Spark plugs swap completed. This could have been put on the backburner for much longer. Auto tranny fluid was definitely on the dirty, black end of things though.
Glad I didn't wait to do all this because the guy helping me discovered the timing cover is leaking. I've never had a reason to take off the skid plate. When he did, he noticed oil droplets collecting at the bottom of one of the rubber hoses. Getting this fixed in the near future.