I got up this morning at 7:45 and had coffee and showered and dressed. Then I headed out to the oncologist.

I took the subway to the LIRR. I almost got on a train that didn't go there, but I noticed in time and didn't. Got to Jamaica easily on time and got to Bethpage with just enough time to get to the oncologist. Had some trouble with the Uber app, but I finally got an Uber and was only a couple of minutes late.

They took bloods, and I saw the oncologist. My bloods were fine and all is well. I go back in four months.

Then I got an Uber back to the train station. Again I had trouble with the app, but I finally got it to work. The pickup spot was in the middle of the parking lot, though, for some reason. But I got to the train station, and a NYC bound train was due in six minutes, so I didn't have long to wait.

Got in to Jamaica and took the 20 bus home to my place where I finished packing for SHarecon, and fed the pets and left Oreo a big bowl of food and a big bowl of water. Then I took the 44 bus and 46 bus back to mashfanficchick's place.

We hung out doing not much in particular until 6:30 when I Teamed the FWiB. We talked til 8:00 when I used this computer and my phone to get to my D&D game. Whenever the computer froze up I switched to the phone until it unfroze again. So I managed to take part in the game fairly well.

We had ordered chicken teriyaki for dinner to be delivered after my game, and we just finished eating.

So that was the day. Busy and fun.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Good report from the oncologist.

3. My D&D group.

4. mashfanficchick

5. The Kid.

6. My phone.

Got up at 10:00 and had breakfast and coffee. Then I showered and washed my hair and dressed.

Then, reflecting on the death of Robert Redford, I got an idea for a small story. So I sat and wrote it. It's short, less than 500 words, but I like it.

After that, I packed up stuff, including the computer, and came over to mashfanficchick's place to spend the night because I have an oncologist's appointment tomorrow, and since the Kid can't take me I have to take myself, and it's faster to leave from here.

Ze was sleeping so I set up the computer here, and edited the story a bit. Then I posted it in my three usual places, ffnet, AO3, and the Starsky and Hutch archive.

It's here on ffnet: Reminiscences 2025

And here on AO3: Reminiscences 2025

Then at 7:00 I Teamed the FWiB and we talked til I had to get off for my meeting.

The Zoom for the meeting was a disaster. Just as bad as two weeks ago or whenever it was for the Starsky and Hutch Zoom. It kept dumping me out of the meeting. At least it didn't end the meeting, I don't know how that worked, but I kept being able to get in. Finally I used my phone and that worked. Fortunately S kept it going while I couldn't. I hate this computer!

Anyway, mashfanficchick got up then and we had dinner. And now we're just hanging out.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. My meetings and the people in them, especially S.

3. New story.

4. Friends.

5. Almost SHarecon!

6. The Teams at least worked well.

Woke up to use the bathroom at 6:30 and never got back to sleep. Finally around 7:30ish I just got up and had breakfast and coffee, and showered an dressed.

I killed time until 10:00 and the started into Flushing to go to Duane Reade. I picked up my meds, and browsed the Halloween stuff. Then I headed over to mashfanficchick's place. There is a clothing store in the 74th st subway station that I had been planning on browsing but when I got there it was closed, so that was disappointing.

I got to the Kew gardens/Union Tpk. stop but it was too early to go to mashfanficchick's and wake zer up, so I went to Starbucks and got an iced pumpkin latte. I don't think she made it right, there's supposed to be whipped cream on it and there wasn't. But I didn't complain because truthfully I don't need the calories anyway.

I sipped that for the better part of an hour, and then I went to CVS and browsed their Halloween stuff. Finally I called mashfanficchick and told zer I was on the way.

We left right after I got there, took the 46 bus and then the N25 to zer doctor, and I waited while ze had zer appointment. Then we went to another building, and finally went to the shopping center where we had Wild Fig for lunch.

Then ze decided to go to Target, which meant we passed right by Barnes and Noble so of course we had to browse there for awhile. I got a book, Dead Man's Hand by James S Butcher, who is Jim Butcher's son. Can't wait to read it.

Then we went to Target, the first time I've been to that one. We shopped there for awhile. Then we walked to the 46 bus again.

I got off at Main Street, and took the 20 back home. When I got here I Teamed the FWiB and we had a nice time, talked for about an hour and a quarter.

And that was pretty much the day. I lay down til pet feeding time, mashfanficchick called about tomorrow, that's all.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Barnes and Noble.

3. mashfanficchick

4. Wild Fig.

5. My cat.

6. Sunflowers and marigolds.

So yesterday, after breakfast and coffee, I went to my Al-anon meeting, making it very close to on time.

After the meeting I went to the diner, and had a bacon, egg, and cheese on an English muffin rather than a croissant, for a change. Stuck with water to drink because money.

Then came home, and went and lay down, meaning only to rest for awhile, and fell asleep and slept until, providentially, I woke up one minute before I was supposed to Team the FWiB.

So I emailed him to hold on, and got the computer up and running as fast as I could. We got the Teams going pretty easily for a change.

Then while we were talking, mashfanficchick called and said Elyssa had called her, and wanted to go out with people, and so ze was going with her and did I want to come? So I said yes, and we agreed to meet here.

Of course it took awhile for everyone to make it, so I had time to talk to the FWiB for actually a whole two hours. So that was very nice.

They moth finally got here, and we sat for a long time outside in Elyssa's car trying to decide where to g, and talking about various things. We finally decided on the Blue Bay diner.

Got there, and I had banana pancakes, though I only ate half and took the rest with me. We had decided that I would spend the night at mashfanficchick's to make things easier, so I had packed a bag and fed the pets before I left.

So Elyssa dropped us off at zer place, and we stayed up for several more hours just hanging out, and got to bed at around 3:30. With the result that we slept very late. Got up around 11:30 and had breakfast, I finished the pancakes, warmed up, and then we both went back to bed and slept til nearly 4:30.

Eventually we got up, and dressed, and went out to Starbucks where I got my first pumpkin spice thing of the season, a pumpkin spice foam cold brew. Quite good.

Then a stop in CVS where I got deodorant, and then we went to a Russian grocery store by bus, and got food for dinner. I got beef stroganoff.

We came back to zer place, and I Teamed the FWiB on my phone, and ze made dinner. I got off with the FWiB, and called Middle Brother at 8:30 as usual. He went to Target yesterday for some stuff.

Then mashfanficchick and I hung out for awhile until around 9:30, when I came home. Didn't Uber, because money, took the train and bus. The elevator at Jackson Heights is back in service!

Got home, all is well, I fed the pets, and started here. Now for bed.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. My meetings and the people there.

3. Friends.

4. The unexpected invitation.

5. Beef stroganoff, I LOVE it!

6. Fixed elevator.