the week.

All the best,

JP

P.S. I just realized this is my 200th post. Thanks so much to all of you guys for coming along this journey with me. Back when I first started this blog I simply saw it as a means of escape and a place to record my thoughts. Now I see it as much more than that, It's a community I have become a part of and a world where I've come to know of so many extraordinary people. Here's to 200 more posts or even more than that. Love Y'all :)

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waynerNovember 23, 2010 at 5:34 PM
I think the Latin word status has a u-stem 4th declension in which the plural is still 'status', with a long 'u' pronounciation. I think some English dictionaries permit statuses. (I took Latin all through high school but I had to brush up to find info on this)
-I'm glad you get along great with your family and have so many friends. I comment on some other young gay blogs where you'd think their families were ogres lol. If a teen has parents with unrealistic expectations then the best thing to do is to work around it. Have a nice break and don't eat too much turkey! bfn - Wayne :) (looking forward to another 200 posts)
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OliverNovember 23, 2010 at 7:15 PM
happy 200th :)
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ManuNovember 24, 2010 at 1:02 PM
Happy 200th and have fun and eat a lot :)
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Glossary

Some people I mention in this blog:

Maria - My best friend since kindergarden, I know almost everything about her and she about me. She was the first person I came out to and has been the rock ontowhich I go to when things get rocky in life. She's the only person I can actually speak completely open and frankly with. I don't know what I would do if I never met her all those years ago.

M - A girl I became friends with freshman year of high school, we've become very close friends and continue to be to this very day. We are surprisingly similar personality wise and value each other's opinion very highly. I can talk freely to M almost as much as I can with Maria. She currently attends an ivy-league university up north; I'm really glad we met all those years ago and can only imagine how my high school years would have turned out if we never met.

Miss X- Foodie, blogger, photgrapher, one of my best friends, and someone who can have a delightfully dry sense of humour. We met early on in high school and have been friends ever since. We often go on adventures accross NOVA with our little circle of friends which are occasionally recounted here on this blog.

Christine- Friends since we could barely ride half the roller coasters at theme parks, Christine is a magical being who is one of the few people I could and would talk about anything with for hours on end. She's currently spending much of her time in NYC though we still see each other very often. Her dramas sometimes make my drama seem like childsplay.

Mark -A former dorm mate, and now former crush. He came out as bi to me and Maudry one night which he has been increasingly comfortable with. He's tall, has short brown hair and used to play football. He's ambitious and looks to make a big impact in the world of Politics in the future. I have had a crush on him and we've gotten together a few times. I thought our relationship could have been something more, but in the end it will end up staying as a friendship. I hope only the best for him.

Liz - One of best friends at school. She's funny, charismatic and is someone who I can tell almost anything to. She's friends with Maudry, Mark and is part of the first floor crew who I love and frequently visited during my freshman year, we're still great friends today.

Matt - My now former love, hate, drug, everything. I met him back during my Sophomore year and the crush I developed on him that stuck for the longest time. He's tall, has brown blond hair and the rare but desirable "serious but funny" personality that makes me melt. He also has probably one of the best smiles of any guy I know. He was one of the captains of my high schools cross country team. For quite some time I've tried to end this obsession over him but everytime I seemed to make progress, I'd relapse. He's a great guy but in all liklihood he's straight.

Southern Charm (aka SC) - A guy on the crew team who had moved up from Florida during my senior year. He's charming, tall, and slim with brown slightly wavy short hair. When I first met him I got the thought that he might be gay, a thought I quickly suppressed. Since then, we had become pretty good friends. My friend Jess has a crush on SC. One evening on a car ride home, my friend Dutch told me she thought that SC might be gay, something I had repressed in my mind for months, but was pushed to the front of my mind again. He's now a freshman and is study engineering and comp sci in university.

Ben - A guy I had the pleasure of knowing for one of the best weeks of my life during a cruise over the summer. He's a bit shorter than me but was also a senior who runs cross country. We got to know each other pretty well and had many conversations during that week that I will probably never forget. He has brown hair and the most beautiful light brown eyes. I'm pretty sure he's straight but i couldn't help but get the feeling he could have been bi. He's mostly in my summer 2009 posts.

Dutch - My friend who I met during my junior year on the crew team. She's a fun great person to be around and is someone I could talk about anything with, especially during the private car rides back from practice. We both know of all the crew drama that goes on.

My Family - A network of people who I love with all my heart despite their nuances, quirks and often ridiculous practices. Apart from my mom, I haven't told anyone I'm gay and probably won't for a while. They're not ready for that and don't need the added stress.

Various Single Lettered Friends (L, T, K etc)- Friends I got too lazy to actually come up with an alias for (I gave up after five, how sad haha). They are usually someone from my close group of friends some of which I have come out to. We have a very mutually supportive relationship that fosters great bonds between us as a group.

**Names Changed to Preserve Anonymity**

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

And it Shall Rain Gravy and Stuffing

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