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A mish-mash of things:

I saw a beautiful movie recently called Wolfwalkers. Just a gorgeous little animated movie that I definitely recommend. The art was such a breath of fresh air.

Almost done with Superman also; I watch movies in bits and pieces sometimes, especially if they're on the longer side.

I don't work Thursday, Friday or Sunday, and since Oktoberfest is this weekend, my work is going to be closed on Saturday, giving me a four-day weekend!

Oktoberfest is famously a really huge deal in La Crosse, but like. I do not plan to go anywhere near it if I can handle it, because it is a literal nightmare. Blair's friends who have lived in this area for awhile recounted Oktoberfests past, and it doesn't sound great. This is a college town and we live downtown, and there are three different campuses around us. According to the tales, there are hundreds of college kids just blind drunk all the time, everywhere, sleeping on the sidewalks and staggering in the streets. Car accidents around every corner. Puke and trash and abandoned clothing everywhere, people toileting in the street, getting into fights, even breaking into peoples' homes and cars. That's a nah from me dawg.

They're college kids who are drinking all the time already anyway. I don't understand why they need to get so belligerent and idiotic for these specific four days.

It runs Thursday through Sunday. Blair has to work and go to class Thursday and Friday, but other than that we do not plan to be out and about except for Friday evening, when her parents have invited us over for dinner (in another city). Saturday we're driving all the way to Rochester, Minnesota to do some shopping (the nearest Trader Joe's is over an hour away, but we're going, and we're returning home with a HUGE haul), and then Sunday we've got DnD at our place.

I received my first paycheck from my new job, which felt great, but I still haven't figured out the licensing situation yet. I should, uh. Probably get to that.

I have been trying to nurture the small smoldering spark of creativity within me, hoping to write something soon. I really want to contribute to Fandom Gift Basket.

I've been feeling very... domestic. I work less than Blair does. I'm home more, so I do more to care for the apartment. I'm always vacuuming and doing loads of laundry. I cook a lot, do the dishes, take out the trash, and pack her lunches for her, which I very much enjoy. I never imagined myself living this sort of life, but I really like taking care of her and of our home.

But! I feel like I cook a lot of the same things over and over, just because there are certain dishes we're quite happy with. I'd love to branch out and start doing something different! If anyone's got any favorite recipes they'd like to share, I'd love to check 'em out!