1. Though it's one of my favorite months of the year, I can't believe it's already October. I honestly feel like September never existed.

2. Building a list of spooky reads for the month!

3. Last weekend was Madison, WI including Taliesen and House on the Rock. I started calling it the mullet of architecture tours; Taliesen = business in the front and House on the Rock = party in the back. More on that later...

4. Poetry reading this past Friday - works by Krista Franklin, Fatimah Asghar, Jamila Woods and a few other female poets of color. The feeling in the room was amazing, and I realized I need more of that in my life!

5. Saturday was the Japanese Matsuri festival. It made me miss Japan, but I scored some really amazing books.

6. Bunch of things in my brain that I need to get down on paper...