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.

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

Seska, good luck with the whole sanity thing. And the dissertation. May The Girl have safe travels whenever she comes home to you.

There's nothing unique about human rights violation.

Sadly, no.

Good luck, Seska!

We're spending Thanksgiving with my parents, and on the day we'll eat with them and my sister's family at the restaurant in the retirement community where my parents live. (Don't feel sorry for us not having homemade, it's a fabulous spread.) The next day will be the homemade Thanksgiving with my Aunt & Uncle, and one of my cousins all coming over to join the rest of us - the people to pie ratio that is planned is 2:1. I'm going to have to jog back to DC from Richmond to get rid of the calories.

(I am not mentioning my pescaterian status as this dinner is so not about me, and I can def go a day with nothing but salad and pumpkin pie!) and will be chaotic.

FWIW, java, I'd be annoyed as the host if somebody didn't tell me they had a dietary restriction and just sat there eating rolls and salad. It's not all about you, but Thanksgiving is about everybody having a delicious meal. As a host, I would not consider it an imposition to make some vegetarian or pescetarian dishes.

After being pescaterian for a couple decades I never had a shortage of food at holiday meals. There are always so many side dishes with veggies and relishes, etc. The host families were always so concerned about whatever I would eat without eating turkey. Um, sweet potatoes, pie, cranberry relish, a billion other veggies.

There are always so many side dishes with veggies and relishes, etc. The host families were always so concerned about whatever I would eat without eating turkey. Um, sweet potatoes, pie, cranberry relish, a billion other veggies.

Totally. My vegan mom and stepdad never have a problem. Of course, they'll often bring a Tofurkey, which offers many opportunities for the rest of the fam to mock them, but then they also can have their turkey-like vegan substitute while the rest of us chow down on real bird.

Of course, they'll often bring a Tofurkey, which offers many opportunities for the rest of the fam to mock them

a win win for everyone.

Of course, they'll often bring a Tofurkey, which offers many opportunities for the rest of the fam to mock them

a win win for everyone.

What are the holidays about, if not the opportunity to mock your loved ones?