Speaking as someone who’s actually cooked a large holiday turkey, the leftovers are so you don’t have to cook for a least a day or 2 after the holiday. Plus who doesn’t love a good turkey, gravy, cranberry, stuffing sandwich A/K/A Friend’s “Ross’s Moist Maker”.

I’m making Turkey Chili tomorrow and you and your government can’t stop me!

I will never spend that much for a burger. Don’t care who made it or how many tire stars are involved.

The “if you want to make it more expensive- add more truffles” game isn’t very fun.

Paltrow winning for that movie still pisses me off, Joseph Fiennes was the one who made that movie, she on the other hand overacted terribly!

Hi there. I would love any advice from Jezzies who have gotten out of abusive relationships in the past (beyond therapy). Books that helped? Did you try anti-anxiety meds? I’m six months out from separating and waiting for my divorce to finalize. Deep down I know it was the right move, but around the holidays, the…

I applaud her strength. I’m glad she didn’t pick his fuckery. She sounds like a great kid.

Some Thanksgiving treats! With just us, we made everything smaller! My carmel apple mini bundt cakes with hot carmel sauce were to die for.

The estimate is at least 1 lb of bird per person (that weight includes the inedible parts, like bones). Prior to this year, it’s not been uncommon that we’ve had 20-30 people at Thanksgiving dinner. (Once you get past 20 lbs, it’s advisable to just get multiple turkeys, which we did the past 2-3 years; though, that’s…

A bird that weighs 30lbs alive won't necessarily be 30lbs on the table.

If you’re going to cook a turkey, might as well make it a good one. Lots of leftovers for later and the meat:bone ratio is much better on a larger bird so you get better value for your money.

Because celebrations get bigger and bigger, and we add more people and over the years dishes get added but don’t usually get taken away, because every member of the extended family has their own favourite, so no one eats much actual turkey, but it would be rude to run out or not have enough.

I remember too, after the first action scene, Sam has a talk with Bumblebee to tell him he’s not taking Bumblebee with him to college. Mikaela excuses herself from an awkward conversation by saying, “I’m gonna go change.” Then the camera actually follows her as she undresses and changes clothes, cutting in-between her…

I was mildly annoyed that Megan Fox was replaced in Transformers 3, as if she were some interchangeable bimbo. She had character. But I was also annoyed when Shia left in the next one because I believe he was the heart of the films. I soon realized when I’m getting annoyed by casting in Transformers, I’m clearly…

...But no, let’s see her sprawled over a car or a motorcycle in shortie shorts.

There’s one moment with her in the first Transformers movie that sticks out to me; fights between the robots have broken out in New York City, and Bumblebee’s legs are broken but he can still fire a gun. While Sam and Optimus scramble for the Cube, Mikaela straps Bumblebee to a tow truck and volunteers to lug him…

Megan Fox is also legitimately funny in New Girl. I really enjoyed her run on that show. 

All recognition to Lindsay Ellis’s multi-part video essay on Transformers on this, but it is worth pointing out that Jennifer’s Body is also shat upon because Megan Fox spent the peak of her career getting shat upon for her roles, and absolutely undeservedly. If you watch her character, and her relationship to Shia…

I certainly eat all my leftovers, but of course the food is slightly less exciting the next day when it’s no longer served fresh and hot and crisp. Sometimes the flavors flatten out after a trip through the microwave. It’s just not the same shiny experience that it was the first time around, that’s all.