Comments on: how i spent my thanksgiving: an essay by posh d. pants

By: Henri

Henri — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:55:01 +0000

Meredith – the answer to your question is, “Not enough.”

But I’m working to improve that siuation.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:29:02 +0000

My Thanksgiving was boring. Mainly because I like drinking with my family and there won’t be any drinking for me until the baby arrives.

Also, I don’t like traditional Thanksgiving food. Seriously. I know! I know! I am so un-American. But really? Green bean casserole? Yams with brown sugar (as if they are already not sweet enough on their own?) I think it might be my nausea but whatever, I am sticking by my statement.

Also…I LOVE food descriptions in YA books. Hello! The Little Princess? I remember the ‘ice cold milk’ in boxcar kids and how they kept it cold, by putting it in the cold creek, which I was fascinated by because creeks just aren’t that cold around here.

Anyways, yay!

By: joshkatz

joshkatz — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:48:59 +0000

I didn’t have the best thanksgiving. Erica and I decided we needed to get out of Thailand before the government collapsed, so we spent thanksgiving night on a 10 hour van ride from Bangkok to Phuket, where the only functional airport in Thailand is located. The highway was mostly two undivided lanes and full of bikes, slow heavy trucks, insane Thai drivers, and scary military checkpoints along the Myanmar border. We didn’t eat anything, for fear of barfing, and tried to keep our eyes closed for as much of those 10 hours as possible. Also, Thai rest stops only have squat toilets. Not a good scene.

By: olivia

olivia — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:06:58 +0000

Hi! I’m really late to this post, but I don’t write my own blogs and am crap at emailing and everything related to the internet lately.

That said, I loved your post. I had a Thanksgiving with 10 close friends and 6 new friends (after spending Thanksgiving with them) on Sunday, and it was so fun. I sent my friend who was hosting (she hosts most things) a turkey recipe which was delicious, and we had nice, cozy conversations about life, and I felt like these were Old Friends, which was what I needed. And I wrote a couple Christmas cards later but only because I know what I’m like and I’ll be really far behinda nd probably not mail half of them unless I start in Nov. Sadly, no babies, but that’s fine. There’s always the future.

By: talena

talena — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:40:40 +0000

i think i’m might’ve yelped a bit at you and your mom’s facials. just a little bit.

By: trish

trish — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:55:58 +0000

Are Henri and your dad doing the cobra?!?!? I really hope you say yes!

By: Meredith

Meredith — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:01:20 +0000

Yay, that looks lovely! Matt and I will be on the Riverwalk for his birthday (the day after Christmas) so we can have some fun birthday time away from his family, so I look forward to the holiday cheer!

Also, how many sparkly jackets does Henri own?

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:45:52 +0000

If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you all a hundred times: Elton John brings people together. For all his faults, drunk husband of birthday girl knows this in his heart of hearts, and for that I can’t outright dislike him.

By: John

John — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:23:17 +0000

That looks kind of awesome to me. Wow. I could get into this American holiday stuff.

Also, I really appreciated the essay theme, as I’ve been grading for three days straight!!

By: Mandy

Mandy — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:11:49 +0000

Thanksgiving was also good to me for many reasons.
First, I got to eat both ham AND turkey. I enjoy having multiple meat options at my meals, and they were both delicious.
Second, I made spiced *adult* cider. No, it wasn’t X rated cider. It was simply chock full of booze.
Third, I joined a gym to remedy both the behavior above, and that extra $29 knocking around my bank account each month.
In conclusion, Thanksgiving was also good to me for many reasons.
(I love the high school composition theme of this one!)