Decided my walk with me for the later part of September is going to be a bit different. All but one of these pictures was from yesterday
FYI, a friend’s coming over today so I decided to make the cheesecake next Saturday instead. It will be 20 degrees cooler then anyway so it’s just a better day.
On to the walk. These are the places I see on my walk at work. Since this is my last week at this location, which is rather sad after all these years, I thought I would show you the landscape I’ve seen over these many years as I go for daily walks to get in my steps. The first pictures is from this past Tuesday when it was cloudy and cool. It hasn’t been the rest of the week!
Tuesday, September 17th Some years ago this was a pond with water and fountains and ducks. Much nicer than before they decided they didn’t want to have it there anymore and turned it into a planter.
Anyway, that’s it. My last week seeing all this is coming up. Friday, September 27th we will leave this place, early, forever. It’s sad. But life marches on and with it changes we must face.
I hope to get one more walk with me in September posted before the end of the month. Only two weeks to do it in though and I don’t like to walk too much when it’s hot, which it’s been.
As you know I posted You Sang to Me on AOS and will do Nights are Forever soon.
I also ended up posting a Star Trek TOS story related to Amok Time. I’m pleased with the response I’ve gotten for it. Thank you.
Next up in Nine Lives when I can get to it.
And speaking of It…we are off to see It Chapter 2 tonight. I know you are all cowering and making faces as you read this. HA HA
Tomorrow is the next part of the Clueless Vulcan Wednesday flashes. Alas that Vulcan is still clueless. The conclusion is September 25th. Friday is the next song flash which I must admit greatly amuses me and is quite clever. It’s based on a song from my absolute fanatical love of a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical as a kid. I own the DVD of the musical. So…look for that. I know I will! LOL
It’s Labor Day and what better time for the first Walk With Me in September? These pictures are still from my neighborhood, just a bit of a different route than I generally take.
Clouds on the horizon means humid today, ughJust Approaching a house on the way to one of the two “main drags” in the city Purple and white flowers in front of said houseMore pretty bush flowers (flowering bushes?)One of the two main drags in the city I live in! (it IS Labor Day, so not much traffic)More of the main drag (further down on either side are stores you can’t see from this part! This is all residentialThis tree has black leaves, not sure what kind he is that has black leaves, a Halloween tree? LOLClose up of the leaves, they aren’t dead, they are in good shape but you can see they are very dark leavesView from a side street all the way to the mountains (Santa Monica Mountains)This guy’s house is rather stark, all gray with no life around the yard Trees along the path
Check out that tree in the background. He’s got a flattop. The City put a power pole right through him with lines going through him too, which you can probably see, so this old guy adjusted the way he grew to accommodate the fact his branches couldn’t get through the lines.This is that same tree’s trunk but I don’t think you can see the power lines that pass through his branches. He’s very old and big so I guess I should be glad they didn’t chop him down.These yellow flowering bushes are everywhere. They are obviously very tolerant of drought prone Southern California. I see them all over the place, fortunately they are pretty!
Tomorrow, the next chapter of The Vulcan Who Fell to the Earth (Stranded 3) will be going up.
Artwork Courtesy of MyLochKatee
Friday is one of my absolute favorite flashes I have written lately (maybe ever). Had so much fun with it.
Then comes up the long weekend. Hollywood Bowl is Saturday and family stuff and chilling and dealing with all the garage stuff. I am going to be working on getting November Friday Flashes settled. So don’t expect much in the way of updates over the weekend.
Next up in updates for next week are Didn’t We Almost Have it All and The Space in My Bed. Friday, September 06th begins the start of September’s Song Flashes. Wednesday will also have the continuation of the Wednesday flashes.
I had thoughts of taking a different walk around for my Walk With Me post for August, but I just didn’t get the chance. Life got in the way. I did do a post earlier in the month, so we’ll see what I can do with the walks in September.
Also in the month of September I will be experimenting with cheesecake recipes. (Plain New York Style this time)
In general what do I have to do writing-wise, I still need to finish my OMS story (don’t expect anything long folks) so it’s ready for November, and get cracking on that Christmas Jim/Prime story. I still haven’t decided if there will be other Christmas/Holiday related fare other than a few flashes. We’ll see if inspiration strikes. There may be a sequel in there somewhere for How to Survive the Winter Break With a Vulcan Instructor.
Kirk is wearing a gold shirt with blue jeans. And I am especially proud of his hair!. Spock is wearing a science blue robe, doing the ta’al and has pointed ears. Kirk has a cane in his hand but somehow the paint program decided to make the background black and I can’t figure out how to undo it. Also the reason that Kirk appears armless!
Oh wait! I wasn’t supposed to share it here before November. Alas, I guess that disqualifies it from being in the OMS challenge. Damn it!
Throw back to 2009 Star Trek as it’s been ten years
Hello friends
I am still working on flashes, including one for Memorial Day, which will be posted on that Monday. In addition I want to finish all of Junes.
Next up to update is The Swap, so as soon as I can get to it, I’ll give it a shot.
I have the first chapter of a new fiction that is, untitled, based on JJ’s idea. I don’t know when I will be posting it but…um…soon.
This weekend is, of course, Mother’s Day, here in the US. We are taking the 92 year old mother to Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, a favorite place for all of us. Merry making will be had. That’s at 3:30 on Sunday.
That’s about it, though. Oh. Once The Swap is updated, the next one will be My Heart’s a Virgin.
Jim was
starting to wonder how long it would take for them to rescue him from whatever
whacked universe this was.
The
thing of it was, he’d been unlucky to be in a mirror universe before. That one
had been scary, because instead of the Federation there had been the Empire.
Spock had a beard and had, at one point, held him by the neck against the wall.
When he’d returned to his own universe, he still wore the bruises from Spock’s
fingers.
But at
least he could communicate with that Spock and the rest.
In this
one, whatever it was, he somehow found himself on ancient Vulcan, or so it
seemed to Jim, because they didn’t appear to be very advanced at all, and none
of them seemed to speak anything other than Vulcan. And damn it, his Vulcan sucked.
The moment
he had appeared, he’d been set upon by a group of half-naked Vulcan warriors
thrusting weapons at him, and poking and prodding him. He hadn’t been sure if
they intended to kill him, fuck him, or eat him. Or maybe all three.
Then
Spock had appeared, or he sure as hell looked
like Spock, also half-naked and much more muscular than his Spock, and yeah,
okay, he thought of Spock as his, with long hair, and tattoos of Vulcan scripts
on his chest and arms.
Anyway,
he had fought off several other beastly Vulcans to claim Jim. Well, not
literally. Or Jim didn’t think so.
He had
been brought by Spock to a dwelling that seemed sort of a cross between a hut
and a cottage. He’d been unceremoniously dumped onto a heap of cushions in the
middle of said dwelling, not sure if the cushions acted as a couch or a bed,
and then Spock had disappeared into another room.
Eventually
he had returned with food which he had foisted upon Jim. Begrudgingly Jim had
eaten it, all the while asking Spock if it was poison, and getting, of course,
no response, because he was hungry and didn’t know when he would get the opportunity
to eat again.
After
that, and where they were now, actually, Spock sat on the cushions next to Jim
simply staring at him.
“Uh.”
Spock
tilted his head.
Jim
moistened his lips. “Nice, um, nice tatts by the way.” Jim sort of pointed to
the artwork on Spock’s chest. Spock must have gotten it because he straightened
and puffed out his chest.
“So.”
Spock
pointed to him. “So.”
“Oh. No.
Um. No. That’s not my name.” Jim sighed. Pointed to himself. “Jim.”
“So Jim.”
He
laughed. “No. Just Jim.”
“So Just
Jim.”
Jim blew
out a breath. “Okay, whatever. It’s not like I’ll be here long enough for it to
matter.” Or so he hoped.
Spock
pointed at himself. “Spock.”
“Yeah.
Hi. Hello Spock.”
Spock
leaned forward and put his hand on Jim’s cheek. “Pretty.”
He
blinked. “You-you know the word pretty?”
Spock
nodded. “Pretty!”
“Er. I
mean I guess.”
“So Just
Jim pretty.”
He found
himself smiling in spite of himself. “Spock pretty.”
Which apparently
was the wrong thing to say or the right, depending on your point of view,
because suddenly Jim found himself flat on his back, underneath a very heavy
Vulcan.
“Oh. Um.
Wow.”
Spock
smiled, which sure was strange. He put his hand on Jim’s cheek again. “Mine.”
“What?”
“So Just
Jim Spock’s.”
“Well.
Not that I’m not flattered or anything, but—”
Spock’s
eyes narrowed. “Mine.”
And then
he ripped Jim’s shirt in half.
It was at
that exact moment that he heard the transporter activated and found himself reappearing
on the Enterprise, lying on his back across it, unfortunately, torn shirt and
all.
“Captain.”
Jim
turned his head to look at his first officer, whose perfectly groomed eyebrow
was arched high under those bangs of his. He moistened his lips.
“Damn
it, Spock. You could have waited an hour or so.”
“Captain?”
He
sighed and sat up. “I just left what is bound to be a very frustrated Vulcan.”
Spock reached down and helped him up. “If you’d like to be sent back, I can see if that can be arranged.”
Jim walked away, looking back over his shoulder. “Don’t be ridiculous. We’ll just have to role play.”
Spock stared. “Role play?”
**** Explicit, slightly altered version now online
Monday morning these two “ladies” in my office started loudly talking about the latest Avengers, which I haven’t seen yet, but plan to. Yes, I know some of you aren’t into them, but I am. I already had to deal with the various family members on Saturday not spoiling it at the birthday party.
These “ladies” asked my co-worker if it bothered her to talk about it. FYI, she is twenty-four and giggly. She says, Oh no, I don’t care about Marvel.
So they proceed to loudly start discussing what they’ve seen. I say, nicely, no spoilers, please. Giggly hears me because she laughs, because that’s what she always does.
They continue discussing it AND I hear something. So now I am mad. I yell out “NO SPOILERS.”
There’s like a collective gasp and then nervous laughter and a “oh, sorry.” I yell THANK YOU. That kills the conversation.
So later my friend, who I told the whole thing to, tells me these same “ladies” said I was so mean and loud when I yelled at them.
Last day of April already and soon we will be into the fifth month of the year.
Last night I fully intended to finish, when I got home from work, a flash fic I had been working on earlier in the day. I even sent it home to myself. Instead, I went up and got in bed and fell asleep. When I finally woke up, I took a shower, and then played a world building game for the rest of the time and never did turn to that fic.
I’ll work on it today at lunch but doubt it will get done. It’s going in the May 17th slot that I originally had another fic in. That flash is either getting moved to June or becoming its own fic because it’s definitely becoming a beast! HA. JJ’s idea was just too inspiring.
I’m seeing Captain Marvel tonight. I didn’t want to see it all that much but everyone else in our movie group did.
Tomorrow is Walk at Lunch Day at work and if you participate you get a free shirt or bag or something, so I think I am going to do that. I walk every day now anyway.
I thought about doing another update on My Devotion this week, but I don’t think I will after all.