If you’re going to go to the trouble of sneaking in an entire pumpkin pie, you should at least be prepared when it comes to the other condiments.

Not much to say about today’s comic except I’m really happy with the joke. In fact, I’m pretty pleased with both of my Thanksgiving-themed comics this year. Both writing and art. I don’t  pat myself on the back very often, but I think these two strips deserve it. Disagree if you want. My opinion is pretty much fully-formed at this point.

I don’t know if Cami and I are going to head out into the screaming mobs today and try to brave Black Friday. We were up for it earlier in the week. We were going to go with my sister-in-law Tara. It was kind of a mini-tradition between the three of us.

But Cami ran herself ragged yesterday preparing a Thanksgiving meal for both families and she’s pretty much shot. She did a great job, though. Best Thanksgiving we’ve had together, I think. The first one in our new house, too. We’re off to a good start!

We might see Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire this weekend. We both feel kind of bad that we weren’t able to get to it last week. (We saw Walk the Line instead). I keep hearing that it’s the best of the Potter movies so far, but I’m trying to stay away from spoilers. I want to be surprised. I haven’t read any of the books, so I guess I’ll be doubly surprised!

Hey, did you notice that today is comic #499? Do you know what that means? It means on Monday we’ll be celebrating comic #500! Can you believe it? I know I can’t. I know I’ve been at this for three years, but 500 comics is a real milestone to me. Wild.

There’s been some behind-the-scenes planning going on that I think you guys are really going to like. It’s going to make navigating the archive SOOOOO much easier, you don’t even know. But there’s an extra surprise waiting in the wings, so be sure to check in on Monday for the full scoop!

Have a safe holiday weekend!