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Oct. 30th, 2023 12:00 pm
Last week, this week, and some books.
I managed to stay decently attentive to work last week, which was a blessing considering my ADHD brain scramblies have been terrible for months.
My every other Friday TTRPG group's current game is gearing up to end, and I volunteered to run several systems for our next arc, assuming enough players are interested. There are a few other folks in the mix who have also offered, so we're doing a poll after the session this week to figure out what the majority interest is. I'm hoping folks go for the 1920s noir I want to do because I'm craving something pulpy and sultry, but there are a lot of great options on the table.
I went to church again this weekend, which was delightful. I got hugs from some folks and introduced myself to a few more. It's a slow-going process, as I generally feel like I'm bothering people if I walk up to them out of nowhere uninvited, but that's okay. If I stick around long enough everyone will learn who I am eventually, I'm sure, but I'm trying to be an active participant. To this end, I've signed up to write a devotional for an Advent calendar the church will be putting out in November. I've never written a devotional before and have sort of a contentious relationship with my faith so I'm a little bit nervous. At the very least, it'll be doing some writing outside of my comfort zone, which will be a fun challenge.
I had dinner with a friend and his sister on Sunday, which was a true joy. She works in the library at a local university, so we bonded over library employment stories and libraries in general, in addition to our love of strong flavors in food. She introduced me to anchovies on pizza, which I had never tried. Overall, I enjoyed the strong salt and buttery umami taste, but they're rich enough that I would probably spread one out over a standard pizza slice rather than having one on a narrow wedge of thin crust like I did this time.
Talked a bit to one of my aunts and agreed to do a destination race with her sometime next year. I haven't run regularly in years, so I'm starting with a couch to 5K program this week and hoping for the best.
The dogs have fleas at the moment, which is an unpleasant but not entirely unexpected surprise. I was pretty sure I had them on a flea and heartworm med, but I suspect it might be a heartworm-only med. I'll be getting in touch with the vet's office this week to double-check and get them on something immediately if they're not already.
Have rewatched Kidnapped another 6 or so times (because I have a sickness) and received a couple of books from the library I'd been anticipating to research for a fic where Davie actually does get shipped off to North Carolina and meets an Alan who's been sent there for reasons I'm still figuring out.
Have a review of the niche Scottish history book I sent back last week and a look at my current and upcoming reads behind the cut:
( Books books books! )
Anyway, that's what's going on with me. I hope things are going well for y'all and would love to hear about any adventures or exciting goings on in the comments! <3
My every other Friday TTRPG group's current game is gearing up to end, and I volunteered to run several systems for our next arc, assuming enough players are interested. There are a few other folks in the mix who have also offered, so we're doing a poll after the session this week to figure out what the majority interest is. I'm hoping folks go for the 1920s noir I want to do because I'm craving something pulpy and sultry, but there are a lot of great options on the table.
I went to church again this weekend, which was delightful. I got hugs from some folks and introduced myself to a few more. It's a slow-going process, as I generally feel like I'm bothering people if I walk up to them out of nowhere uninvited, but that's okay. If I stick around long enough everyone will learn who I am eventually, I'm sure, but I'm trying to be an active participant. To this end, I've signed up to write a devotional for an Advent calendar the church will be putting out in November. I've never written a devotional before and have sort of a contentious relationship with my faith so I'm a little bit nervous. At the very least, it'll be doing some writing outside of my comfort zone, which will be a fun challenge.
I had dinner with a friend and his sister on Sunday, which was a true joy. She works in the library at a local university, so we bonded over library employment stories and libraries in general, in addition to our love of strong flavors in food. She introduced me to anchovies on pizza, which I had never tried. Overall, I enjoyed the strong salt and buttery umami taste, but they're rich enough that I would probably spread one out over a standard pizza slice rather than having one on a narrow wedge of thin crust like I did this time.
Talked a bit to one of my aunts and agreed to do a destination race with her sometime next year. I haven't run regularly in years, so I'm starting with a couch to 5K program this week and hoping for the best.
The dogs have fleas at the moment, which is an unpleasant but not entirely unexpected surprise. I was pretty sure I had them on a flea and heartworm med, but I suspect it might be a heartworm-only med. I'll be getting in touch with the vet's office this week to double-check and get them on something immediately if they're not already.
Have rewatched Kidnapped another 6 or so times (because I have a sickness) and received a couple of books from the library I'd been anticipating to research for a fic where Davie actually does get shipped off to North Carolina and meets an Alan who's been sent there for reasons I'm still figuring out.
Have a review of the niche Scottish history book I sent back last week and a look at my current and upcoming reads behind the cut:
( Books books books! )
Anyway, that's what's going on with me. I hope things are going well for y'all and would love to hear about any adventures or exciting goings on in the comments! <3
