Mission 116 Update for October 2025 (Month 18)
Nov. 1st, 2025 04:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vysilaAlthough there has been and still is a LOT going on, not so much of it is measurable via this list.
25. Follow an elimination diet for 60 to 90 days
So far this has been a bit of a fail, mostly due to stress and health issues. And weather. I am such a comfort food eater when the weather gets colder. This does not mean I have given up on this goal, merely that it has been delayed.
28. Weight monitoring
I haven’t weighed myself lately but think it unlikely that I am continuing to lose weight.
29. BMI monitoring
Again, since I’ve not weighed myself for a while I can’t calculate BMI either.
53. Fix exterior spotlights
The front corner one remains incomplete. The old fixture is gone, I have purchased the new one and new bulbs, but getting the handyman to show up and do this five minute chore seems really difficult.
79. Declutter basement
Handyman Steve came by and took another truckload of discards to the dump and I am delighted to have it all gone. A few more things do remain, aside from the things I will leave for the new owners, but the basement is impressively empty these days.
96. Prepare a list of necessary selling/moving tasks and a schedule for them
At this point the list for selling the house is done and I have a five week spreadsheet schedule prepared for moving! There may be some issues that turn up post-inspection – the expectation is that my realtor will be able to negotiate any of those as price adjustments rather than my actually having to do the repairs.
99. Dispose of unwanted items
Not as big a decluttering month as September was, but very satisfying. I was so happy to get rid of a lot of bottled products for cleaning, pet accidents and the like. It felt really good to get rid of various toxic type stuff properly and safely disposed of - even if I did have to drive 200 miles in the rain to do so!
101. Settle on date to list house
I did sign with a local realtor. Our plan was to spend a week making the last touches and then the house would officially go on the market today, November 1st. Well, word got around quickly and after four showings last Friday, I received a purchase offer a week ago today. The inspection was done on Thursday and I am still waiting on the results.
103. Reserve a POD for moving
The way things are working out, I will be able to stick with my December 2 date for the POD delivery.
104. Hire a crew to help me finish packing and load up the Pod
Hired a crew to do the loading on December 3 and the kiddo is planning to fly in on either the 4th or 5th and hopefully we will be on the road by that weekend. The buyers have generously offered to let me stay in the house until mid-month as their moving date is flexible, but I don’t want to overstay that generosity.
107. Prepare a folder of needed info for new owners
I have a drawer full of manuals, instructions and various miscellaneous material that I hope the buyers will find helpful.
Now I am beginning to wonder just what November and December’s lists will look like!
25. Follow an elimination diet for 60 to 90 days
So far this has been a bit of a fail, mostly due to stress and health issues. And weather. I am such a comfort food eater when the weather gets colder. This does not mean I have given up on this goal, merely that it has been delayed.
28. Weight monitoring
I haven’t weighed myself lately but think it unlikely that I am continuing to lose weight.
29. BMI monitoring
Again, since I’ve not weighed myself for a while I can’t calculate BMI either.
53. Fix exterior spotlights
The front corner one remains incomplete. The old fixture is gone, I have purchased the new one and new bulbs, but getting the handyman to show up and do this five minute chore seems really difficult.
79. Declutter basement
Handyman Steve came by and took another truckload of discards to the dump and I am delighted to have it all gone. A few more things do remain, aside from the things I will leave for the new owners, but the basement is impressively empty these days.
96. Prepare a list of necessary selling/moving tasks and a schedule for them
At this point the list for selling the house is done and I have a five week spreadsheet schedule prepared for moving! There may be some issues that turn up post-inspection – the expectation is that my realtor will be able to negotiate any of those as price adjustments rather than my actually having to do the repairs.
99. Dispose of unwanted items
Not as big a decluttering month as September was, but very satisfying. I was so happy to get rid of a lot of bottled products for cleaning, pet accidents and the like. It felt really good to get rid of various toxic type stuff properly and safely disposed of - even if I did have to drive 200 miles in the rain to do so!
101. Settle on date to list house
I did sign with a local realtor. Our plan was to spend a week making the last touches and then the house would officially go on the market today, November 1st. Well, word got around quickly and after four showings last Friday, I received a purchase offer a week ago today. The inspection was done on Thursday and I am still waiting on the results.
103. Reserve a POD for moving
The way things are working out, I will be able to stick with my December 2 date for the POD delivery.
104. Hire a crew to help me finish packing and load up the Pod
Hired a crew to do the loading on December 3 and the kiddo is planning to fly in on either the 4th or 5th and hopefully we will be on the road by that weekend. The buyers have generously offered to let me stay in the house until mid-month as their moving date is flexible, but I don’t want to overstay that generosity.
107. Prepare a folder of needed info for new owners
I have a drawer full of manuals, instructions and various miscellaneous material that I hope the buyers will find helpful.
Now I am beginning to wonder just what November and December’s lists will look like!
Fic Meme
Oct. 31st, 2025 10:59 pmpebbleinalakeSnagged from svgurl
Rules: How many letters of the alphabet have you used for starting a fic title? One fic per line, ‘A’ and 'The’ do not count for 'a’ and ’t’. Post your score out of 26 at the end, along with your total fic count.
A — Are We Saying Hello Or Goodbye? (Eureka, Zane/Jo)
B — Be Careful What You Bottle Up (Hitman's Bodyguard, Kincaid & Bryce)
C — Coming Home To You (KPDH, Rumi/Jinu)
D — Damage Control (The Finder, Leo & Walter)
E — Every Robin Must Learn To Fly (Batfamily, Dick & Damian)
F — Feline Acquisition 101 (Community, Jeff Winger)
G — Got To Have Faith (DC Comics, Clark/Lois)
H — Hyperfocus (Psych, Shawn Spencer)
I — In Hindsight (Psych, Shawn & Gus)
J —
K — Kissing The Sunrise (Superman & Lois, Clark/Lois)
L — Let's Love Like There's No Goodbyes (DC Comics, Clark/Lois)
M — A Man Called PSYCH (Psych, Shawn & Carlton)
N — No One Left Behind (6 Underground, One & Team)
O — The Other Side Of The Apocalypse (Teen Wolf, Scott/Allison/Isaac)
P — Power (Farscape, John Crichton)
Q —
R — A Random Lottery Of Meaningless Tragedy (ER, John Carter)
S — Shelter In The Storm (Tracker, Colter/Reenie)
T — Twist The Knife Again (Tracker, Colter Shaw)
U — Under The Weather (Superman & Lois, Clark/Lois)
V — A Very Long Night (Stargate Atlantis, Lorne's Team)
W — What Would You Trade The Pain For? (Teen Wolf, Scott McCall)
X —
Y — Y2K Part Two (Wildstorm Comics)
Z —
22/26 Not bad! While putting together this list I realized that I have way too many fic titles starting with the letters T and W. And apparently I've reused a couple titles more than once - oops. The rules say to also mention total fic count but that'd be a lot of work since my fics are scattered across dozens of different sites, and I'm way too lazy to track them all down lol.
Here's the meme for anyone else who would like to try it:
svgurlRules: How many letters of the alphabet have you used for starting a fic title? One fic per line, ‘A’ and 'The’ do not count for 'a’ and ’t’. Post your score out of 26 at the end, along with your total fic count.
A — Are We Saying Hello Or Goodbye? (Eureka, Zane/Jo)
B — Be Careful What You Bottle Up (Hitman's Bodyguard, Kincaid & Bryce)
C — Coming Home To You (KPDH, Rumi/Jinu)
D — Damage Control (The Finder, Leo & Walter)
E — Every Robin Must Learn To Fly (Batfamily, Dick & Damian)
F — Feline Acquisition 101 (Community, Jeff Winger)
G — Got To Have Faith (DC Comics, Clark/Lois)
H — Hyperfocus (Psych, Shawn Spencer)
I — In Hindsight (Psych, Shawn & Gus)
J —
K — Kissing The Sunrise (Superman & Lois, Clark/Lois)
L — Let's Love Like There's No Goodbyes (DC Comics, Clark/Lois)
M — A Man Called PSYCH (Psych, Shawn & Carlton)
N — No One Left Behind (6 Underground, One & Team)
O — The Other Side Of The Apocalypse (Teen Wolf, Scott/Allison/Isaac)
P — Power (Farscape, John Crichton)
Q —
R — A Random Lottery Of Meaningless Tragedy (ER, John Carter)
S — Shelter In The Storm (Tracker, Colter/Reenie)
T — Twist The Knife Again (Tracker, Colter Shaw)
U — Under The Weather (Superman & Lois, Clark/Lois)
V — A Very Long Night (Stargate Atlantis, Lorne's Team)
W — What Would You Trade The Pain For? (Teen Wolf, Scott McCall)
X —
Y — Y2K Part Two (Wildstorm Comics)
Z —
22/26 Not bad! While putting together this list I realized that I have way too many fic titles starting with the letters T and W. And apparently I've reused a couple titles more than once - oops. The rules say to also mention total fic count but that'd be a lot of work since my fics are scattered across dozens of different sites, and I'm way too lazy to track them all down lol.
Here's the meme for anyone else who would like to try it:
Things I Like: Deteriorata
Oct. 30th, 2025 09:22 amtinturtlePoking around today, I found that quite a few more VCR-era Professionals vids are hosted on the Internet Archive now than last time I looked. One of them is Deteriorata by DJ Driscoll. This vid is set to a musical parody of the poem Desiderata. That's the one Doyle displays in his flat in the episode Discovered in a Graveyard. This vid is funny and has a great interplay between the music and the clips.
Icons: Tracker [20in20]
Oct. 29th, 2025 11:47 pmpebbleinalakeChallenge: ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
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Claim: Colter Shaw (Tracker)
Deadline: October 29th
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characters20in20Claim: Colter Shaw (Tracker)
Deadline: October 29th
Previews:
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Friday Five
Oct. 24th, 2025 06:33 ampebbleinalakeHaven't done one of these in a while, so thought it'd be fun. Stealing last week's list because I meant to do it and forgot lol.
thefridayfive list for 10/17/25:
1. How long ago did you join DW?
I think it was back in 2018 on my original account. This new account was started in 2021.
2. How did you find out about DW?
I was on LJ originally and trying to find an alternative to move to. Saw one of my friends on LJ post about moving to DW, and I decided to give it a try.
3. If someone introduced you to DW, is s/he still on your friends list?
No, we eventually drifted to different fandoms and lost touch with each other.
4. Have you introduced anyone to DW?
A couple people. I post how-to guides on Tumblr and it sometimes manages to convince people to give DW a try.
5. Is your DW public or friends only, and why?
I have two DW journals. This one is for fandom stuff so it's public. I have another journal for personal stuff that is locked to friends only, but it's barely active anymore. I find I prefer to stick to fun things when I'm online and save the irl stuff for dealing with offline.
thefridayfive list for 10/17/25:1. How long ago did you join DW?
I think it was back in 2018 on my original account. This new account was started in 2021.
2. How did you find out about DW?
I was on LJ originally and trying to find an alternative to move to. Saw one of my friends on LJ post about moving to DW, and I decided to give it a try.
3. If someone introduced you to DW, is s/he still on your friends list?
No, we eventually drifted to different fandoms and lost touch with each other.
4. Have you introduced anyone to DW?
A couple people. I post how-to guides on Tumblr and it sometimes manages to convince people to give DW a try.
5. Is your DW public or friends only, and why?
I have two DW journals. This one is for fandom stuff so it's public. I have another journal for personal stuff that is locked to friends only, but it's barely active anymore. I find I prefer to stick to fun things when I'm online and save the irl stuff for dealing with offline.
Icons: Tracker [20in20]
Oct. 23rd, 2025 03:32 ampebbleinalakeChallenge: tvmovie20in20
Claim: Tracker (2024)
Deadline: October 29th 2025
Preview:
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Deadline: October 29th 2025
Preview:
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A New Idea: The Little Rewatch
Oct. 22nd, 2025 11:32 pmtinturtleI had a really good time writing my longish Professionals fic The Wind and the Rain. Pretty much the only parts of the process I didn't like were the parts where I wasn't feeling well enough to work on it. Now I want to write more fanfic. In particular, I'd like to write another Man from U.N.C.L.E. fic. (I posted a short one in 2021.) To do that, though, I need to refamiliarize myself with the show; it's been a long time since I watched it regularly.
That need gave me the idea to do a rewatch of the entire Man from U.N.C.L.E.. All 105 episodes feels like a lot to work through, though, if my main goal is to get to a point where I can write some fic. Also, I don't think it's controversial to say that some MFU episodes just aren't very good. Thus, I'm thinking of restricting myself to the list that I generated some time ago by asking other fans to name their favorite few episodes. (The list was part of my eventually abandoned project to run a regular social MFU watch.) I ended up with 51 episodes, which appear below in filming order.
( Read more... )
At this point, I started feeling sad that I would be watching so much MFU and no Professionals. The number of Pros episodes is also in the 50s, so I could have chosen a few more MFU episodes and maybe weeded out a few from Pros—*cough* Blackout *cough*—then alternated them. MFU is still the show I'm trying to bone up on, though, so I decided maybe I'd do a similar highlights tour of Pros. I was able to find a list I'd made a long time ago after asking LJ Pros fans for their favorite episodes. It contained 22 entries, and appears below, again in filming order.
( Read more... )
Then it occurred to me that if I chose one more MFU episode and three more Pros ones, I could watch two MFU followed by one Pros twenty-five times, then two more MFU at the end. Accordingly, I picked the following supplements:
( Read more... )
And there you are: a detailed plan for what, if I proceed with it, I'm going to call The Little Rewatch (in contrast to a Great Rewatch). I'm not going to set any kind of timetable for this, since consistency is very much not my strong suit. (That's what happened to the social MFU watch, sadly.) As I go along, though, I will probably post some informal thoughts on what I watch. I'm not sure yet whether they should be in my journal or in the appropriate fandom comms.
Let me know what you think. I know I've got a bit of a tendency to try to organize everything, but it's been making me happy in the case of my fanfic reading games, so this seems worth a try. This post itself has cheered me up on a bad night.
That need gave me the idea to do a rewatch of the entire Man from U.N.C.L.E.. All 105 episodes feels like a lot to work through, though, if my main goal is to get to a point where I can write some fic. Also, I don't think it's controversial to say that some MFU episodes just aren't very good. Thus, I'm thinking of restricting myself to the list that I generated some time ago by asking other fans to name their favorite few episodes. (The list was part of my eventually abandoned project to run a regular social MFU watch.) I ended up with 51 episodes, which appear below in filming order.
( Read more... )
At this point, I started feeling sad that I would be watching so much MFU and no Professionals. The number of Pros episodes is also in the 50s, so I could have chosen a few more MFU episodes and maybe weeded out a few from Pros—*cough* Blackout *cough*—then alternated them. MFU is still the show I'm trying to bone up on, though, so I decided maybe I'd do a similar highlights tour of Pros. I was able to find a list I'd made a long time ago after asking LJ Pros fans for their favorite episodes. It contained 22 entries, and appears below, again in filming order.
( Read more... )
Then it occurred to me that if I chose one more MFU episode and three more Pros ones, I could watch two MFU followed by one Pros twenty-five times, then two more MFU at the end. Accordingly, I picked the following supplements:
( Read more... )
And there you are: a detailed plan for what, if I proceed with it, I'm going to call The Little Rewatch (in contrast to a Great Rewatch). I'm not going to set any kind of timetable for this, since consistency is very much not my strong suit. (That's what happened to the social MFU watch, sadly.) As I go along, though, I will probably post some informal thoughts on what I watch. I'm not sure yet whether they should be in my journal or in the appropriate fandom comms.
Let me know what you think. I know I've got a bit of a tendency to try to organize everything, but it's been making me happy in the case of my fanfic reading games, so this seems worth a try. This post itself has cheered me up on a bad night.
Yuletide, 2025
Oct. 22nd, 2025 09:29 amkateoftheangelsDear Yuletide Creator,
I'm Kate_Wisdom on AO3. Thank you for offering to create for me! I promise that I'm easy to please, and am certain I will be delighted with whatever you devise.
Here's some further information if you think it might be helpful, and possible directions you may want to take your story in, should you find yourself in need of inspiration. If this additional detail is not for you, please feel free to skip it in its entirety.
My AO3: Kate_Wisdom
General likes: Banter, Best Enemies, Bodyswaps, Comrades-in-arms, Canon-era Crossovers, Enemies to Lovers, Emotional Constipation, Emotional Intensity, Ethical Dilemmas, Explicit Content, Forced Intimacy, Historical AUs, Hurt/Comfort, Iron Woobieness, Moral Shades of Grey, Plot, Punishment, Restrained Language, Spanking and Corporal Punishment, Sex Pollen, Situationally-Appropriate Crying, Third Parties Made Them Do It, World-Building
( Slow Horses (TV), Enemy at the Door (TV), The Gilded Age (TV) )
Thank you for writing for me! I hope you have a wonderful time!
I'm Kate_Wisdom on AO3. Thank you for offering to create for me! I promise that I'm easy to please, and am certain I will be delighted with whatever you devise.
Here's some further information if you think it might be helpful, and possible directions you may want to take your story in, should you find yourself in need of inspiration. If this additional detail is not for you, please feel free to skip it in its entirety.
My AO3: Kate_Wisdom
General likes: Banter, Best Enemies, Bodyswaps, Comrades-in-arms, Canon-era Crossovers, Enemies to Lovers, Emotional Constipation, Emotional Intensity, Ethical Dilemmas, Explicit Content, Forced Intimacy, Historical AUs, Hurt/Comfort, Iron Woobieness, Moral Shades of Grey, Plot, Punishment, Restrained Language, Spanking and Corporal Punishment, Sex Pollen, Situationally-Appropriate Crying, Third Parties Made Them Do It, World-Building
( Slow Horses (TV), Enemy at the Door (TV), The Gilded Age (TV) )
Thank you for writing for me! I hope you have a wonderful time!