tales from 155 riverside: m'day (interlude)

"Hindi ka ba magpupunta sa gym? Sabado ngayon ah." My mom asked as she saw me flipping through the Will And Grace DVDs on my shelf.

"Nah." I replied as I played the seventh episode of the series' second season. "Nuod tayo, Ma."

Why spend a perfect Saturday afternoon in a place that constantly reminds me the need to fit in when I could be cozy and comfortable at home, laugh our asses while watching WAG, be myself and bond with my dearest mother.

GRACE: Ok, here's the Thanksgiving menu so far: apple pie, pumpkin pie, blueberry tart, and ice-cream roll. What am I missing? Cake! We need cake.

WILL: Did you take a bong hit before you wrote that?

JACK: Hear ye, hear ye. The holiday shopping season has just begun. Here are your lists. I suggest you surprise me with the things that are in bold.

WILL: Oh, yeah. Speaking of surprises, we're gonna have a special guest for dinner tomorrow.

JACK: Is this where you guys try to be funny and tell me that Cher is coming? Well, it's not gonna work this time, ok? But is she?

GRACE: Come on, Jack. Cher hasn't eaten since the seventies.

WILL: Give you a little hint. It's someone that you love, but you don't get to see her very often.

JACK: Ok, I'm thinking Liza, but go on.

WILL: And she gave birth to you.

JACK: Ok...

WILL: It's your
mom, genius.

JACK: My mo--! How could y--! You're-- rotten!

Jack runs from the apartment to the elevator and presses the button.

JACK: Come on, come on, come on.

Will and Grace run after him.

WILL: Hey, woman on the verge. What's going on?

JACK: Will, I don't have the same relationship with my mother as you do with yours.

GRACE: You never picked out her brassieres?

WILL: We don't need that, thank you. Jack, she called here looking for you and only mentioned like 30 times that she had no plans. I thought I was doing a good thing.

JACK: The woman is a monster, and you clearly did this to torture me.

WILL: I did not! That was just an unexpected bonus, really. Where are you going?

JACK: I'm going to go uninvite her. Damn you, Otis! I'm taking the stairs!

WILL: Jack!

Jack runs down the hall.

WILL: What was that?

GRACE: I know. I don't think I've seen him this upset since they hired a female urologist at the free clinic.

I've never been a fan of Hallmark holidays. But on this occasion, I am reminded that I should be more expressive in showing my appreciation for my mom. I couldn't have asked for a better mother.

We may have petty misunderstandings every now and then...

GRACE: Hmmm. Well, you've come on a good night. Jack's mother is going to be joining us, and she doesn't know Jack's gay.

KAREN: How could she not know? What is she, headless?

... but I know that in the end, it's in her arms that I'll always come back to.