Oh for fuck's sake -- apparently I was supposed to individually tell every single person that I am leaving. I thought the word would get out! Now I'm in trouble because there are people who got the invite to my going away party who I hadn't spoke with. Everyone can fuck off.

Everyone can fuck off.

Yes they can! You're pretty much in the Leslie Knope/White Male Senator catbird seat at this point, aren't you?

I have to stay at work for two more hours. Can I come up with two hours of stuff to do? Doubtful.

You're pretty much in the Leslie Knope/White Male Senator catbird seat at this point, aren't you?

YESSSS!! What are they going to do, fire me???

Should I buy my favorite wine to take to Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow? Or should I just drink cheap whiskey and diet coke like everyone else?

I have to go around to probably all the grocery stores in the area today to look for sweet potato rolls, which my sister didn't tell me to get until this morning. I've never even heard of sweet potato rolls. I should have started doing this a couple hours ago, but I am listless and grumpy.

I've certainly never heard of sweet potato rolls as a thing you can buy. Can you call around first?

Will other people drink your wine if you bring it?

Can you call around first?

Never occurred to me! I should do that.

Will other people drink your wine if you bring it?

Maybe. But I'll just bring it home if there's some left.

Heh, I was thinking more don't bring wine you like if other people will be drinking it but not appreciating it. I am in a selfish mood, apparently.

I haven't traveled for Thanksgiving since my parents died. While I miss them, I don't miss the traffic. Tomorrow I'll be going over to a friend's for dinner. If I wasn't carrying a big bowl of wild rice salad I could walk there. I'm lucky enough to have a four day weekend. In my last two jobs we could generally take a vacation day on Friday if we wanted, but I often worked it, clearing the inbox with no one else around.

My friend's mom worked for Walmart, and she had to stop making Thanksgiving dinner for her family because even when they weren't open on Thanksgiving day they needed a lot of people there to prep for black Friday.

Online shopping is my favorite thing ever. I hate crowds, hearing the same four Christmas songs over and over, and the whole Christmas consumer frenzy. I can take the list my sister sends me and get the main shopping done in under an hour, from my sofa. Then I hit local crafts shops and liquor stores for the rest of my shopping and I'm done.

On the other hand, I love setting up the tree and putting lights up around the apartment.

Green bean casserole has been prepped and put in the oven. Next step, cornbread. (Or, really, next step, wash dishes. But cornbread after that.)