The New Year is a much, much bigger deal here than Christmas (which the Catholics and the Protestants celebrate on the 25th of December, and the Eastern Orthodox on the 7th of January, by the way). Christmas is more reserved – aimed solely toward spiritual reflection and the singing of hymns and the like. TheContinue reading “In case you’re wondering”
Daily Archives: December 31, 2006
There are fireworks already
My cousin is dragging me to a party at her theater after midnight, which may go well, or may not, depending on whether or not a bunch of drunk kids will poke their fingers at me and say “dirty American,” or mercifully pretend I am not there if they’re only half drunk. It’s only when I leaveContinue reading “There are fireworks already”
I still need to buy champagne
But, at the very least, I’ve accomplished this. Thanks to Esra’a, and Happy New Year, especially to us lady-tramps who seem to have nowhere to go.
Natalia A. 