The [Big] Doings Report

Last I heard, Frank and Chloe and MJ are all doing NaNoWriMo. I have been writing some fiction, and I think I'm going to characterize it that way so it stays fun.

Work has been somewhat intense recently, but I've been really pleased with the work I'm doing. I'm making a significant contribution. (Yeah, yeah, it'll all be obsolete in a year, but if people in the computer industry were to think about that for too long, there might not be a computer industry.)

Chloe went to Corvallis for Halloween, where much fun was had by all.

Qacei and Chloe in Corvallis
Photo credit: Mary Gold

Chloe got home yesterday and promptly announced that she wants to go back in less than two weeks for another costume event: the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1. Ah, well, it's her money.

MJ and Sean and Anders and Jamie were here for Halloween. They came up for a big camper Halloween party in Seattle, and spent Halloween day with cardboard and spraypaint and makeup. I was a bad mom/hostess and didn't get photos of them in their costumes. Sean and Anders were skyscrapers, and Jamie was a airplane. MJ was very scary.

MJ De Vil
Photo credit: Pat Punteney

And the big news is...

MJ and Sean are engaged!

Photo credit: Lynelle Wilcox

MJ has a lovely engagement ring (which I also failed to photograph) and seems really, really happy. (In fact, I had commented on her happiness before she showed me the ring.) They are only barely thinking about wedding planning at this point. MJ says it will probably not take place for a couple of years.

But that hasn't stopped me from thinking about shopping for wedding dresses... Heh heh heh.