ahh…the holidays. time to settle in to my (a) yearly holiday depression and (b) yearly flu/cold/illness bonanza. sound like a load of fun? you bet your bottom dollar it is, champ.

looks like my grandmother jetted off to florida for turkey day, leaving the rest of the family saying "fuck it. we're not gonna have a big thanksgiving dinner this year. we all just get drunk anyway." this would be fine and dandy, under most circumstances, but it leaves me completely alone on thanksgiving. seeing as i have nowhere to go to grab a free dinner, i was planning on sitting at home with some turkey slices, bread, and some beer. but it looks like i'll be rolling into the workplace for a catered turkey dinner, complete with (probably instant) mashed potatoes. i guess that's the one saving grace.

i'm supposed to do something with the girl later in the evening, and i hope that's not a weird situation. we're not really technically "together" anymore, but it looks like that's not totally out of the question in the future. i dunno. it's just really getting lumped into my big "list of reasons why i will end up being bummed out over the holidays." i should probably get working on finding reasons to not get bummed, huh?

hopefully matt enjoys his trip to virginia.

on the illness front, last night the sinuses started acting up. i woke up yesterday morning with a bit of drainage, but it cleared up within an hour or so. today, however, i'm suffering through a scratchy throat and a clogged nose. it looks like my thanksgiving weekend will also be one spent doped up on cold medicine. can't beat that, huh?

the show is still on for friday, but it's starting to look like my plans for saturday have bombed out, due to circumstances well beyond my control. i guess that's fine. i'll probably use the time to help scott get his moving done. what are roommates for, anyway?

i should probably be drinking clear liquids instead of coke, huh? oh well…i did go grab an early lunch at double dragon. i figure sesame chicken is just as good (if not better) for me as chicken noodle soup, right? today's fortune:

You have an important new business development shaping up.

actually…i can't think of any business i have in development. i would beg to differ, oh mighty fortune cookie…