Fifteen Minutes of Scrawl

Here are some short pieces based on things that have happened in my life recently.  The Gifts are...Somewhere? I hate moving so much that towards the end of the process, I just threw things into bags or boxes as they fit, which room they'd come from or which room they'd go to be damned. However, this means that some things are still to be uncovered. And I don't know if this is the case for you, but I have about one billion loved ones with September birthdays (okay, 11 but that IS a lot!). So, I have quite a few birthday presents that I know I've bought (not only do I remember buying them, but I have a spreadsheet recording what I've bought), but have not retrieved from the various piles yet. I don't have a ton more boxes and bags to go through, so I'm confident I can find them tomorrow morning or afternoon (before I head to a joint birthday party in the evening) and then wrap and label them. Moving forward, I hope to get more organized under-bed storage to k...

Sometimes group costumes are just more fun!  The Powerpuff Girls (3), possibly with Professor Utonium (making it a group of 4) Scooby-Doo  characters (5 if you include Scooby, 6 if you also include the Mystery Machine) The Sanderson sisters (3) Rock, paper, scissors (3) The Sailor Scouts (up to 9) Tin Man, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion (3), but you can also add more characters from The Wizard of Oz if you have more folks in your group The three little pigs (3), but you could add the big bad wolf (making it a group of 4) Parker, Hardison, and Eliot from Leverage  (3), but you can also add Sophie, Nate, Breanna, and/or Harry (making it a group of 4 to 8) if you have more folks in your group Steve, Terry, Bindi, and Robert Irwin (4), possibly adding in Bindi's husband Chandler Powell and/or Bindi's daughter Grace Warrior Irwin Powell (making it a group of 5 or 6)--you could additionally add in crocodiles or Australian wildlife if you have more folks in your group L...

Time for a trip to Bath!  Rebecca, I get that you have trust issues (from what you've shared about your past, you've come by them fair and square), but you cannot put that all on Zied Rebecca...you are looking to find something Rebecca, I do firmly believe partners are still allowed some privacy So, I know Kara is saying she "planned" this tea, but did she? I kinda assume the producers do all of the planning Shekinah, I feel like you're weirder than I initially thought Wait, the men and women are traveling together? I kinda enjoy how there is no facade of a man planning the men's day out in Bath It is genuinely nice to see Paola and Russ just joking around and enjoying being with each other I did not know Bath was the site of Roman baths! Okay, definitely the producers had to AT LEAST clear this place for filming Kara is right that the men will be talking about them Wait, Guillermo, is Venezuela not known for spicy food? Or is it just a different level than In...

Yes this is early, but I am very much looking forward to this celebration, so I figured I'd start planning early!  Carromancy Make s'mores Costume contest Cookie decorating Spooky photo booth Scariest villain bracket Halloween-themed Monikers Mummy (un)wrapping contest Identify the object in the box game Match the 1 star review to the horror/spooky/spoopy movie Give everyone a set of spooky/spoopy tasks to accomplish (first done wins) Guess how many candies are in the pumpkin and then win the candy if you're closest Everyone is given a ghost that they must find (e.g. they each get half of a drawing of a ghost) Hide "potions" for people to find--some have blessings (e.g. you get to pick the next song), but some of curses (e.g. you must now speak only with one syllable words) Trick-or-treat grab bag where everyone brings one ~$5 item when they arrive and grabs a random one out of the bag when they leave (Prompt by me) Photo by Quilia on Unsplash

Time to wrap things up (I hope I'm right this time)? Aw, Rasit, I'm sorry you miss your mom so much I am glad that Mallorie's mom likes Rasit I'm sorry that Catie has such rough body dismorphia Uhh what do Catie's friends mean that she's "loopy" and "losing it a bit"? Saying Catie does both fight and flight is accurate, but I think she also fawns Mido, Debby is literally our wife Debby, Mido genuinely means he doesn't want more kisses Mido, you have just repeated that you're a professional tour guide...not actor MIDO! YOUR CONFESSIONALS WILL BE ON CAMERA! DEBBY WILL SEE YOU SAID IT WAS "SO-SO" I do believe many folks who work in entertainment do curate their social media, but most will post their spouse at some point and/or have a private account for real friends Mido, there is no way you aren't on the hotel's Wi-Fi I'm genuinely surprised that he did put the photo up I'm unclear if this other Kleinfeld emplo...

So, in my previous post "Snippets, forty-three" I challenged myself to come up with 15 creative getting to know you questions, so here goes! If you could have any animal as a pet (with the guarantee you could care for them and they would behave), what animal would you pick? If you could change one big decision in your life, how would you? If you could wake up tomorrow and have mastered one dish to make, what would it be? If you could change your appearance with a snap of your fingers, how would you? If you could have one phrase your pet could understand, what would it be? You now have a book contract--what genre is it for? You now have the ability to greatly reduce one of your fears--which one do you pick? You now have the budget to make one more season of any show--what show is it? You now have to change careers, but will keep your same salary--which new career do you pick? You now have a flag for your home--what would the design be? How would you like to be remembered? How...