Thanksgiving itself is on the Thursday, but late on Wednesday night I sent out a nearly-complete draft of The Paper to my coauthors. This meant I could devote my full concentration the next day to celebrating Squanto---apparently his efforts to help out the Plymouth pilgrims are remembered by eating as much food as humanly possible. It's also crucial to do this in the company of other people, and we ended up entertaining ten at the cottage. Ten!
This prompted some very-necessary rearrangements, but I think we turned the living room into a passable dining room. Allison then roasted an enormous bird, which combined with everyone's desserts and sides meant that, frankly, we did eat a little too much. As I say, that seems to be the point of Thanksgiving.
Friday is a second day off work, which we spent making Christmas happen in the cottage. It still seems a bit early for all that, doesn't it? But somehow it felt right to be standing on a ladder putting up lights and decorations. And there's more...Saturday brought a near-infinite number of college football rivalry games, including Oregon whipping Oregon State 65-38.
Which was cool. And yet still I had Sunday left to run some errands, apply for a patriotic new credit card and get prepared for work. I want more four-day weekends.
The other news of note is that I'm the proud owner of a new Macbook Pro.
Yes, I'm finally cool enough. Make of that what you will.
This track is currently airing on a LeBron James commercial...but it's by Cornershop! Believe it or not, the song is from the same album as Brimful of Asha.
7 comments:
LeBron James - who he? Not nearly as famous as Cornershop, obviously.
You really haven't heard of LeBron? He's like the best basketball player ever. Or something.
Hoops. Slam dunk.
OK, I confess that I suspected he plays basketball. But I genuinely wasn't sure. Cornershop, on the other hand. I know who they are. Well, were. Oh yes.
Do you have that Cornershop album? I feel like you could have that Cornershop album. Is it good?
I've always kind of associated them with Whitetown's `Your Woman', which I heard again recently in a cafe.
No, I don't have that album. I do have the single of 'Your Woman' somewhere at home, though.
Jeez, is "the cottage" where you actually live? It looks like a Pottery Barn catalog, especially with all the natural light. Lucky you.
I think the sofa might actually be from Pottery Barn. It's a pretty awesome sofa.
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