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Celebrity people say I remind them of: I've never been told I remind someone of a celebrity, but characters I've been told I remind people of include: Marvin the Martian (Looney Tunes), Ove (A Man Called Ove, book), Tilly (Star Trek: Discovery), Bobby Singer (Supernatural), Rodney McKay (Stargate Atlantis), Eeyore, Louis (Interview with the Vampire, 1994 movie, a very specific scene), She-Hulk
Last thing/person I took a picture of: My latest care log entry for caring for Lynne (things have a tendency to disappear, so I do this for back up)
3 things I'd do if I won the lottery: get a financial advisor, tell no one (except probably Vexed), travel
Season I can live in forever: rainy season/fall
Something good that happened today: being greeted by the expanded Halloween section in the entry way of the discount grocery when I went to do this week's shopping this morning.
(Modified from HalloweenXO's Instagram story templates)
- Mood:
gloomy - Location:from francis with love
In the text box, I've a blank html coded version of the list, including categories I didn't use this month.
Making: improvements to my self-care and environment (hopefully)
Watching: Father Brown
Reading: binging fic on AO3, mostly Batman & SG-1
Listening: "Closer" by Kings of Leon
Eating: Olives
Drinking: La Croix sparkling water in pamplemousse
Loving: abundance of garlic
Hating: not done with my room deep clean/minor reno & I can't go to the craft supply exchange
Wanting: to start so many new projects
Thinking: how much I miss binge reading fic
Planning: Princess Donut Costume
Wishing: that I could do all the things
Puzzle Books: none this month, see notes
Weathering: a lot of scheduling issues
Wearing: PJs, but new to me ones
Needing: a better schedule
Enjoying: I had a day of rest, mostly home alone recently
Wondering: if I can make the most of the 'Ber months
Playing: Subeta (no current events)
Trying: to finish my room deep clean/reno as quickly as I can without cutting things
Cooking: fish tacos
Calling: Vexed_Wench
Texting: Vexed_Wench
Crafting: "Not All Fishermen Wear Pants" interactive tin/diorama & cards to make with Lynne
Going: to Lynne's
Feeling: more settled than I have in awhile
Hoping (For): mom's upcoming doctor appointments to go well
Celebrating: I finished Big Bertha (the cable blanket I've been knitting, they named her at fiber group a bit back)
Smelling: cooking/cooked pork fat (treat for Tuxedo)
Thanking: Vexed, Mom, & Jellybean
Considering: considering timelines to get things done
Finishing: Big Bertha!
Starting: 'Ber months shenanigans
Notes:
With all of my stuff boxed up here, there, and everywhere, I've been falling back to online puzzles. I do try to mix things up. Most of them have been Pop Culture Crossword, triva bingo, synonym match, word chain, Huedoku, code breaker, and fandom 4x4 over at Buzzfeed.
Early in the month, the next group pedicure at The Manor was scheduled, I got Lynne on the list, spent weeks dealing with the logistics of getting her there, and day of the nail tech never showed up and to my knowledge has not returned anyone's calls. I'm still salty about it. There was 6 of us waiting and had scheduled 6 weeks in advance. The tech is the one who picked the date & time.
I am officially caught up at Dracula Daily!
I am now also getting free garlic at work.
I broke my toe early in the month and it slowed me down quite a bit for a couple weeks.
This month I ate at Dominos for the first time ever. I'm still not sure what I think.
Mom has had what felt like nonstop appointments this month and it's going to continue into September.
August 8th, I finally finished my big fat Stargate Franchise rewatch.
Rip Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, Peter Cullen, & Yayoi Kusama. It was a bad week.
- Mood: hungry
- Location:from francis with love
Currently/Last lists are the last and/or current answer to the categories for a given time period, in this case a month.
In the text box, I've a blank html coded version of the list, including categories I didn't use this month.
Making: architectural detailing for my room
Watching: Brightburn (2019)
Reading: Love Everlasting volume 2
Listening: "Help I'm Alive" by Metric
Eating: cookies from the bank
Drinking: Polar Seltzer, raspberry lime flavor
Loving: 34 cent notebook sale & Frothulhu
Hating: the amount of Lynne drama I have lately
Wanting: "Son of Steve" untangled already
Thinking: I might possibly have too many library books out.
Planning: crafts to do with Lynne, pedicure prep & taking Lynne with for the group pedicure prep, most important order for things to be done in my room, a baby toy to keep in my knitting bag to distract a certain tiny visitor to Fiber Group when he gets bored, how to get work box done on time
Wishing: That I'd gotten some writing done this month
Puzzle Books: Extreme Dot to Dot
Weathering: being too hot
Wearing: PJs
Needing: a 1 1/2 inch paint brush & silver paint
Enjoying: cheesecake in the freezer, cucumbers & tomatoes from the neighbors, and free garlic
Playing: Subeta (no current events), especially learning the new gardening feature
Cooking: scrambled eggs for Lynne
Calling: Vexed_Wench
Texting: The Niblet
Crafting: the cable knit blanket, haunted house kits, & a kaleidoscope
Going: It was a busy day, but I think the bank was last (whole day was Fiber Group, work, double mart, Lynne, post office, bank)
Feeling: extremely anxious
Hoping (For): to finish my room on time
Celebrating: Mom got my bedroom window open
Thanking: That Vexed & Jellybean still put up with me
Finishing: Library's Summer Reading Challenge, Winterfest in July
Notes:
This year's Summer Reading Challenge was disappointing, but I feel like I'm an ass for thinking that, so I keep debating making a post about it. [Edited to add: since I wrote this, I have won the adult gift basket raffle prize for the summer reading challenge, which is a very nice prize, so I feel like an even bigger ass for being disappointed in the reading challenge as a whole.]
At the beginning of the month, Masquerade was still going on, on Subeta. They made a lot of huge changes to the event, none of which I think were bad, it was just a lot to adjust to.
I had so much extra tech related anxiety this month.
I'm officially 41 now.
I still can't believe after all that careful planning I managed to create Son of Steve. (Which is a massive yarn tangle out of a particularly obnoxious yarn that the same thing happened with, which we named Steve. It's starts felting together instantly and last time it took months of constant work to resolve, and a large percentage of the yarn was not salvageable in the end.) But I'm learning from past mistakes. This one might survive.
The chicken mosaic workshop finally happened!
The garlic harvest has been plentiful, both of wild garlic and the garlic we grew.
My brother-in-law has decided to buy a camp trailer they can't store at their house and to park it at our house. I have FEELINGS about this.
- Mood:
tired - Location:from francis with love
(This was technically a "springoween" meme, but I'm doing it now)
Where I am right now:
On the couch, watching Father Brown, contemplating knitting
Last time I cried (good or bad):
Laying on my bedroom floor after painting the closet (cathartic)
Something about me that might surprise people:
I did competitive knife throwing from age 4 to 16.
What I do for a living:
Odd jobs
This or That
Spring or Summer
Green thumb or Plastic Plants
Brand New or Secondhand
(Modified from HalloweenXO's Instagram story templates)
- Location:from francis with love
- Mood: tired
This weekend I am:
Babysitting my sister's dog
My current location is:
The Couch
I'd like my teleporter to take me to:
A mall with at least a Spirit Halloween, a Bath & Body Works, and a functioning food court
Three items in my bag at all times:
(Technically, my wallet. I don't have an everyday carry bag) library card, metal promotional bottle opener that looks like a credit card, & flat wheel of screwdriver heads
Dream Halloween vacation:
Getting to do Halloween events at both Universal & Disney. (It's says dream, I am dreaming big!)
(Modified from HalloweenXO's Instagram story templates)
- Mood:
sick - Location:from francis with love
Something I'm happy about today:
Made ahead breakfast burritos in the freezer
Something I'm looking forward to this week:
I was looking forward to the "Not All Fishermen Wear Pants" miniature workshop. It has happened now and it was fun.
Something (or someone) I'm grateful for:
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vexed_wenchSomething I know how to do well:
Paint
Something I want to learn to do:
Be more in the moment
(Modified from HalloweenXO's Instagram story templates)
- Location:from francis with love
- Mood: sick