Spirk (with a small dose of Pinto)

Happy October!

This is one of those dull update posts, so I apologize in advance.

Some of you may be having lovely fall weather. Not here. We are in the middle of an October heatwave. Ugh! Next several days in a row of hot hot hot. October is notoriously iffy here. But generally it is warm, though not HOT. Sigh.

Still working on those chess boys and hope to have a post up here this week. This is the time I start planning stories for the holidays. I am going to be working on a few for the Spirk Advent Calendar that I claimed ideas for. I will also be working on my individual Spirk Holiday story. There was a flash/one shot I did where Kirk had a child when he was young with someone from Tarsus. The mother didn’t survive but Kirk is raising their daughter. Bones was babysitting her and he was coming home with a doll she just had to have for Christmas when he ran into Spock. Anyway, I had some requests to expand that story so I am thinking of doing that. We’ll see for sure.

I’ll try to stay somewhat updated on other stories but this time of year is tough. I get dragged in different directions from family and life in general.

And that’s it! See you soon.

While we are on our cruise is early August, M’s aunt passed away. We knew she was sick but we thought we had more time. M got her Jeep Renegade which she bought in 2020. Long story short, M and M’s sister went to Idaho where aunt lived to settle a few things with her house in early September and drove the jeep back here for two days.

When the aunt owned it, it needed a new windshield as it had cracked, so in the process of registering it in California, M also had the windshield replaced Friday and was coming back an appointment Friday night and got into an accident with a motorcycle. M was fine but the cyclist was injured (foot) and had to be taken to the hospital. The jeep was pretty damaged and towed to a yard. So…we just don’t know what’s going to happen with that.

I went away afterward for the weekend so things are just still…I don’t know. So I hope things work out with this jeep. And good things start happening.

Happy Fall

I haven’t forgotten the continuation of this little chess playing story here. But it’s been a hell of a month.

Had to call the paramedics for M last night and even though alls well that ends well, I didn’t get home from that until late, and I’m pretty tired. I have updated a couple of stories on AO3. Plus I actually read two books for pleasure. That was nice.

So thanks again for your support and part 3 will come at some point (and perhaps a few other parts going on into September)

Wishing all my United States readers a Happy Independence Day (4th of July)

I am on temporary AO3 updating hiatus while I work on those Christmas in July flashes for here on the blog. I’d like to get them written and scheduled so I don’t have to be frantically scrambling to get something written.

So don’t expect any updates in AO3 until July.

Kitchen is done, washer and dryer is fixed and today we got our new refrigerator. Yep. Because that had to die too. It’s like we had to have everything new in the new kitchen. But whatever our brand new Whirlpool fridge arrived today, thank you very much.

I’m off gallivanting for the next two weekends, but hope to get Christmas in July posts started in…you guessed it…July. Not every day in July but hopefully several

To get you in the mood…

After being away for several days, I have a bit of catching up to do.

My plan this week is to get the next chapter of The Wrong Captain done and posted.

And at some point this week I will have more flashes up here.

A bit silly…

Spock reached down and pulled the soaking wet Starfleet Cadet from the icy water of the San Francisco bay.

“T-thanks.” The cadet shook his hair like a canine and water splattered everywhere. “S-sorry.”

“Were you trying to end your life?” Spock demanded.

“What? N-no. G-God I’m f-freezing.”

Spock grabbed the man’s hands. “Your hands are like ice. Come with me.”

“I d-don’t r-really w-want to g-go to the h-hospital.”

“I am not taking you there. Come.”

Fortunately, Spock’s apartment was not far and he herded the soggy man directly there.

After retrieving a plus robe, he handed it to the cadet and told him to change into it in the bathroom.

“Uh. C-Cadet K-Kirk.”

“I know who you are. Do as I say.”

Several moments later, Kirk came out, dressed in Spock’s robe and holding his wet uniform. Somehow in the roble and with his fair colored hair wet and plastered to his head, he looked very young and vulnerable.

“”There is a clothes dryer there, throw you uniform in there, and then come out. I have made you hot tea and heated some soup.”

Kirk came out biting his lip a moment later. “Why are you being so nice to me, Professor?”

Spock was not surprised Kirk knew him.

“You were in distress. Why were you in that water?”

“Well. It’s leap day.”

“So?”

Kirk shrugged and smiled sheepishly. “My friend Bones suggested I take a leap, you know of faith or whatever, given the day, so I did.”

“Into the bay.”

“Well, yeah.” Kirk laughed. “Not my finest moment, true, but something did come of it. So my leap of faith worked.”

Spock shook his head and handed him the mug of hot tea. “In the future if you wish for a date, simply ask. It will be safer and more successful for you.”

Kirk laughed. “Yeah, you’re right. I’m still freezing.”

“Let’s warm you up.”