Comments on: Ritual de lo Habitual

By: Monkeys In My Pants

Monkeys In My Pants — Sun, 09 Jan 2005 23:38:56 +0000

Sasha and I have developed a ritual. Or, rather, Sasha has developed it and forced it on me.
Before I go to sleep, Sasha walks from the foot of my bed into my new office. I must follow her. I turn on the light and open the door to get in. I must bend down and pet her…

By: moreno

moreno — Wed, 05 Jan 2005 08:01:06 +0000

“Damn, that sounded pretty good I thought to myself. My mom agreed that she could relate. (Haha, victory, na na na na na na) But she said that ritual is still an important part of her life, even at an individual, daily level. “I have my own little rituals that I do myself every single day,” she said.

And I was reminded of my own daily rituals. Starting my day with a run. Filling my coffee mug – the same frickin coffee mug every day – nearly to the top with double French roast, a little half and half, and one sugar in the raw, sitting down, crossing my legs like a Democratic girlie man, letting out a happy sigh, and then unfolding the New York Times. Or listening to music every night before I go to sleep.”

- what if you dont have any of those rituals. what if the only actions that are guaranteed to occur in your routine are waking up and falling asleep? if you say that even doing those things is ritualistic behavior, i gotta say youre reaching there. what would nana say about my workday? that rhymes and you know it does.

By: cindylu

cindylu — Wed, 05 Jan 2005 07:46:42 +0000

I just read your Zacatecas thing. How can you compare a rosca de reyes to fruitcake? That’s completely culturally insensitive. Ha. I want to go back to Zacatecas, I barely remember it, but know I loved it.

By: Elenita

Elenita — Wed, 05 Jan 2005 03:46:20 +0000

However much Navidad annoys you, Osito, you have to at least admit that this one was interesting. Which is more than I can usually say about mine. Not this year, but, usually….

By: Susannity!

Susannity! — Wed, 05 Jan 2005 00:58:14 +0000

Your Nana sounds pretty cool. =) You are fortunate that you can have a conversation of any depth with your family. It is a rareity.

By: ChrisN

ChrisN — Wed, 05 Jan 2005 00:03:33 +0000

“rituals of other cultures tend to bother me far less than those of our own”

I am the same, and much more so with respect to religions and their influence. For me, it all relates to my intimacy with the culture. I know all the gritty dirt of my own history and culture, and often take the good parts for granted. I haven’t had the best time with christianity in the US/Canada, so I tend to find them completely self serving in their interests. Yet as an outsider I can be charmed and swayed by the unknown of a different culture. This is all temporary though, I have yet to find anything perfect.

Maybe that just means we can do better.