patrick pants: so I had thanksgiving at my brother’s girlfriend’s aunt’s house
patrick pants: there were many uncomfortably awkward moments
andrew: that’s a weird place to have thanksgiving.
patrick pants: I know!
andrew: i had thanksgiving at my mailman’s.
patrick pants: you got me beat!
patrick pants: but, no, it was really awkward
patrick pants: everyone kept asking if I had a girlfriend, and this girl kept hitting on me
patrick pants: I was just like “no, I don’t have enough time for a girlfriend”
patrick pants: sigh
patrick pants: if only I had a brought a bear along
patrick pants: then it would have been like
patrick pants: “hey everybody, this is my bf.”
patrick pants: and my mom would be
patrick pants: well
patrick pants: I don’t know
patrick pants: my mom would probably
patrick pants: actually, I have no idea.
andrew: i’m trying to imagine the scene.
andrew: the burly man greets your mom with a “woof”.
andrew: it’s awkward.
andrew: she asks about his bones.
patrick pants: or
patrick pants: she would discuss the differences between canines and ursidae
andrew: that would be the best.
patrick pants: and the family would just be like
patrick pants: trying to not show how uncomfortable they were
andrew: the dad would try to bring up a gay person he knows
andrew: to show that he’s not prejudiced
andrew: and the wife would contradict him: “no, he’s been married several times”
andrew: it’s just like a bad movie.
andrew: like “dan in real life”
patrick pants: except I’d be in it
patrick pants: and I’d be equally uncomfortable with a bear woofing at the table
patrick pants: oh
patrick pants: and when I told them (the hostess’ family) that I was studying math and japanese
patrick pants: the hostess was all like
patrick pants: “OH, REALLY?!?!” and then she left
patrick pants: and came back with a photo of a japanese prayer flag
patrick pants: and she wanted me to translate the japanese written on it
patrick pants: and I was like
patrick pants: “uhmmmmmmmmmmmmm” because I didn’t know more than 3 of the kanji
patrick pants: and then we played a game
patrick pants: and I was the drums
patrick pants: and I gave up
patrick pants: but it wasn’t rockband
patrick pants: it’s hard to explain
patrick pants: but it was stupid
andrew: you were the drums?
andrew: not the drummer?
patrick pants: yeah, I was the drums
patrick pants: woah
andrew: ?
patrick pants: I am really really cool
andrew: i know, but why “woah”?
patrick pants: it’s just the sound that happens
andrew: when one hand claps?
patrick pants: and when a tree falls
patrick pants: in a forest
patrick pants: with no one around