thanksgiving oh-four, originally uploaded by minervacat.

Bartlet: Stuffing should be stuffed inside the turkey, am I correct?
Operator: It can also be baked in a casserole dish.
Bartlet: Well, then we’d have to call it something else, wouldn’t we?
Operator: I suppose.
Bartlet: If I cook it inside the turkey, is there a chance I could kill my guests? I’m not saying that’s necessarily a deal-breaker.

— The West Wing 3×08, “The Indians In the Lobby”

This year, I am thankful to have a job and a roof over my head and good people who love me, and who I love.

I tried to take a photo of the turkey breast in the crockpot, but it didn’t look like much yet, so have this photo of dessert from Thanksgiving 2004 instead. My friend Kylie made it; she and her husband Bill, who I went to college with, are in DC now and I miss them and think they should come visit me.