Sounds like you'll be feasting on even rarer food, Javachik. Have a wonderful time.

So true. Thanks!

Yeah, normally I'd still bring some delicious sides, but since I am flying down on Wednesday night, I am bringing dinner rolls and butter. Had to be something I could pick up on Thursday morning on the way.

Eeek! Flying!

Yeah, "food a la lap" doesn't sound tasty.

Just be sure to eat extra pie.

Just be sure to eat extra pie.

A rule to live by!

"It's a ritual sacrifice, with pie." [link]

I normally snort at demonstrations.

I find them mostly pointless, good for only the slight feeling of solidarity, a picture for tomorrow's newspaper, which in its turn will fold the fish of the next day. I prefer the daily struggle, the one which involves daily awareness, and not a bi-monthly demonstration.

And yet, I'll be there.

Oh, Shir. I read that. It is beautiful.

Funny. I'm finding myself convincing long time leftists friends that it's not a demonstration that's "shooting too much directions at the same time", but the thing we (I, we, them, it's all the same) waited for.

People are weird in their persistence of the country to recognize their own "unique" pain.

There's nothing unique about human rights violation.

There's nothing unique about human rights violation.

So I'm losing the plot over the dissertation, which I cannot see finishing by Monday's deadline. The Girl is being adorable and seeing if she can change her flights to come home earlier than planned and help. Not sure how she can help, but I might go entirely crazy, possibly quite literally, if I'm alone in this flat with my work for much longer. So, yeah.

Shir, you are fab and I hope the demonstration is a useful one.

We don't do Thanksgiving, but with our American connections, p'raps we should. I like mashed potatoes and pie.

Wikipedia has a list of panelists for the upcoming QI series: [link]

The David Tennant is scheduled to provide maximum cross-promotion for the Doctor Who Xmas special.