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Nov. 6th, 2025 10:02 am
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I borrowed this from [personal profile] lumiosecity!

1. What rating do you write most fics under?
Teen and Up, with 74 fic out of 142, a little more than half of them. To be honest, I tend to be cautious with my tagging: some things might fit under General Audiences, but if there's any doubt or element that could raise it, I put Teen, just in case. Mature is a distant second with 46. 

2. What is your most-tagged category? (F/F, F/M, Gen, M/M, Multi, or Other?)
Femslash reigns supreme with 53! F/F, Gen (47 at the moment) and F/M (45 right now, but if I finish two drafts, by this weekend it'll catch up with Gen) are usually very close together, with F/F usually a bit above the other two. M/M really lags behind with... 7 fics, as of today aldsfkjñl. But it will change in the future, as I ship my most written male character with more than a few dudes. 

It will never get on the other three's level though xD

Multi has 5, and it will raise a bit too (I also ship my favourite dude in an F/M/M ot3 AND my favourite gal in a specific F/F poly arrangement, so).

3. What are your top 3 fandoms?
The DCU with 47 fics, 44 of which are tagged DCU (Comics), 23 as Batman (Comics), and 15 as Batgirl (Comics). As you see, I'm exhaustive LOL. But I'm counting all those as only one fandom, DCU. Second spot goes to Supernatural with 21 fanworks, and the third is a tie between The 100 (TV) and the Plecverse (The Vampire Diaries & Related Fandoms) with 11 fanworks each. 

4. What is your top character you write about?
Right now, it's a tie between Jason Todd and Cassandra Cain, with 13 each. Jason will get top spot this weekend, and he won't have a hard time staying around the top with all the WIPs I have where he's a protagonist, a love interest, a deuteragonist, a secondary/antagonistic menance, a ghost hunting the narrative... or several of the above at once lol. But tbh a lot of DC characters have good chances and are close to those numbers. It usually depends on fandom events that can make the numbers change, and Cass herself does have a week in January that I might try to write something for.  

5. What are the 3 top pairings?
The gold is for Castiel/Meg from Supernatural with 10, most of which are edits (I REALLY went out when I organised a ship event while I was active in the fandom lol), and the silver for Caroline/Klaus as the runner-up with 6. The bronze is a triple tie between Steph/Cass, Jason/Mia Dearden, and Isabelle/Raphael (from Shadowhunters) with 4 fics each, but Jason/Mia will be on the rise (Steph/Cass will probably make appearances too, but I am a fan of them as messy exes first and foremost, so keep that in mind!).  

6. What are the top 3 additional tags?
My top tags are Drabble (59), Pre-Reboot (32) and Femslash February (30). 

7. Did any of this surprise you? (e.g. what turned out to be your top tag.)
Absolutely none of it lol, I tend to be very aware of my ~general trends. I like what I like :P. The only thing I can say is that the presence of SPN or Shadowhunters is a bit outdated because I have abandoned those fandoms. Sometimes I do get a bit of an itch for Bela Talbot in particular (and even less often, other SPN women), but I try to ignore it xD, I have other priorities now. 

SNAP [curr ev, US]

Nov. 6th, 2025 03:12 am
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Americans, as I hope you know, on Nov 1st, the Federal government, being shut down, did not transmit the money to the states to pay for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, aka SNAP, aka "Food Stamps". In many states, SNAP money is supposed to hit recipients' EBT cards on the first of the month. It didn't. There is in the SNAP budget funds to cover emergencies, but Trump said he would not release it; lawsuits ensued, and as of right now, partial payments are going to be or have been made.

I commend the following video to you. It's longish - 26 minutes – but worth your time.

2025 Nov 1: Hank Green [[profile] hankschannel on YT]: "This Shutdown is Different"

Hank Green, of vlogbrothers fame, invites Jeannie Hunter, Tennessee regional director of the Society of St. Andrew (aka EndHunger.org), on to his personal chanenel explain how the US's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, aka SNAP, aka "Food Stamps", actually works.

Hunter turns out to be a great interview subject and the resultant conversation was fascinating. I highly recommend it - not just to understand what's at stake in the goverment shutdown, but for your own simple enjoyment of learning how things actually work, and also so you can more eloquently advocate for this system.

Bone tired

Nov. 5th, 2025 09:32 pm
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But the yoga went better than today ever before. I'm too tired to even watch the two Hazbin shows but that is a mistake because the damn content creators put MAJOR spoilers in their fucking YT titles which I saw as I turned on music at work. I am beyond furious. I hate being robbed of discovering things on my own

So I'm watching tournament of champions holidays version (I like this one because it feels the most real because the judges are judging without the chef standing their with their lack of poker faces) and was confronted by two of the ones I liked in the past having sad stories on their own (that I hadn't heard before. Shirley Chung barely able to talk because she had stage 4 tongue cancer and lost a lot of it and Tobias Dorzan who is recovering from being shot 11 times this time last year which shocks me that I did not hear about this)


So for the last several years I've done the Popsugar Reading Challenge The theme was supposed to be garden and they have ONE garden prompt. It is filled with issues with pregnancy which is not great. Some of this is going to be very triggering to some people (not me but man if I was struggling with infertility I wouldn't like that prompt) and I am not a fan. What I need from you is some help. I've put the prompts under the cut. If it was *** I could use a suggestion if you have them.


the book list )

What I Just Finished Reading:

Spellbound - turned into 100% male fantasy fulfillment so disappointing

Youth Camp - a surprisingly good demon hunting graphic novel that actually had some fun evangelical characters (among others)


What I am Currently Reading:

Blacksad - a anthropomorphic noir graphic novel

Haunted Cemeteries of Ohio - you know why

Anne of Green Gables - I am shocked at how much I like this


Revenge Serve Royal - historical mystery

What I Plan to Read Next: Elfquest for popsugar


And October's reads. You know the drill. I love talking books so if you see something you want to chat about, let's do it


Tanequil (High Druid of Shannara, #2) fantasy

Ghost Roast YA graphic novel, paranormal

Ash's Cabin LGBT YA graphic novel

Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World horror/urban fantasy

X-Gender, Vol. 1 LGBT manga

The Cat Who Saved Books magic realism

The Gallery Assistant mystery

Mirage City LGBT historical mystery

The Queen of Blood Fantasy

The day after

Nov. 5th, 2025 10:40 pm
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Woke up this morning at 7-something, was awake for awhile, then went back to sleep until [personal profile] mashfanficchick woke my up around 10:00.

I got dressed, since I hadn't planned on spending the night I had no clean clothes so I didn't bother showering or anything. I just put my clothes from the day before back on.

Then we went to a bagel place for breakfast. I celebrated by getting a garlic bagel with lox and cream cheese rather than lox spread, and coffee and orange juice.

After we ate ze walked with me to the bus stop and I took the bus home. Got here and took my med, then fed hungry pets, then set up the computer and checked some stuff, then went to the bedroom and played solitaire til I fell asleep, and took a nap.

Slept a couple of hours, and then got up feeling more awake. Watched the 7th episode of The Diplomat (I guess I only watched two last time, not three like I thought) on Netflix. Finally at 7:00 I Teamed the FWiB. WE talked til 8:00 when I got off and went to my gaming group. We're still playing Monster of the Week.

We played til 10:00 as usual, then ended. It was a lot of fun, we're still investigating rather than fighting anything. I fed the pets again, dinner this time, and made my own dinner. And then I started here.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. The election results in general.

3. Naps.

4. My gaming group.

5. The pain I've been having in my hip is much less.

6. Bed soon.

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Nov. 5th, 2025 04:24 pm
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Basically every time the books meme goes around I feel a need to "play" it, mostly because I'm mildly amused at like, what I have vs. haven't read, and this time is no exception. :)

The rules are simple — bold what you've read, italicize what you intend to read, and underline what you loved. So!

With that said, here we go. (Under a cut because it's pretty long and, well, you know.)

You can find the blank version courtesy of [personal profile] meridian_rose over here.


the books list. )


Honestly I think I'm mostly surprised at how many of these I have read that I didn't read for school but just because I was tired of everyone going, "this is one of the Best Books Ever, You Must." Save for a handful of 'em, I think I'm mostly like, "eh" on the list as a whole. Some are that good! Many simply...are not... :)

Today's productivity

Nov. 6th, 2025 12:08 am
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Having found I'm not away this weekend but next weekend I decided to make use of a free afternoon to be productive.

The refuse guys emptied my bin this morning (which they're not obliged to do as I'd not put it on the pavement) but they kindly flipped the lid and grabbed the two bags in there. Which meant my tip run was a little lighter than anticipate. But I removed 3 bags of rubbish and recycling and then popped into the garden centre on the way home. I'd bought more bulbs than I have pots so came up with a plan to have a couple more small window boxes at the base of the rose in the front garden. I may also have bought a few more mini houseplants and viola's while I was there and compost.

By the time I got home I had just about enough light left to finish planting the remaining large window box and the new ones. So the tiny front garden is now planted.

I still have the 2 window boxes and 5 pots on the porch roof, 1 hanging basket and the 3 living room window boxes to plant. That's a task for Friday afternoon/evening and possibly Saturday afternoon. Tomorrow night I'll plan what bulbs go where and what need to go down to the allotment.

The weather looks set to be warm and sunny on Saturday and Sunday so I need to sand and paint the front gate (one coat Saturday and one Sunday) and get two coats of varnish on the back door before the weather turns. I forsee early mornings this weekend. And there's now the allotment AGM Sunday afternoon so I need to get a wiggle on with jobs around home and garden.

To finish the front garden I need to weed the path, sort out the area around the bins and put some membrane and chippings around the base of the climbing rose to stop whatever is digging there from digging.

30 in 30: SW:PT

Nov. 5th, 2025 06:10 pm
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AO3 Link | Exasperations (100 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Shmi Skywalker, Anakin Skywalker
Additional Tags: Drabble, Dialogue-Only
Summary:

Shmi doing the exasper-fond-sigh of “Anakin”... until she can't.



Exasperations

"Mom, I can make it work, give you someone to help you."

"Oh Anakin."

"Please?"

"Yes."




"What if he decides to sell you?"

"Anakin, he won't. You are too useful, and he doesn't know how to keep you healthy."

"Then… I'm never going to grow up."

"Ani!"




"Your new friends are very lost."

"I know, Mom."

"Are you being careful?"

"The Master Jedi made Watto mad, but I think it will turn out alright."

"Oh?"

"I mean, he's so wizard!"

"Of course, Ani."




"You have to hold on. I'm here. I can fix it all!"

"Ani…"

"Please, Mom."

"Anakin…"

"MOM!"

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Nov. 5th, 2025 03:27 pm
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 It's all about apples right now, which is right on schedule.  The schedule had to be followed this year, because one or more of the bear(s) is/are back.  Our local bears are black bears.  While not as big as many other bears, they're big enough to destroy fruit trees. The Santa Rosa plum in the main orchard was torn in half, an apple tree trunk was broken, the plums along the driveway look like crap because of bear damage, and let's not forget last year's triumph of a pear tree that the bear had managed to climb and break the main leaders.  I am not a bear fan.  The only thing good about them, IMO, is that the threat of new devastation made us go out and pick until we filled all the crates.  I've shaken off just about all the remaining apples, but the WBH wants three trees left just in case we need more fruit.

In about ten days, it will be cider-pressing time.  We're almost out of cider, so this has to get done.  Three years ago, we had so much cider that we decided to take a break, the next year it didn't happen for some reason I can't recall, and last year the specter of cancer ruined all ambition.  This year, it's a go!  At least I think it's a go.  

If it hasn't been apples, it's been birding.  We've been out a lot on pelagic birding trips, the usual birding walks, and also just hanging out at home, enjoying our local birds.  Migration is just about over, and the winter birds are arriving.  It's Yellow-rumped warbler season!  

I had a flash from the past while reading Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell.  I don't know why this book was on the Banned Book Table at my local library.  Fangirl is about Cath, a freshman in college who is also a fanfic writer in the Simon Snow universe, which is clearly Harry Potter.  You get Cath's story, the "original" Simon Snow in excerpts, and parts of Magicath's fanfic, including her epic "Carry On, Simon," which she is racing to finish before the final novel is published.  While it could have been at least sixty pages shorter, it was entertaining and kept reminding me of my days at FictionAlley.  

wednesday later

Nov. 5th, 2025 05:31 pm
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Oak leaves floating in the creek water at Two Mile Run this morning.
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📝 Оригинальный текст записи
Много лет назад я стал участником движения «Pitbull Odessa». Его корни из Киева, где молодые ребята помогали полиции ловить пьяных водителей по статье 130. Было это зимой, в лютые морозы, когда снег лежал по колено и город будто вымер.
В один из таких вечеров, в пятницу, собралась наша команда. Мы познакомились с дежурными командирами, обменялись контактами, начали делиться по экипажам. И тут подъехала тёмно-синяя Honda Civic. Из неё вышла девушка - спокойная, решительная.
Я рассчитывал, что снова буду с прежней командой, но мои ребята, будто сговорившись, сделали коридор- и когда она спросила, с кем может поехать, все дружно показали на меня.
Я не возражал, хотя чувствовал - эта ночь будет другой.
Обычно, когда видели, что кто-то выходит пъяным и садится за руль пьяным, мы следили, а потом — приследовали. Это действительно были погони: скорость, риск, до тех пор, пока копы не останавливали нарушителей. Мы дежурили у клубов и ресторанов, пока кто-то веселился, мы грелись в машинах, пили чай, болтали.
Ночь была леденящая, но злачные места всё равно ломились от посетителей. Первые «клиенты» появились быстро: группа девушек в мини и на каблуках скользила к своему Range Rover, как жирафы по льду. С трудом влезли в салон — и поехали. Мы за ними. На хвост сел ещё какой-то BMW, и стало уже слишком остро. Погоню пришлось прекратить. Полицейские их настигли, но, как часто бывало, всё кончилось селфи, танцами у машины, даже импровизированным стриптизом. Ни протокола, ни проверки.
После нескольких таких выездов стало тихо. Мы замёрзли до невозможности. Наша точка — Lounge Café Fanconi, центр города. У других экипажей ночь выдалась богаче на события, а у нас всё спокойно.
Ближе к трём я предложил зайти внутрь, выпить чаю и разъехаться по домам.
И там, за горячей чашкой, открылась история той девушки.
Она была старше меня на три года. Сыну — всего немного. Разведена. Минут через пятнадцать я уже знал, как всё произошло.
Три года назад она была замужем за красивым брюнетом, гонщиком, с длинными волосами. Свадьба — как из фильма. Платье она сшила сама — у неё был маленький швейный цех. Ребёнок был желанным.
Пока она лежала в роддоме, муж попал в аварию, рука акселиратора заклинила, в итоге, забор, кома. Несколько дней между жизнью и смертью. Всё тело в ссадинах, но кости целы. Чудом выжил. Когда она впервые пришла к нему после родов, он спросил:
— Кто вы?
Амнезия. Он не помнил никого — ни её, ни родителей, ни друзей. Когда вернулся домой, всё стало чужим: вкус еды, запахи, вещи. Он не верил, что женат, что у него сын. В итоге — новая жизнь, новая семья, новая работа. И, по её словам, он был счастлив.
Я не допил чай. Казалось, я утонул в этой истории, где-то на дне своей чашки.
Она осталась одна с малышом, по ночам гоняла по городу в поисках справедливости — я так и не понял, зачем. Наверное, просто не могла иначе.
Мы разъехались. Кто-то поймал нарушителей, кто-то — просто провёл ещё одну ночь нашего городского дозора.
Таких рейдов было очень много, и с ними связано множество историй, по задержанию политиков, грабителей, но это все не так запомнилсоь как этот сюжет кинофильма.
Позже всё развалилось — амбиции, власть, внутренние споры. Те, кто хотел очищать город, вдруг решили, что важнее — руководить им.
Тогда мы верили, что спасаем город. А теперь просто стараемся не потерять себя.
Эта история — из далёкого, мирного прошлого.
Скоро я вернусь в Украину, и, честно говоря, меня разрывает изнутри: я знаю, какой может быть жизнь — и какой она будет там.
Есть вещи, где нужно быть лично.
Где твоё присутствие — не выбор, а необходимость, и сейчас жизненноважно.
Я давно не читаю новости. Я просто знаю: война продолжается.
А всё остальное — второстепенно.


Note translated in assistance with AI.

Many years ago, I became part of a movement called Pitbull Odessa.
Its roots came from Kyiv, where young guys helped the police catch drunk drivers under Article 130. It was winter, bitterly cold, snow up to the knees, the city almost deserted.
One of those nights — a Friday — our team gathered again. We met with the duty officers, exchanged contacts, divided into crews. Then a dark blue Honda Civic pulled up.
A girl stepped out — calm, confident, determined.
I expected to team up with my usual crew, but the guys, as if conspiring, formed a corridor — and when she asked who she could join, they all pointed at me. I didn’t object, though I somehow knew this night would be different.
Usually, when someone left a bar drunk and got behind the wheel, we watched, then followed.
It was real pursuit — speed, danger — until the cops intercepted the offender. We’d stay parked near clubs and restaurants, keeping watch while others partied. In our cars, we drank tea, talked, kept warm.
The night was freezing, but the city’s hot spots were full as ever. Our first “clients” appeared quickly: a group of girls in miniskirts and heels slid toward their Range Rover like giraffes on ice. They somehow climbed inside — and drove off. We followed. Another BMW joined in behind them, and it got too risky. We had to stop. The police caught up eventually, but, as often happened, it ended with selfies, dancing near the car, even an improvised strip show.
No reports, no checks.
After a few of those runs, it went quiet. We were frozen to the bone.
Our post was Lounge Café Fanconi, downtown. Other teams had more luck that night; ours — peaceful silence.
Around three in the morning, I suggested we go inside, have some tea, and call it a night.
And there, over a hot cup, her story unfolded. She was three years older than me. Her son — just a little boy. Divorced. Within fifteen minutes, I knew it all.
Three years earlier she’d been married to a handsome dark-haired racer, long hair, film-like wedding. She had sewn her own dress — she had a small sewing workshop. The child was wanted, loved.
While she was in the maternity ward, her husband crashed — the accelerator got stuck, a fence, a coma. Days between life and death. His body covered in bruises, but bones intact. A miracle.
When she came to see him after giving birth, he looked at her and asked:
— Who are you?
Amnesia. He remembered no one — not her, not family, not friends. When he came home, everything felt foreign: the taste of food, the smells, the things. He didn’t believe he was married, didn’t believe he had a son. Eventually — a new life, new job, new family.
And, she said, he was happy.
I didn’t finish my tea. It felt like I drowned somewhere deep at the bottom of that cup.
She was left alone, with her child, roaming the city at night, chasing justice — though I never fully understood why. Maybe she just couldn’t live any other way. We parted ways.
Some caught violators, others simply lived through another night of our city watch.
There were many such nights — with politicians, robbers, chaos — but none stayed with me like this one. This one was a movie plot.
Later, everything fell apart — ambition, control, ego. Those who wanted to clean the city suddenly wanted to rule it. Back then, we believed we were saving the city. Now we just try not to lose ourselves.
This story comes from a distant, peaceful past. Soon, I’ll return to Ukraine — and honestly, I’m torn apart. I know what life can be — and what it will be there.
Some things you must do yourself. Sometimes your presence isn’t a choice — it’s a necessity.
And right now, that necessity is life itself.
I don’t read the news anymore.
I just know the war goes on.
And everything else… is secondary.

Books

Nov. 5th, 2025 02:46 pm
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The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlin Rozakis

This book, about the parents at an elite Connecticut private elementary school for magic users, was a blast to read. It had such a sharp sendup of the pressure for parents to make sure their young children are academically successful, and of parents playing pointless low stakes status games against each other.

I also enjoyed a couple of side digs directed at JKR. For all of its issues, the school in this book would make a much better place to send your mage-to-be or werewolf pup than that castle that shall not be named.

And I liked so many of the characters, this is a setting where I would definitely read further books about side characters... the badass werewolf matriarch, the vampire kindergarten teacher, the done with this shit former headmaster, the former warrior mage turned stay at home dad.


A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett

A worthy followup to The Tainted Cup, this offered another satisfying mystery and investigation, and deeper worldbuilding and exploration of the Empire and both its virtues and failings.

Lisa and Lottie Erich Kastner

The original source for the Parent Trap! This was adorable.

The House of Found Objects by Jo Beckett-King

Thirteen year old girls go on a treasure hunt in Paris! Delightfully low stakes puzzle adventure with reasonable, fair puzzles.

The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar

Read for Jewish Science Fiction Book Group. Eh...I liked it better than others in the group, I thought it had some good Sachar humor, and the moral enigmas were straightforward but tense. But it wasn't super memorable.

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

A piece of garbage. Do not recommend.

RIP (Read In Progress) Wednesday

Nov. 5th, 2025 02:43 pm
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Happy November! What are you reading now?
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This book is very hard to describe without spoilers, so I'll just cover the setup. Aspiring actress/current waitress Jess is having a bad night that gets much worse when she finds a scared little boy who's run away from his father. Things get extremely strange from there. This book is a wild ride.

I read it in a single sitting, so it's very propulsive. It's also very dark/bleak, despite some absurdist humor arising from the premise. I enjoyed it a lot while I read it, but it's now months later and it hasn't quite stuck with me the way some other books have. Nestlings is still my favorite of his.

Content notes: Child abuse/harm is central to the story. So is an accidental needle-stick with a possibly contaminated needle.

Spoilers! Also contains some light spoilers for Stephen King's Firestarter.

Read more... )

Lolz whoops!

Nov. 5th, 2025 02:08 pm
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As many of you know I've been going away with a bunch of friends for an annual long weekend since 2005. We originally met through Buffy/Angel fandom and if you't told us that first year we'd still be going 20 years later we'd certainly not have believed you.

We settled on the weekend of or after Bonfire Night as being the most convenient for everyone. We still go to the same place - a fab 17thC farmhouse in Horbling, Lincs that can sleep up to about 12-16 people. The owner charges us "mates rates" as a regular booking who leaves the place tidy and strip all the beds before we go. When we are up there we confirm our booking for the next 2 years so we can get dates in our diaries.

You can see where this is heading can't you?

Since 2024 I've had the dates in my dairy for 2025 as 6th-10th Nov and for 2026 as 5th-9th November.

As usual I leave everything to the last minute so I've been scrambling around trying to get work and home stuff sorted so I can leave early on Thursday. Texted my mate last night to say I'd be on the road between 7-8am Thursday so should be with her by 9-10am only to get a confused face icon back and a "Horbling is next weekend" message.

Yes I had somehow anaged tonout the wrong dates in my diary, and overlooked the group Whatsapp message confirming the date change late last year and the recent WhatsApp about food cutoff ordering being 12 November!

So yesterday evening I moved my leave back a weekend, reorganised my day job work, replanned personal tasks around clearing up the flat and gardening, let my allotment society know I xan attend the AGM on Sunday and confirmed the ex is free for cat feeding duties next weekend.

For the first time in years I'll be approaching this getaway in planned rather than chaotic fashion.

Today I've taken an extended lunchbreak to finish potting up some of my winter windowboxes and plants and I'll be able to get the rest done on Saturday.

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Nov. 5th, 2025 08:36 am
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Rainy keeping warm in her latest little sweater. I can't figure out if she likes wearing a sweater or not. She resists getting into it but after that she appears to like it.

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Dawn. This morning's sunrise. It looks like we're going to have some sun today, at least for a while. Jan and I are hiking at Two Mile.

Now with company gone it's time to get back to painting the mosaic mirrors again. With the time change and the change in the weather (you can really sense that winter is coming now) I'm feeling like I want to change things up. Hopefully stop this middle of the night wakefulness and then sleeping in; and just get up early and stay up. I got up at 4 today.

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I'm getting excited about crochet again - haven't done that in quite a while. While Johnny and Alison were here I crocheted a hooded scarf. It's very warm. Now I'm thinking I might make one in black with red stripes. Or I could make one with little granny squares in many colors and a black border. It's fun to plan these things.

Another thing I want to change: I want to start making oatmeal each morning. I used to make steel cut oats in the rice cooker every morning and we really liked that for a while but it was a bitch to clean the rice cooker up afterwards. So I ordered a microwave steaming pot that should arrive today. It says it's good at cooking oatmeal and will be an easy clean up. I hope so.

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Nov. 4th, 2025 11:41 pm
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Had a birthday, so did an Excursion to several of the local places that give free stuff. Some of them are good for a month, but it's funner to do it on the day. Sushi place has a big wheel you can spin; I got chopsticks (nice ones, not the disposable ones), which was funny because I'd also purchased lunch for takeout (they do an amazing calamari) and they asked if I needed chopsticks, to which I said no because we had some at home, and then they brought me to spin the wheel... I also got ice cream and an Insomnia Cookies deluxe, and the person also gave me a purple pen and a sticker.

Am I ridiculous for getting excited about free stuff? Probably. Do I care? Nah. The benefit of getting older is shedding the fucks you would otherwise give.

I also got myself a tuxedo cake from Costco. I'm not going to eat it all myself, that's more cake than I can eat, but dang is it good.



Other things:

Went to a concert Sunday, Itzhak Perlman and a klezmer group, doing a tour as a 30th anniversary celebration of the PBS special In The Fiddler's House. It's my first time seeing Perlman doing a non-violin-solo classical-music concert, but also he's fricking 80 and probably enjoys not having to be the only person onstage.

I finally got around to signing up for Apple TV, and started watching Murderbot. (I've read the books already.) Is very good. I haven't finished the Doctor Whos yet (mid season 2), and I have to do so much shit for my mom's situation that I can't allow myself to just watch tv all day.

(I've lost access to mom's MyChart because it turns out proxy access expires and has to be renewed, but mom can't log in -- not just at her internet-less home but literally anywhere; they introduced 2FA that sends a code to the email address she can't access because google wants 2FA to the cell phone that doesn't get texts -- and can't seem to call anyone other than me. I don't know if they take verbal permission given over the phone anyway. This whole situation is ughhhhh.

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