Remember, remember

It's hard for me to remember all the things I want to tell LJ on a daily basis. Even though it's been years since I posted consistently, every time I do something, I think, "I must remember to post about this." It is probably some kind of communicable disease.

Things I wanted to announce, though: I drove a car for the first time in several years, and the first time ever in Seattle! Three round trips in one week! I felt incredibly accomplished.

I went to two fabulous Halloween parties, each shinier than the last, and my corset has finally come in the mail, eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Green brocade. I went to Halloween parties with the Doctor. There was a weird tingly feeling in my throat every time she introduced herself. I've been waiting to stand in that place since I was three years old.

We carved Torchwood pumpkins. Yes, my housemate got pictures.

I've actually been accomplishing work at work, which feels FABULOUS and almost giddy in its novelty. I forgot how good it is to feel useful. I worked from home the last couple days with a cold and still actually got things done!

I got a book in the mail from maribou, who has excellent book recommendation taste and reads much more widely than I do, so if she says she kept thinking of me, I'm REALLY looking forward to this. (Sherwood Smith's A Stranger to Command, by the way. I haven't started it yet, of course.)

J and I are joining a gym down the street. I confess, the biggest attraction for me is nearly 24-hour sauna access. Winter is a cold time for me.

I'm struggling between feeling really stuck/burned out on the book I need to finish birthing, and feeling like the frustration is a sign it's time to push harder. I feel full of possibility.

Happy Guy Fawkes, everyone. Fight the power? (Or was the moral Do acid? I was a little confused.)