If you still have any doubts about the Internet still being US-centric, the lull in traffic around Thanksgiving ought to be enough. Which suits my current mood - I'm tired as hell, and finally I'm going to take a real break from work.
Time to relax a bit, catch up on my reading (got an Amazon order shipping soon), maybe play some games again - which reminds me, Michael has pretty much the same opinion I have on Halo 2. I just can't get excited about it anymore, and after years of playing Quake online with a mouse and keyboard, there's no glory on twiddling my thumbs on an Xbox controller.
Oh, and buying Xmas presents - you know, the old story: making a list, checking it twice, finding out who's been naughty or nice...