Fifteen Minutes of Scrawl

While I'm posting this on Halloween, 2026, I did draft it earlier! Let's hope I do at least some of these! Drink hard cider Drink hot cider Drink hot cocoa Eat dirt pudding Eat Halloween-y candy Eat something pumpkin-flavored Light some fall-scented candles Light some fall scented incense Light some Halloween-shaped candles Watch Halloween episodes of my favorite sitcoms Watch Hocus Pocus Watch The Nightmare Before Christmas Wear my costume from my Halloween party (Mary Anne from "Goodbye Earl" Wear my vampire cape for max ease Wear one of my onesie costumes for max comfort (Prompt by me) Photo by Jamo Images on Unsplash

Recently, The Chicks gave a concert in Chicago and I (of course) attended. During the performance, some of the songs struck a chord with me, but made me want to alter the lyrics to a few. Anyways, here's "Only Few" .  I was young and so naïve I was the only one who thought You were happy No meal would end up soured No eyes of yours could ever glower I saw my future bright ahead I knew a dad like mine would always save the day And that we'd always be okay But would I know you now Would I have joy that we could share? Make more memories that are not blue Or still have my only few Or still have my only few You scared me like no one else And sometimes love just doesn't seem to conquer all I searched for else to blame But sometimes dads can't stay the same But would I know you now Would I have joy that we could share? Make more memories that are not blue Or still have my only few Or still have my only few Holding on to these flashbacks Of when things were lighter I...

HOW IS IT ALMOST NOVEMBER?! Organizing my friend group's annual secret gift exchange Celebrating my eldest nephew's birthday (HE WILL BE 8! WHICH IS JUST RUDE!) Suggesting ideas for Small Business Saturday for the bookstores Hosting NaNo write-in sessions Planning a theme for an election watching session Watching election results with a friend (or friends) Celebrating a dear friend's birthday No Kings Rally and March (which could be a few very different vibes depending on how the election goes) The Southside Pie Challenge HOPEFULLY finally getting my CPAP Celebrating my brother's birthday Trying out my gas fireplace (this is a tad weather dependent of course) Thanksgiving Theoretically going on a date with a guy my matchmaker found Shifting into the Christmas spirit (I can get out all of my holly stuff haha) (Prompt by me) "1126" by Eva the Weaver . Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic .

Time for some new romances to blossom? Lol Chloe fell off her stool from laughing I would truly enjoy seeing Chloe do a flip I appreciate that JT does say he isn't judging Kara even if he's not sure he can be the best partner to someone who does (as Kara puts it) spicy content JT does seem like a sweetie and I'm sorry he had such a tough childhood Wait, is this Jamal and Emma's first date ever? I love that Jamal and Emma are at a bar where the staff seems to only speak Spanish and Jamal and Emma only speak English Emma! It's a bit wild that you already thinking about telling your grandkids about this date (and the great sex you had with their grandpa) Also, you didn't meet Jamal in Puerto Rico... Uh, Emma, do you mean you're in love with Jamal? This isn't shade to Emma, but I don't think of her as quirky or weird Wait, is Emma wearing a wedding ring??? God, I find Malik so attractive Steven, how is it weird that a woman is going on dates with multipl...

TBH, I just needed an easy post, so I did a dive into the "October 27" Wiki page and then did some creative Google searches. These are in chronological order because of who I am as a person. On October 27, 312 Constantine the Great said he received his Vision of the Cross On October 27, 1275 was the "traditional founding" of Amsterdam On October 27, 1838 Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issued the Extermination Order, which ordered all Mormons to leave the state or be killed On October 27, 1858 Theodore Roosevelt was born On October 27, 1924 the Uzbek SSR was founded in the Soviet Union On October 27, 1936 the Abdication Crisis takes place in the UK because Mrs. Wallis Simpson obtained her divorce, which opened the door for her to marry King Edward VIII, but only if he abdicated (which he did) On October 27, 1955  Rebel Without a Cause premiered (the star, James Dean, had died about a month prior) On October 27, 1962 Vasily Arkhipov refused to fire a ...

Time for breaking points (already?). Vittorio's friends are cuties Jessy looks cute, why can't she wear red? TBH Jessy is doing SO much better than I would have I'm really gonna punch Jon Like, how is this not a moment to self-reflect on how hard life has been for Ally over the past few months? I do get how that could make you feel bad, but you gotta take that and then do better Jon...this is the hardest someone has been on you? Really? You gotta suck it up Jon, you are a loser Jon, Ally is not saying that...also, (theoretically) you didn't give up EVERYTHING because you have Ally and your baby-to-be Niles...I feel like Mr. Arc was pretty clear about what he expected of you Hi, Michelle! Michelle, Henry is a cutie Ah but so is Felix Wait, wait...Felix was helping his dad steal your stuff, Michelle? Oh...and Felix stole your passport for a bit...chill Nigel, how could Andi have been on the same page if you hadn't mentioned it (which Andi points it out)? Andi, Nigel i...