Happy autumn

I work from home, and our cat Alex has been pretty good about not bothering me while I’m at the computer. In fact, his lying around all day is sometimes more distracting. It’s a challenge to keep motivated when I look over towards the sunny corner of the office and see this:

He could at least learn how to make coffee or sign for packages.

Happy autumn, by the way. As if on cue for the start of autumn, all this week we’ve had pleasant weather in Daly City. And a few weekends ago, we noticed that Starbucks had started serving its pumpkin lattes and Frappucinos, so that was our sign that the season was around the corner. From now through New Year’s might be my favorite time of the year, with all the holidays and so forth. Thom and I happened to be at Party City earlier this week, getting supplies for the tropical-themed student fair at his work, and they already have Halloween costumes and decorations on display. So many of them. It seems like the only other times I’ve been to Halloween stores have been just a few days before the holiday, when the stores are crowded and all the costumes have been picked over, so to see a fully stocked array of Halloweeniana was amazing.

This will be the first Halloween in a long time that we’re living in a house (as opposed to an apartment or condo), so I’m kind of excited about decorating the front door and steps, and greeting trick-or-treaters! Well, before autumn kills us all (audio).