October in Mississauga, Ontario
I love Octobers but I’m grateful to be moving on to the holiday season. Halloween was so good this year. I used a fog machine (it’ll now have to be a staple each year) and a bluetooth speaker that played horror movie soundtracks and it was. the. best. Here’s what else went on last month.
You might think you’re better than fake tattoos, I assure you that you’re not
- I made a list of my favourite Halloween tweets. 
- Put up some new Halloween decorations. 
Tombstone Halloween decorations
Creepy doll Halloween decorations
Baby Dog, October 2024
We must reward greatness
- The best tweets of the month can be found here. 
- I made this apple crisp coffee cake, which was fantastic. I’d prefer more crumble than cake, though. 
Apple crisp coffee cake
- I tried the new spicy all dressed chips and it’s a big meh. All dressed is already so perfect, they really should just leave them alone. 
- I got a ton of old VHS and camcorder tapes converted to digital at Digital Treasures and they did such a good job. 
- I’ve been constantly wearing the Anne Marie Beretta coat I got last month at the vintage clothing show. 
- I hadn’t had a DQ cake in years, so I bought one and it remains as good as ever. 
- I don’t love donuts (too doughy), but a holiday themed donut? Obviously I'll get those. 
Thanksgiving donuts from Sanremo’s in Etobicoke, Ontario
- Thanksgiving was really great, if not a little quieter this year. The next-day sandwich was one for the books. (If I started a business that solely made these sandwiches and just tried out new versions each month, could that work? Call it Turkey Time? Patent pending.) 
Thanksgiving dinner
Thanksgiving sandwich
- Went to Downey’s for their pumpkin donuts (for a donut hater, I buy an alarming amount) and got this apple pie flavoured milk. It was a bit gross, but you have to try new seasonal items. It’s law. 
Apple pie milk
- Took my parents on an autumn drive through Belfountain and our car broke down in the middle of nowhere! It was exciting. 
Where the car broke down
- I went to Ottawa for the first time! The drive was intensely beautiful. My dumbass didn’t realize how close Quebec was, otherwise I would’ve made sure to get a poutine across the water. Next time. 
Baby Dog in Ottawa!
Parliament Hill, Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario
- Stopped at The Big Apple on the way back and just wow. I’d never been there before, so I loved it. 
The Big Apple in Ontario
- I bought a few new pairs of bootcut jeans (I know, pretty cool) and had them all tailored. They fit perfectly. I will tailor my pants for the rest of my life now. 
- October sunrises >> 
How is this real
- Some things I watched: - Nobody Wants This: other than some really bad dialogue, I’d definitely watch season two. 
- English Teacher: best new show on TV, hands down. 
- Only Murders in the Building: good season, not great. Martin Short will be the main reason I keep watching. 
- The Blair Witch Project: I got my niece Maya to watch it and she loved it. A perfect horror movie. 
- The Return of the Living Dead: okay, it’s obviously bad but fun bad. 
- The Bob’s Burgers Halloween episode this year was awful?? What the hell? 
- I’ve been on a real Twilight Zone binge and this quote, “As long as there are men, there cannot be peace.” PREACH. 
 
Some things I’m looking forward to this month: good god, I don’t even know. The election is today so… let’s just wait and see what happens before I look forward to anything.
If you’ve got any interest in reading last month’s roundup, you can see what went down in September over here.
 
                
              