Seeing as how Devon and I don’t really have any Easter traditions, and neither do most of the people that we typically hang out with, we decided that Easter Sunday is a great day to have a party. Why not? It’s spring, which means it’s barbeque time, and barbeque time with these particular folks sometimes means Alaskan king crab time, and on this particular afternoon it was, for some, absinthe time. Absinthe is a bright green beverage composed of 70% alcohol that apparently makes you see fairies.

I had but a sip of the stuff, because I was told it tastes like black licorice — which it does — and I happen to love black licorice. But that was all I had of the green stuff. I had red ale to drink instead. I realize now that you, the reader, might have been expecting an article about a surreal mind trip. I’m sorry for any disappointment I may have caused.

It occured to me that since I can eat beef on purpose now, I should have brought a steak or something. But no matter, grilled crab makes a guy forget about everything else.

This party was kind of like an Easter service at a church in some ways. There was gathering and fellowship. There was talk of things that rise (shotglasses). There was communion (crab). There were songs sung with a guitar (”Every Rose Has Its Thorn”). Goodbyes took forever (too many hugs). Ideas were hatched on how to change the world (through science fiction television). People said “Jesus Christ” and “Hallelujah” (a lot!). Everyone left feeling happy and optimistic.

Over the course of seven hours, I only had five bottles of beer — a considerable amount less than most people there. Nevertheless, I called in sick to work and spent some quality time ignoring my alarm clock. I plan to clean today, as we have family arriving soon. Yesterday was the kind of Easter Sunday you can’t really talk about with someone’s mother, so we need to make the apartment look even better than the last time they were out…I’m not sure how this deflects the question of “So, what did you do for Easter,” but it’s what I’m going to do, dammit.

Hope everyone out there had a good Easter, too.

Filed by Bil at 9:35 am under Religion, Damn Hippies