Nevermind.

I was so excited for my holiday plans. We were going to do a long drive, bring mashed potatoes and cookies, catch up with people I don't see often, play some tabletop, and snuggle my partner post feast-and-DnD. Mindful of the fact that we're in flu season and still in a pandemic and I'm trying to travel responsibly and health concerns of other family members, I asked about their COVID precautions.

And let's just say, they fell short.

There is still enough in me to be extremely disappointed. Because I thought they'd be better, for their ailing parents. For their children. For their loved ones. For complete strangers who can't protect themselves as well, for health or other reasons-- but as we've seen that part is just too hard for most people.

For the fact that COVID is still around, still serious, and still something to consider.

So today, I don't know what we'll be doing instead. I'll just grab stuff to cook and wine to drink while I cook and just wing it with my own loved ones. The ones that still give a shit about this whole pandemic thing, anyway. And I'm going to go ahead and assume Christmas will be the same way.

So, uh, Happy Thanksgiving. Or as I like to call it, Happy "Surround Yourself with Loved Ones and Celebrate Another Year Surviving This Colonialist Hell" Day. Stay safe. Mask often. Get your boosters. Test a lot. Still take COVID seriously.

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