I should have just stayed at home... I was going to attend a Linux User Group in my area, so packed up my trusty laptop and strode out into the chill evening. Then my bus didn't come. Then it started pouring with rain. Then the umbrella I sensibly took out with me blew inside-out. Then…

“Today I learned in school that stone aged people had stone aged dogs,” my son said. “Rockweilers?” I said.

I got lost in my coding and sysadmin tasks again. It's way too late, I have to be up at 6am to get the kids ready for the school run and I have yet to load the dishwasher. Why do I do this to myself?!

Help! I'm starting to feel that familiar October pressure now. I need to get as much Christmas stuff sorted ahead of time as possible, I need to work on a skeleton outline for my November Writing Challenge - and speaking of skeletons, I've so far only hung up one spooky decoration for October!

I conquered the dishes and in my best Terence Stamp impression I declared "Kneel before Suds!", to which my ever-hilarious wife replied "Son of Pur-El!".

I've been ticking off to-dos like a man possessed today and hopefully will clear my task list to a point where I feel I can sit and write before I run out of steam for the day. At least the house is getting clean and tidy!