October was an up and down month. We had temps in the 80s, but also the first dusting of snow. I had to travel out to Oneonta for a follow-up with the podiatrist (half hour trip for a five-minute appointment), but got Jersey Mike’s while I was out there (I’m obsessed with those subs). I had to travel to Milford for work (an hour trip), but got to drive my first hybrid vehicle (it’s one of the fleet vehicles at work).

There wasn’t one weekend where I left the house except for groceries, and I loved it. In my lounge clothes all day, no bra, no worries. Yes, I spend every Sunday doing my additional duties for work, but I can have movies going while I do that.

Best day at work was absolutely Halloween. We had a pumpkin decorating contest, and the elementary kids went trick-or-treating after their little costume parade. Each department/classroom chose a Disney film to dress up as. The Main Office, where I work, did Finding Nemo. Here’s a pic of me as Bruce the Shark (not Baby Shark, not a dolphin, and absolutely not a narwhal). ::grins::





In scrapbooking news, I was able to participate in Digital Scrapbooking Day at the beginning of the month. (Scrappers also get National Scrapbooking Day in May, in case you were wondering.) And thanks to some handy templates, I busted out nine layouts for October, on a variety of random topics.

Here’s one of the layouts I did (which makes me feel so old):





Writing was strong the first half of the month, and a bit more scattered the second half. But overall, it was a solid month and I really have no complaints. I wrote way more days than I didn’t and managed to finish a few things. I was hoping to have a fic for Halloween, but that didn’t happen. I’m okay with it. I’m trying to care less about stuff like that.

Here are the 3 new fannish pieces I posted in October:


Title: The Ghosts We Carry
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Pairing: possibly implied Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, but nothing explicit
Warning(s): Major character death, PTSD, emotional h/c, night terrors, reincarnation

Summary/Prompt: Rosalee has been plagued with nightmares and night terrors since the day she was born. Her mother doesn't know how to help her until an impossible suggestion becomes the most probable explanation for everything.

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Title: What Goes Around…
Challenge: sga_saturday: internet/boy
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Warning(s): bullying, restraints, vigilantism

Summary/Prompt: Jeannie's weekly email includes a video that shows just how similar Madison and Rodney really are, and not necessarily in the best way.

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Title: The Yellow Sundress
Challenge: ficlet_zone: Alias – Full Disclosure
Fandom: Trixie Belden Mysteries/The Three Investigators
Pairing: Trixie Belden/Jupiter Jones
Warning(s): clothing kink, implied sexual contact

Summary/Prompt: Author's choice, any character(s), their favorite yellow sundress

In which Jupiter notices things like clothing, and one dress in particular.