It started raining pretty hard yesterday and continued onto today. We needed the rain. The past three years had been very dry. The recent brush fires was a clear indication of that.

Yesterday, I went to Quy’s sister’s Christmas Eve party. His sisters know how to have a great time. They always have great food such as lobsters and sushi. There were no lobsters yesterday, just lots of shrimp and raw oysters. I tried one of the oysters. I was told to put alot of Tabasco sauce to kill the flavor. It was pretty interesting. The texture was very soft, almost gelatinous. I got a little sick from it. I left my car keys at party and ended up staying overnight at Quy’s house. I really like his house, they had in-door heating. Sure beats my drafty freezing cold house.

The next morning, the crew stopped by and exchanged presents. Sigh. I haven’t started my Christmas shopping yet. Now it’s too late. I guess I’ll get them gifts a few days after Christmas. I hope they don’t mind.

We later went to Pasadena and watched Cold Mountain. The movie wasn’t memorable. Quy said that all he got out of the movie was Come back to me. I agree. I don’t understand how it ended up with so much nominations.

This year wasn’t as festive as the previous years. We didn’t have any holiday decorations, nor a Christmas tree. It just didn’t felt like Christmas.