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Not the best combination, but it's where I find myself this evening. Started a new temp job that should last a week and a half-ish. Then I really have to buckle down and get my cover letters and resumes out. As soon as the holidays are over I'm back to L.A. and gotta be ready to hit the ground running. Lots of work to do before now and then. Thanksgiving is a week from today, which itself was a shocking realization for me this afternoon, and which lit the fire under my ass to take my time management more seriously (vis a vis heading back to L.A. on Jan. 5). So, it's time to make plans for the Feast of the Cranberry (my new name for it), since I no longer eat meat. Here's my plan: Roasted Cornish game hen for meatasaurus husband (yes, we're separating and I'm still cooking for him). Smashed potatoes Corms (aka corn) Sweet potats and cranberry cassarole Squish (freshly baked squash, not that frozen orange square you dump into a pot and watch melt into orange p...