November, Post #39

[usedtobeljs]

Theoretically this is the first of November, but this year, time is so horribly elastic that it's possibly September 62. I don't even know any more.

Miss Adventure and I just took a 1.25-mile walk in the slightly steamy morning (yesterday it was cool and dry, today it is warm and potentially rainy, tomorrow it's cooler and drier). She is now panting happily at my feet, trying to cool off. I still have another thirty minutes of workout, and then some writing, and then an afternoon of work...

But I am also tempted to make blueberry muffins, and might yet do so.

Anything good to report in this hell-year, wherein my Thanksgiving plans have been (rightly!) canceled and Christmas too appears to be canceled, wherein an unbelievably consequential election looms before us, wherein the pandemic swells...

Okay, enough of that. Five good things:
*Mark Gatiss and Adrian Scarborough reading ghost stories, live-streamed from Nottingham. SPOOKY.
*Mark Gatiss's new beard. HANDSOME.
*I bought a Betrayal mug from Redbubble user Red Scharlach. CUTE.
*Thinking about booking for a livestream of the upcoming show at the Almeida, Nine Lessons and Carols: stories for a long winter. THEATRICAL.
*Kamala Harris striding off planes. CHIC. FIERCE.

Hugs to all. If you would like a drabble or three-sentence fic, drop a suggestion in the comments. :)

Comments

[anne_d]

Mmmm blueberry muffins... I've had a wicked craving for a blueberry muffin this last week.

Good on you and Miss Adventure, going walkies! I hope Her Ladyship found lots of interesting sniffs, and that you were able to prevent her from rolling in them.

I adore Kamala's style and swagger.

Hugs and hopes for a good week ahead.

[usedtobeljs]

I had a craving for blueberry muffins all week too! Must be something about this year. (Anyway, I made a batch.)

Hugs hugs, and may we all stride like Kamala.

[kathyh]

Mmm...blueberry muffins.

Time is so strange this year that I would almost believe a Time Lord was playing tricks on us!

Many hugs to you too :)

[usedtobeljs]

I made the muffins, and it was a very good decision, if I do say so myself. ;)

Yes re the strangeness of this year. Has anyone seen the Master about recently?

Hugs hugs!

[alhbooks]

Voting a solid YES for blueberry muffins...

And if Gatiss has a new beard, can Mycroft be far behind? (Hint, hint)

[usedtobeljs]

In reverse order: indeed, I've thought of that. Perhaps a useful election diversion for me. ;)

The blueberry muffins were a good choice. :)

Hugs hugs!

[gwynnega]

Yay blueberry muffins! And yay Betrayal mug.

::hugs::

[usedtobeljs]

And yay you, Gwynne! [hugs]

[(Anonymous)]

((Hugs)) Kamala Harris is indeed a fierce bright spot! And blueberry muffins rock. There is a coffee shop down the street that also does the most excellent blueberry scones (to go, of course) — at this point I think I prefer scones to muffins. Coffee shops have made me a little British.

I got a bunch of stylish masks for the winter. It makes me feel a little better. Hang in there.

[usedtobeljs]

Blueberry scones are a great good. Glad you found some.

All hugs, and better days soon! [fingers crossed]

[janus_74]

Hope you did make blueberry muffins and that they were fantastic!

[usedtobeljs]

I did and they were. :) Happy week to you, T!

[freixenet]

i'm checking "LJ.2" for the first time in ages. SO GLAD to see you indomitable.

[usedtobeljs]

[hugs hugs]