at the foot of the bluff

resistance is futile

Can you resist mashed potatoes?

Me neither!  Mashed potato resistance is futile.  Good thing I know who's making the mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving tomorrow - the friend who is hosting!  Even if all else fails, there will be wine (which I am bringing) and potatoes.  Yum!  What more could one want?

Okay, maybe a vegetable or two, and turkey or tofurkey, as the case may be.

I think I'd like green beans with gremolata.  And polenta with sauteed chard.  And brussles sprouts with toasted sesame seeds, sesame oil and tamari.  And . . .

For dessert, perhaps apple pie, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, blueberry pie, gingerbread, sherry cake, strawberry shortcake . . . Yes indeed, I love Thanksgiving!

What are you craving this holiday?

3 days, 3 days, 3 days

It's a lovely thing: a 3-day weekend.  My office is closed today for building electrical something-or-others, so I get a 3 day weekend.  Thursday is Thanksgiving, and I'm normally off Fridays & Saturdays.  That's another 3 day weekend.  And because of the way the week falls, that means I have a 3 day work week this week.

I just have to say, I don't think I've been this well-rested in quite some time!

I'm spending the day catching up on things - I've already taken out the recycling and gone grocery shopping, and have settled in for some TV watching (How the Earth Was Made marathon on the History Channel - excellent!) and soon will make an omelette or something else eggy and delicious, since I finally have eggs and veggies and butter with which to cook such things.

If anyone were to call me, though, I might be persuaded to put my trousers back on (yes, I changed back into pajama pants mere moments after I put the groceries away) and go out and do something.  I don't know what, though.  Get hot cocoa?  Go to a movie?  It's that sort of day. Overcast and windy.  Not rainy though - I kind of wish it were.  Then I'd have an excuse not to do my laundry, which I suppose I ought to do something about today as well.  Bah humbug.  Why can't there be a laundry fairy?

I think I'll have to eat some Acme herb slab bread and think upon my options.  Yes, that's what I'll call this procrastination - considering my options.  For hours and hours.  Lovely!

Mars

It's been a lot of Mars, here chez Maria.  I just barely finished the Mars trilogy of books by Kim Stanley Robinson, and lo and behold the Doctor Who special episode The Waters of Mars airs.

May I just take this moment to say I love David Tennant.  And the preview for the next episode makes me really wonder what's going on.  Tiny SPOILER follows:  Why, oh why, did the preview for the next ep show the Master with bleach blond hair?  I do relish the return of John Simm . . . Who was, BTW, (in a perfect tie-in to the title of this post) on Life on Mars (the British version, of course, which is the only one in my world).

And, in case anyone missed it, evidently David Tennant is set to be on US TV in the future, at least theoretically, as he's in some sort of pilot.  I'd give you a link, but it's nearly 11pm and I should have been asleep an hour ago.

I think I'd like a miniature Baby Ruth.  And a miniature Twix.  Look, over there, what in the world could that be? *mmmph* Nothing, I am not eating anything.  Who says so?  Perhaps just two miniature bits of candy. No, no.  I will be strong.  I will be satisfied with the mini Butterfinger I ate earlier tonight.  I needed a small dessert after having a super healthy dinner of soba noodles and red chard.  Add that to the minestrone soup I had for lunch, and the bagel with cream cheese I had for breakfast, obviously what was missing from my day was some chocolate.  Mmm.  Chocolate.

It is now just 2 months until Christmas in January, and I have yet to buy my plane tickets.  I am just waiting on the signature on my vacation request and they shall be purchased.  For you lovely Mpls peeps the dates I expect to be there are 1/15/09 to 1/19/09, with family Christmas that weekend.

Since I've yawned thrice now, it's time for bed.  Good night!