New Year's Eve

Well maybe we should have done our Tuen leen fahn on the weekend after all. Due to the state of the T Grace has been coming home rather late. I encourage her to just stay out and make the best of the situation. Enjoy yourself, etc.
Tomorrow me and the boys will go and do our lion dance for a few houses. Our house, a neighbor, and a friend. I'm going to use the cardboard head that I painted instead of the more "authentic" looking one because I don't want that one to get wet from the snow. The drum is going to be one of the toy drums and toy cymbals and gongs (though I may not have anyone to actually play those.

But it's mainly the idea. Basically it's all I got in terms of some sort of ritual or celebration. So I might as well do it.

I'm actually more nervous about this little adventure than the actual parade in Chinatown. I mean, I don't know if I will actually succeed, or if someone will call the police on me. That's another reason why even though it is kind of lame that I have a toy drum, it is also sort of safer.

But one day I hope to do this thing on my block with the real heads and a real drum. It can be a small drum, but you know, bam, a real drum. I actually have a real head so that isn't really the issue is it? But a real head and a fake drum.. that just won't match, so might as well have a fake head too.