Test~ma for Buffista Auxillaries.

I am now taking my last moment before the next 24 hours of cooking. Here we go....

We'll, that sucks. Negative test ~ma to her.

Thanks. Btw, JenP, I made the Reddit Apple Cream pie!

I made the Reddit Apple Cream pie!

Cool! What's the verdict?

Good luck, David/Emmett! Also, how is the apple cream pie? It sounds tasty to me.

"I feel I have exceeded my potential in my current role, and am ready for more responsibilities and challenges

Dang, you ARE really good at this. The annoying thing is, it's not an actual "promotion", just a title change from like, Teapot Manager to Senior Teapot Manager--the actual tasks/day to day wouldn't change at all (though in theory I"d be more likely to have bigger projects, in reality it mostly depends on what's needed)

I have cranberry-satsuma-ginger sauce cooling on the stove, and a ground almond pie crust just came out of the oven. This will be the first year in over a decade that I don't make a maple-walnut pie for Thanksgiving: my niece requested chocolate cream pie instead.

My boss is retiring in December, my most-competent coworker is going on maternity leave for 5 months in January, and we have no idea who is going to replace my boss, or who will be the interim team lead while the hiring process grinds slowly to its finish. I don't actually want to be the team lead, but wouldn't mind the interim job, if it comes with a short-term salary bump. In the meantime I'm just sort of grinding along on my own projects, with minimal oversight. It's not so bad, I must remember how awful it is to have a micromanager.

Cool! What's the verdict?

It looks good. Not eating it until tomorrow. Running out of gas now, but I've done a lot of precooking.

Tomorrow should be relatively easy. Except for the part that we may have to drive 90 minutes north to drop off Thanksgiving food with Emmett if he can't come down.

So, they don't have a quick test, but her symptoms are concerning enough that they are recommending against Emmett coming down.

We will cook Thanksgiving in the morning, and drive up halfway to deliver Thanksgiving to him at the Novato Park and Ride (halfway).

Fuck it! I'm not going to get down about another bullshit 2020 disaster.

In fact, now I'm going to make AN EXTRA PIE. The most complicated one of all. Take that 2020! Go fuck yourself in the ass with an unpleasantly splintered broken broomstick.

I hope everyone tests negative!

I found out at work they are providing food tomorrow and Friday, I didn't think they could but they are doing box lunch/subs so not as awesome as some of what they've had before but at least we are being fed.

And I discovered a lot of people will be off. I will be there at 7 am And we are encouraged to wear holiday pajamas. I have none that are suitable for work (they are cozy and I get hot at work) but I'm going to dress comforably.

Matthew is making Thanksgiving dinner and he and I may drop off a plate to Mom or she said she would meet us half way if we wanted to do that.

No customers tomorrow in the store at least

Tim is working this evening, and they're doing a Thanksgiving potluck. He's eating at his desk to be appropriately socially distanced. He texted me "Somehow we have 2 turkeys. Do you want real turkey tomorrow,* because I can bring you leftovers?"

I replied "TURKEY LEG TURKEY LEG TURKEY LEG."

*We only got a Tofurkey for Tim, because there's more than enough for me to eat some, too, and I was not going to cook a whole separate turkey breast for me. But if he can bring home leftovers, I'll definitely eat real turkey.

David, I look forward to hearing how it is. I'm sorry about the last minute change in plans today mean no Emmett at the actual table.

Good luck tomorrow and Friday, askye.

My dark chocolate bourbon pecan pie is out of the oven and looks good. The GF crust looks good, and little crumbles taste good, so I have high hopes.