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this song is called alice's restaurant. it's about alice.

and the restaurant.
guess what i'm listening to? it's a thanksgiving tradition.

so today has been truly fantastic. i woke up at 10:30 and sat on my ass for a really long time. then, at 2:45, my mother picked me up and we went to the movies, because thanksgiving dinner has offically been moved to sunday night to accomodate my brothers' hunting schedule. we saw rent, which was fucking amazing. i was skeptical at first, but i really truly enjoyed it. sure, there were a couple of hokey moments, but that's what musicals are for. i cried when angel died. fuck, i cried at the end too. it's great.
after that, my mother and i had a thanksgiving meal that couldn't be beat at perkins. i was truly thankful for my cheese omelette, which i believe was the best thanksgiving meal ever, considering it came completely free of familial bullshit. and now i'm back in my room waiting for alex to come get me and take me to the movies again.

ok so here's a list of things i'm thankful for, because yes i'm cheesy like that. bear in mind it's a partial list.
heat, food, old friends, new friends, friends who call me on my bullshit, friends who are there for me, fuck all of my friends in general, my health, some of my family, music, pringles (which are a category entirely different from food), googing, my cell phone, my car, most of the material goods i use daily, love in all its forms, my warm bed, the roof over my head, the fact that dorms stay open over thanksgiving, and books. that's all i can think of for now.

"shrink, i wanna kill. i wanna see blood and gore and guts and veins in my teeth." ~arlo guthrie. i'm thankful for arlo too. he makes my thanksgiving.

posted by emma @ 6:59 PM