Not well enough to hit the gym yet. Argh! I want to get a headstart on the bloaty meal we Americans are obligated to make and consume this Thursday. I’m pushing to get my weight down to 260 and complete over 250 miles on the indoor bike before the year ends.
At least it’s a relatively easy, low-stress work week. Thanks to American schools now taking the whole week off at the expense of children actually learning more. Ergo, the volume will be lower and then the whole country’s give-a-crap meter hits the big E after lunch time on Wednesday. Me? I keep working on as I get the extra pay for the last two days as divorce isn’t cheap. Yeah, I’m still “paying” for it after two years; better luck next year! They’re also easy days. Even Canadians don’t really bother, they follow our lead.
I only feel bummed for my European compatriots on missing out on the time off. I could do without the heavy meal, heightened assholism at the airports and stock footage of bum rushes on Black Friday. I was really shocked at how hard it is to get turkey over there. You’d think they’d like it as it is a good sub for pork products health-wise (short of not eating meat, ha!). I don’t think they’re even fond of chicken as I write this. Anyway, I remember making a silly joke several years ago when Jeremy told me how the only turkeys you get in the Netherlands come from France; they’re not very good by American standards as they’re way smaller and pricey. I responded, it’s due to French turkeys are open range which allows them to smoke and complain constantly, “My life is filled with ennui as all I can say is gobble, gobble.”
One thing I will say I’m thankful about, streaming television! No longer are we held captive by the tyranny of the boring Cowboys or pathetic Lions’ games! No longer do we panic over being the first to get to the local video or Blockbuster store to rent a movie we would like to watch! Videogames have taken a turn for a worse. Sure they’re more immersive and the graphics! To die for! They’re just not “games” though, outside of the sports franchises and some first-person-shooters, they’ve become part-time jobs.