There was no Sunday service on Christmas, so it was set to be a quiet day. That is, until that dark, disquieting storm cloud of a man (Or father. Depends on who you ask.) decided to make his presence known. Make it front and center. Not against me, but against my cousin, the man my dad loves to hate. In short, some letters on his kitchen table and some canned food on his kitchen counter was proof he lived in unfathomable squalor and will be kicked out by his landlord once he sees the bills and the Campbell's soup cans. Typical of my father, really.

But, because my father is "magnanimous," he issued orders for my mother and I to go "clean" my cousin's house. He wanted me to drop my Christmas meal that I had just cooked and go clean the already clean house of a man I despise because... reasons. I took my sweet time getting there, but I ultimately went because that might be the only time I see her for a while. I wish I didn't. In between day drinking and thinking he was being sly about it, he decided to take me aside and ask, solemnly... if I stole his toilet paper. Yeah, seriously. Near as I can guess, he took a missing roll of TP in the bathroom to mean not that it's been used, but that I stole it (and apparently another) because I was out and ashamed of the fact.

But, because my cousin is "magnanimous," he would be willing to take me toilet paper shopping. You know, like shoe shopping, but with Charmin? Seriously. To her (belated) credit, my mom now understands why I don't like my cousin. Why I would rather go without than accept any help from the man.

Anyway, after I finally got home, my evening got better. Cooked up some Chicken Tikka with Yellow Rice, mixed up some Kool Aid and finished up "1899" on Netflix. The ending was even more trippy than I thought! It left me with a lot more questions than answers. That said, amazing visuals, great character performance. Overall, a solid show! Now, on to "Treason," a spy thriller that asks the question: What if the head of MI6 was a double agent? I'm excited to go down that rabbit hole next!