14 September – lundi
- Happy Birthday Jeremiah!
- Happy Birthday Micayla!
- There was an earthquake this morning. Just a little one, a bit of a jiggle. It was enough for me to check the USGS site.
- This morning starts on a somber note. Two local students died in a car crash over the weekend. Another student is in the hospital.
- I saw a news van in front of the high school on the way to work.
- It was a different sort of Monday. Bits and pieces of news from the crash this weekend filtered through and the mother of one of the young men posted to her IG. It was so very sad to read and I don’t want to imagine what she and the other families are going through right now.
15 September – mardi
- Happy heavenly Birthday, Kim!
- Happy Birthday Lisa!
- My latest haul from Bath and Body Works delivered today. All Country Apple stuff since they had a sale. I’m bummed that my Dark Kiss isn’t available right now. I will be buying it when it’s out again, hopefully before the end of the year?
- I’m in my study and the window is open because it’s cool enough outside now. Under 70ยฐ F is always lovely in the evening time. ๐
16 September – mercredi
- It’s feeling like a, “It’s only Wednesday?”, as opposed to, “It’s already Wednesday!”. You know what I mean. ๐
- “Delilah” by Tom Jones is playing right now. My playlist is eclectic.
- K and I were both in pink and black. What are the chances?
- Today I voiced a thought better left in my head. I was called out on it and I accepted the criticism. Not sure what else I was supposed to do but so it goes. If every time you visit our office, you ask for a particular person and I ALWAYS say, “Do you have an appointment?”, perhaps that’s a clue that I know you don’t have an appointment and shouldn’t expect the person you want to be available. And sorry if my mild comment in response to you saying, “She said to call her if we need anything,” is, “Well, there’s a difference between calling and coming in,” offends you, so be it. Coming back at me a moment later to say you don’t appreciate my comment is fair but then following up by saying you’ve called without an answer might mean that the person you’re trying to reach is BUSY for a reason. Maybe you should also take her other advice to heart– EMAIL HER.
- The entitlement is so blatant.
17 September – jeudi
- Crazy dreams! First up, Sullivan Stapleton. In the dream, I tell him that he’s played many of my MMCs and he tells me he loves me. I respond with, “Love ya!” Then he comments that that’s the first time I’ve said that to him… Dream segues to me in a theatre and my cousin is there. Before the show or whatever starts, she abruptly leaves and I wait a moment before following but then I can’t find her. I try to message her but I’m on my Android phone so I go to IG but I can’t find her account. There’s a moment when I realize that I don’t have my purse and I think, “No, it’s somewhere.” In my wanderings, I somehow realize that I have two of my purses, along with a shopping bag of purses. I run into people I know (?) and I tell them that I’m looking for my cousin and we all start looking together… Then I’m in a truck or something and I look out the back and Karl Urban is in the back with a bunch of people, drinking a beer and having a good time. I start talking to him and I tell him about Sully and he laughs about it and then we’re in a movie theatre and I’m sitting next to him and on his other side is a woman (his date?) and we’re still talking. He gets up and says he wants a hurricane drink and I get up too and ask where he thinks we can get such a drink… Then I wake up… What the heck was all of that?!
- When I glanced at my IG before work, I saw that a fake Sully account followed me. Y’all, what is up with that?! Oh yes, just a coincidence. But wow, what a coincidence! (And don’t worry, I never follow the fake accounts.)
- I’m still tripping about that dream because how did I dream all of that in about an hour? Why did it feel like Karl and I were friends in the dream? Why was Sully so serious? I’m trying to remember if I looked at anything Sully or Karl related last night to account for having them in my dreams but I don’t recall anything.
18 September – vendredi
- Riley Green’s new album dropped today! I might be planning on listening to it on repeat this weekend. I had pre-ordered the digital version, then ponied up for the CD on Amazon because of the bonus track. (Dastardly of you, Riley, dastardly.) Oh, and the vinyl is on the way, autographed by Riley and his doggie Carl. ๐
- I’m trying to prep for my November novel but I don’t have a story in mind nor do I know who my characters are. What do they do? Will they like each other from the beginning or not? What trope will I fall into as I write?
- I’m listening to Riley Green’s new album right now. Current song: “Don’t Come Any Closer”
- As much as I try to find a bit of joy and a bit of beauty everyday, there are also those moments when I think of Dad and I feel melancholy. It feels like grief and sorrow and gratitude and resignation all rolled into one. My days have their routine and time moves on as it does but when the quiet moments hit, so comes the melancholy. There’s a family photo on my book shelf from a random evening in late April 2025 when my sister was in town and some family came over for dinner and hanging out. It’s a good shot and I look at it and can imagine the space and the chatter and the lighting. Dad was probably happy to have us all there. I think it’s the last photo with my parents, sister, and me amongst the group. Our last photo together in the house on a random April evening…
19 September – samedi
- We broke down a bunch of boxes in the garage this morning. So many boxes!
- After the garage stuff, we headed out for a bit. No farmers market but I did drink only Irish drinks and lo, Notre Dame won! Go Irish!
20 September – dimanche
- Oh, this time next week, we’ll have seen Riley Green in concert. Hope he was good. I’ll let ya know. Check back with me in a week. ๐
- I’m listening to Riley’s new album right now. On CD. IKR? I had to buy a CD because the Amazon version has a bonus track. I think there are other bonus tracks from other retailers but damn you, Riley, I am not buying two more versions of the same CD just for an extra song. Nope, not doing it. (But if someone wants to buy me the other CDs with those bonus tracks, I’m not going to say no.)
TV
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – I’m really enjoying how this show is using some fanciful situations to work out the crews’ inner struggles. This week was La’an’s turn, which means seeing Kirk. I love seeing the characters play different versions of themselves of sorts. I’m a little curious how this series will end. It’ll come too soon, I think.
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe – This show is definitely NOT failing to entertain. I’m still not sure if it’s because I love TBBT or the show is actually as good as I think it is. Whatever it is, I am all about the bit of joy it brings me when we’re watching. ๐
Lanterns – It feels like they answered a lot of questions in last week’s episode, only to have more on the horizon. What happened to Hal in the “present”? Can’t wait to see!
ETA: And we’ve watched this week’s episode. It just keeps getting better, IMO. I think I’m going to like how they keep Kyle Chandler around. Love his irascible Hal Jordan.
WRITING
I’ve been reading some of my past writing to try and get myself revved up for my November novel but I’m not sure it’s helping. I feel like I’m almost there, as far as who my characters might be and how I want their story to go. It’s just out of reach. Maybe I just need to relax and let it come to me.
Who’s playing my MMC? My last three MMC have been played by Thomas Beaudoin. I didn’t finish the 2024 story, so not sure that counts but let’s say it does. He’s still on my list to play my November novel MMC. The other story I’ve been writing stars Riley Green as the MMC. (Of course.) I don’t think I can use Riley as a different MMC because I think he can only really be a particular sort of character. Kinda like I’ve only used Sam Hunt in one story and not any other. Then again, maybe it would be fun to picture Riley as a different sort of character. Hmm.
I can look out my window and see the waxing moon high in the sky. There are some clouds up there but the almost three quarters moon is clear and bright. So pretty.
“Ol’ Stray Dog” is playing on the boombox. Football is on in the loft.
One week of work then it’s fall break. I’m making myself some long weekends. ๐
Until next time, gentle readers.
