Friendship in the Time of New Media

A Very Myers Thanksgiving Morn’

9:02am - Awake to the sound of my mom’s incredibly loud speaking voice

9:06am - Come downstairs to realize she was having a conversation with our dogs

9:34am - Consume 2 Maple doughnuts in rapid succession

9:40am - My dad discovers how a Mac can function without a right-click button

9:30am - The turkey enters the oven, spurring various jokes about my vegetarianism

9:45am - Freak out upon hearing Jane Krakowski mention the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic, Starlight Express — a musical about trains performed by actors on rollerskates — during a Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade interview

10:10am - Have an in-depth discussion about sweet potato taste-pairings with my mom

10:13am - Teach my mom how to Top Gun high-five; Successfully Top Gun high-five several times, then chase the dogs around the house

10:44am - Dad and Ryan go outside to chop wood like Father & Brother in a Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving illustration

10:46am - They give up and decide to do it later, unlike their Rockwellian counterparts

10:52am - More doughnuts

11:12am - Assorted cooking, Swiffering, and dog-maintainence 

11:36am - My dad hands me a Smurf temporary tattoo. I decide to write the current Tumblr entry.

Happy Thanksgiving, from my lovable ‘n’ wacky family to yours.