Happy Turkey Long Weekend Jesse!

Oh my god, it's going to be dead around here for the next few days, isn't it? I may be forced to do work!

You know after hearing Cheney talk about how outragous and reprehensible suggesting that we were mislead into war, Rumsfeld talking about how he wasn't a advocate for the war, and Bush talking about how things are going great in the war, I think that when the Iraqi minister of information disppeared he actually secretly starting working for the Bush administration as an advisor.

I'm at work.

But soon I'll have to leave to take a train to downtown Chicago, and another train to a western suburb to go see a retina specialist. She will decide if my eye gets lasered. It's possible she might laser my eye on the same visit. I'll have to explain that I suffer from anxiety and therefore need an extra big dose of Valium first before anyone comes anywhere near my eye with a laser. But considering how I feel now, I might end up falling asleep.

I am at work. I have tons of work to do. I have people harassing me for things they need ASAP. It's snowing like crazy and I have to go shopping after work for birthday gifts.

I hate today.

I'm at work too. Pretty normal day though, just fewer people here.

My neighbor who was supposed to take care of my cat didn't come home last night, so I couldn't give her my key.

So I topped off Ruby's food, and left two bowls of water.

Hopefully, she won't die while I'm away.

I had to put laundry in this morning, because somone decided to do four loads of laundry late last night.

I am SO FAR BEHIND.

Need to shower, dry clothes, pack, check and recheck everything in my apartment to make sure I've shut everything off, and haul ass.

BLARGH.

Re: ita's link - [link] Biofuel kills the Amazon rainforest.

The last year I have numbers for (2003) 95% of harvested soy was used for animal feed. Human food, and biofuels were trivial in comparison. That said the larger point is valid: not much care is being taken to make sure that biofuels are grown sustainably - though done properly they can be.

I'm at work today, and though I'm diligently trying to be a good worker bee

I try to be good strong worker man, but refrigimator so messy. So, so messy.

ION, our co-counsel at Legal Aid is starting to chap my ass. I Do Not Need Your Attitude, Missy. This may be your first filing, but it certainly ain't mine. CHILL OUT.

Allyson, Ruby will be fine. How long will you be gone?

DJ, for Thanksgiving games you always root for Dallas and Detroit.

Oh hell no. Detroit, maybe. Maybe.

Heartwarming story for filming and showing at Thanksgiving from this morning's Trib: [link]