Coffee Table Declarations
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
I had a really nice New Year's celebration (albeit a day late).
First, we discovered a Chinese restaurant with an almost comical atmosphere. By the way, if anyone can tell me the history behind the relationship of New Year's and Chinese food, you will get a fortune cookie from me.
Anyway, we were seeking ambiance - low lighting, good food, scorpion bowls. However, the place we haphazardly ended up had garishly bright lighting, a sports game blaring loudly from a tv in the corner, far too many burly men (including one pair who ordered a scorpion bowl to share), a friendly yet casual waitress decked out in sweatpants, and the most greasy Chinese food I have ever encountered. But it was absolutely perfect - good company makes all the difference.
And then there's my own personal much revered New Year's tradition of watching the annual Twilight Zone marathon on the SciFi channel. By the way, if anyone can tell me the history behind the relationship of New Year's and the Twilight Zone, you will get a fortune cookie from me.
Anyway, I love those old Twilight Zone episodes. I finally got to see the one with William Shatner on the plane. If you've never seen it, you can skip this part but here are my impressions: from a distance, the creature on the wing looked scary, but as he got closer, he just looked like a man in the bear suit. But then, when WS pulled the curtain back and the creature's face was pressed against the window, I almost jumped out of my skin. This all just proves that there is nothing like classic TZ episodes to enable you to suspend your disbelief, overlook the props of the day, and become completely wrapped up in a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. Besides, I find myself imagining weird, creepy things sometimes too. Doesn't everyone?
First, we discovered a Chinese restaurant with an almost comical atmosphere. By the way, if anyone can tell me the history behind the relationship of New Year's and Chinese food, you will get a fortune cookie from me.
Anyway, we were seeking ambiance - low lighting, good food, scorpion bowls. However, the place we haphazardly ended up had garishly bright lighting, a sports game blaring loudly from a tv in the corner, far too many burly men (including one pair who ordered a scorpion bowl to share), a friendly yet casual waitress decked out in sweatpants, and the most greasy Chinese food I have ever encountered. But it was absolutely perfect - good company makes all the difference.
And then there's my own personal much revered New Year's tradition of watching the annual Twilight Zone marathon on the SciFi channel. By the way, if anyone can tell me the history behind the relationship of New Year's and the Twilight Zone, you will get a fortune cookie from me.
Anyway, I love those old Twilight Zone episodes. I finally got to see the one with William Shatner on the plane. If you've never seen it, you can skip this part but here are my impressions: from a distance, the creature on the wing looked scary, but as he got closer, he just looked like a man in the bear suit. But then, when WS pulled the curtain back and the creature's face was pressed against the window, I almost jumped out of my skin. This all just proves that there is nothing like classic TZ episodes to enable you to suspend your disbelief, overlook the props of the day, and become completely wrapped up in a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. Besides, I find myself imagining weird, creepy things sometimes too. Doesn't everyone?
