Naturally, due to my anonymity, I have been debating whether or not to post something like this, but then I thought about it some more and since I have the dates (the tentative part mainly being my actual date of departure) for my annual holiday trip back to the nether regions of Michigan for Christmas more or less figured out, I thought to myself "What the hell?" So, as it stands right now, I'll be leaving my beloved Boston on December 22nd and returning on January 3rd, 2011. Yes, I am excited to be able to see my Grandma again and spend quality time with her and I must admit, as much as I love my life here, getting away from my daily routine and being able to get some extra rest here-n-there will do me a world of good. Albeit, none of us likes to be that far removed from our daily comfort zone but oh well, it's the holidays and I know that my beautiful city-by-the-sea will be here waiting for me when I get back.
Ahhh, the joys of anonymity - I can write about stuff like the above and not even have the slightest concern of anyone violating or invading my teeny tiny little fortress-in-the-city while I'm gone because no one basically knows where the frick I live anyways! Plus, realistically speaking, if any of my neighbors even suspected of someone trying to break-in while I am gone, the Boston Police Department is less than a 3 and a half minute drive from my front door. Love you Big City life, gonna miss you! And I really will. The kewl thing about living so close to downtown Boston are the "First Night Activities" that are held here every New Year's Eve - you can buy one of those pin passes that allows you to attend all types of entertainment shows, various culinary and beverage booths, and of course, the ice sculpture exhibits down in the Commons and just all kinds of fun stuff. They have First Night Activities throughout all the sprawling suburbs west of Boston, as well as throughout most of the towns and cities all over Massachusetts. I'm gonna miss that night like the dickens, being able to usher in the New Year with the city I love with all my heart-n-soul; but, who knows? Maybe I'll be lucky enough to be celebrating New Year's Eve up at some casino in Michigan! C'mon Big Money! Poppa needs a new pair of shoes AND extra funds for my big move after the New Year, and dental work too! Okay, okay I need to stop being silly.
As I have mentioned previously, I'm just your average, simple gay guy/Hiv'er, nothing fancy or glamorous about me, so I do not expect, nor anticipate, anyone out there to jump up-n-down in their computer chairs and say "Omg!!! HivSpice is coming to Michigan for Christmas this year!!!! Oh rapture!!!!" P'shaw, p'shaw, perhaps some of my contemporaries may indeed have those kinda expectations, but not me, not Mr. Plain-Joe. The world, nor its major holiday seasons, does not revolve around me. Myself, I'm just thankful to still be alive and to be able to enjoy yet another Christmas with my Grandma as well as the very few family members I still get along with. And I'm quite confident that like myself, everyone else out there probaly already has their holiday plans in the final planning stages, if not firmly in place.
Be that as this all may be (I still cant believe I'm about to say this), if there are any folks in Michigan, or perhaps I should say in the areas about 2 to 2 and a half hours north of Detroit, who would have some extra free-time during the holiday season and would like to meet for coffee, lunch or just to chat in person, I'm game. I know, I almost dropped my coffee cup after reading that too! Eh, I figure, what the hell ya know? Nothing wrong with keeping it real during the holidays like the rest of the year, is there? Of course, if no one wants to meet with me, that's perfectly fine too for I definitely do not expect anyone out there to change their holiday plans on my account, I just thought I'd demurely and nonchalantly throw it out there on the table. Should anyone be interested in getting together and visiting please feel free to drop me a note.
In closing, yes, I am using the word "tentative" literally for 2 specific reasons. First, I am in very good, stable health at this current point in time with no major issues looming out there in the horizon; however, should I have any serious medical problems prior to this trip, naturally I would cancel it and move it to a later date in time. Second, even with working 2 jobs right now I am actively seeking other employment due to the fact that I am seriously considering moving away from the city and further into the suburbs west of town sometime after the New Year has begun. In the scenario that I did indeed find an excellent job opportunity prior to the actual Christmas holiday itself, then naturally I would cancel or postpone for that reason as well. Dont get me wrong, I'm looking extremely forward to going "home for the holidays" as they say but in this day-n-age of uncertainty in the majority of our futures, one has to do what one has to do in order to survive. Am just trying to be as practical and realistic as possible. Regardless of what happens, whether you celebrate the Christmas holiday or not, I do wish everyone out there a safe and enjoyable holiday season no matter what your plans are. Thank you for reading.
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