Okay, probably not going to be online tomorrow - so I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm going to two Thanksgiving dinners. Somehow I need to cook a dish for the second one during the first one.

Somehow I need to cook a dish for the second one during the first one.

Steal it.

Man, why do we have to work a full day today? It doesn't seem right.

Health insurance sucks. My company is owned by a health insurance company, and they give us shitty insurance. It's ridiculous.

I am going crazy with so many days at home, no plans (unable to really go out Monday or Tuesday because of the snowstorm) and vacation! I have some work I should be doing, but not so much that I'm ...actually doing it. :)

After telling Jesse not to go, I wound up in Whole Foods today anyway. But I managed to get in and out in five minutes by buying a chai and checking out at the coffee bar instead of waiting in the regular express line (which went halfway around the store).

I ran out of flour. Luckily CJ was willing to hop on his bike and go to the store for me.

I hate driving in snow, so won't shop until Friday because it supposed to break late Tday here.

Yes that means I will be shopping Black Friday. Oh well, since I am shopping for electronics maybe will get a bargain. Since my netbook died and my main computer is dying. I compromised on a $175 netbook that is still faster and has more capacity than my current main computer. Got data transferred, but I need a monitor since I can't use a netbook screen as main screen. Even with new screen cheaper than new desktop, let alone desktop plus notebook. When money is less scarce I'll invest in a current computer. But a netbook with XPhome as more power and is faster in practice than my current ancient main computer so gets me through and lets me keep doing my work. I'll need to be damn virtuous with my backups though.

The kitchen is full here and I didn't want to be in the way making b'fast (and every horizontal surface is covered with place settings) so I put off b'fast then eventually needed to go out for a meal. Volunteered to pick up some stuff while at Trader Joe's. I pretty much love cycling to TJ's anyway, but I especially appreciated it today as the cars were all backed up waiting for parking spots. Zoom - right to the bike rack. And it wasn't too bad inside, either. About the normal busy line rather than crazy busy holiday line.

ETA: ita, I hope you *do* get better this year. Just for its own sake...although I'm sure it would help the $ situation.

What am I thankful for? My family, for their general wonderfulness as well as for their good health, for my MiL's recent turn around health-wise, for my job, my home, my wonderful friends.

In a more immediate sense, I am very thankful that this holiday has brought so many good friends to LA to visit, so I get to see them!

Timelies all!

Good luck Erin!

We're going to Gary's mom's house for Thanksgiving, and we're bringing a pie.(Not home-made)