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I have this side of the family that has a certain distinctive facial feature I noticed the other day. The shape or their eyes makes them appear sleepy or sad. And it strikes me as astounding because this particular side of my family (my father's cousins) are these light-skinned individuals with these sort of dull, almost golden or yellow-green hue to their eyes. So they've got these gorgeous eyes almost totally hidden by their eyelids.
I know, I know-- silly of me to obsess over a facial feature, but I think I'm attracted to sad things (like the melancholic look on their faces).
Recently, my parents visited me. Sort of like a check up on how I'm doing since I'm in my first apartment away from home and I'm living that adult way of life, I guess. And what was fun was just hanging out with my parents, not necessarily as their equal, but as a responsible young man and not their child. I noticed nuances in their relationship that I'd never pick up on as a kid. I kind of surprised myself at discovering my parents all over again.
And that's a bit of a double-edged sword with my family. We keep to ourselves, even to each other. It's not as though we hide secrets from each other, but we definitely stay out of each others' business.
For instance, my parents hardly ever discuss the future or being grandparents. When I came out to them, there was a bit of a backlash and the topic got swept under the rug. As it stands now, it's kind of a "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" issue-- They don't ask about that side of my life and I don't tell them. I often think about the moment where I enter a serious relationship and the guy wants to meet my parents and I have to explain to him that I might not be able to introduce him as "my boyfriend".
Still, if it's a relationship that gets that serious (which would be a feat for me), I'd despise the idea of keeping it a secret and it'd probably end up being a "This is my boyfriend. Deal with it." kind of thing instead.
Finally, I think I may begin taking pictures again. A few of my friends have told me about 'Project 365' in which you take a picture every day for a year. I've heard it improves your sense for photography. Maybe it'll become a little hobby for me and I can say that I do more than play video games for hours on end (...not that that's a bad thing...)