Life

This month was pretty great—aside from the fall allergies I suffered early on in the month. I’m sorry, it’s not supposed to be 80 degrees in October and my body was very confused. Other than that, though, I had a busy month with a lot of fun activities.

Josh and I had a fun fall weekend! It included a hike, ciders, a drink called the “Drunken Donut,” spooky pizzas, apple and pumpkin picking, and a corn maze.

Miscellaneous things:

• The theater group I volunteer with put on a Villian Cabaret show where performers sang songs from villains in musicals/shows. I dressed up as a ladybug, took some videos for social media, and made a new friend.
• I reached my goal of 60 books for the year!!!
• I’ve been doing a lot of reading and watching football and I love it.

Josh and I went for another “hike”—I call it walking in the woods—at Talcott Mountain. I didn’t realize the mountain was going to be so steep, so I complained most of the time but enjoyed it overall. We walked up the trail to Heublein Tower, which was built in 1914 and was used as a summer retreat for the Heublein family. The state purchased the tower in 1966 and opened the state park to the public in 1974.

Things not pictured:

• I got my flu and COVID shots
• I went to see Bright Star with some friends from the theater group
• I went to jury duty for the first time
• I celebrated my five year work anniversary
• Josh and I went to a homecoming event for my university that was at a local brewery
• We also went to see the Taylor Swift Eras Tour movie

“Exercise”?

I’ve been running a few times a week, and I signed up for a 5K in November. I’ve done this particular race twice before, and Josh’s friends are going to do it with me.

Sports

I did not watch a single second of post-season baseball, and I’m only vaguely aware of the teams in the World Series. After the terrible Red Sox season, I didn’t really have any interest in watching the post-season—which is so unlike me.

Meanwhile, we’ve been watching lots of football. I’m not doing terrible in either fantasy league I’m in either.

What I’m Watching

TV

• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
• The Irrational
• Found
• Catfish

Netflix

• Madam Secretary (S4E17)
• Great News (S2E5-S2E13)
• Casper
• Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul

Peacock

• Below Deck Sailing Yacht (S4E3)
• Myth of the Zodiac Killer
• Shaun of the Dead

Hulu

• The Kardashians (S3E1-S3E4)
• Only Murders in the Building (S3E1-S3E3)

Max

• Young Frankenstein

What I’m Reading

• Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson: 3 stars
• The Last Flight by Julie Clark: 2 stars
• We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry: 5 stars
• All The Devils Are Here by Louise Penny: 4 stars
• Under the Dome by Stephen King: currently reading

Well, if you’ve made it this far, Happy Halloween! Let me know what your favorite Halloween candy is. I love Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Kit-Kats, and 3 Musketeers.