Turkey Bloggin'
The campus has become a ghost town as of yesterday afternoon. I can't tell you how many undergrads I saw fleeing campus, lugging what appears to be a semester's worth of dirty laundry!
As for me? No Library of Doom today, gentle reader! It's the day before Thanksgiving!
And I know it too -- I was at the grocery store by 8:30 AM this morning to do some last-minute shopping. I actually beat the inevitable crowd! Whew! (On the way back, the morning DJs on the radio were indulging in silly holiday-themed games -- like, get this, "Bobbing for Turkeys." Sheesh, I had no idea the frozen birdies could float.)
As for my own turkey, it's been "defrosting" in my fridge for 2 days, but it's still mostly rock-solid. Was it frozen earlier at absolute zero?!
As a friend of mine calls my holiday plans, I'm having a "family-free Thanksgiving." (Is that like "fat-free" or "low-carb"? Or perhaps more toward "stress-free"?) But that's typical of going away to school somewhere far far away . . . My fellow exiles, compatriots and I are making our own Thanksgiving because . . . heck, we're saving our few pennies for trips home at Christmas, when we can stay for more than a couple days.
Now, for the Sibling, and really for anyone else who cares, here's the big bad menu planned for tomorrow's Nerd Feast:
(And yes, it's totally carnivorous, so I don't want to hear any PETA-type whining. The Sibling would suggest "Tofurkey" instead.)
- Roast Turkey, brined, marinated, and roasted within an inch of its (after-)life
- Dressing, with butter and sage
- Mushroom giblet gravy, made from scratch
- Crescent rolls (I'm cheating -- they're Pillsbury)
- Green bean casserole with fresh green beans and cream sauce
- Mashed sweet potatoes with lots of butter, a hint of brown sugar and maple syrup
- Sparkly beverages of ginger ale + pomegranate juice (try it!)
- Pie! (peach, this year, just to be different)
Add side dishes of tryptophan, gluttony, a catnap, and football, and you've pretty much got the entire package.
Oh, by the way? I don't know what kind of timing these other bloggers have, but they just posted up a spiel about "the forgotten vice of gluttony." Personally, I think we get a free pass on Thanksgiving . . . right?
I'm off to make turkey marinade, hop on the treadmill, and play "Sims 2" -- not necessarily in that order. (Dissertation? What dissertation?)
PS: I almost forgot! Here's the Holy Grail of Thanksgiving cooking: TURDUCKEN!
I've never had the nerve to try it. But hey, we can all sing the Turducken Song!