Halloween funzises
I HAD internet on Saturday while people were here carving, and then it suddenly went *poof!* for two days. It was very vexing. ...so here are the pictures of the pumpkin I carved this year:
The Beginning
The Process
The End
The carving itself was fun, but the company was far more enjoyable. Will, Karen, and Garth came over, and the initial "Pumpkin Hunt" when they first arrived is nicely summed up over at: Comedity Will did a large one like me, Karen did 2: one about 6 inches in diameter the other about 9, and Garth took 7 little ones to make an army out of (which can also be found on Comedity one strip prior to the one I linked). We jointly made Taco soup, and cornbread, and it was a wonderful get-together we will have to repeat.
I then took the pumpkin into work yesterday to share, and we had a fun time putting it on the Principle's desk before she came in and surprising the heck out of her. The entire office could hear her scream "AHHHHHHHH!!! WHAT IS THIS?!! Who DID This?" It was quite awesome. Last night I went to get a haircut prior to dressing up today so I'd have more manageable hair when I wanted to gel it upwards. The woman didn't listen to me at all and I somehow ended up with a crew cut... I have no idea how that happened. Since when does a "Chili Bowl" kind of style equal something the Marines get? There are no pictures, I look horrible.
Then today, I dressed up as Vash the Stampede to go to work in. I have such a cool place to work where they not only don't mind if you dress up, but they actively encourage it. My hair is currently short enough to stand up entirely on it's own, which did shorten my prep time in the morning and everything went smoothly. No one knew who I was, which I completely expected, but that is completely okay, I enjoyed swooshing around in my trenchcoat regardless. After work I went to the grocery store still in full costume, and while I got some funny looks, people generally accepted it.
While handing out candy tonight, a party of 3 kids actually recognized me! W00T for anime watchers! I knew the little kids would have no idea, and the most common miss-guess was that of a mad scientist. The littlest kids were so adorable! There were about 5 kids that came by that were under 3~4 years old: a "frogie," a fairy, two different princesses, and clown. One of them hadn't quite gotten the whole "Trick or Treat!" thing down yet, but had managed to get right to the heart of the matter with "Tweat pwease!" I gave her 3 it was so cute.
I then spend the rest of the evening sewing on two buttons to my coat, one of which that had come off, and the other that was just getting really loose. All in all it was a great few days!
The Beginning
The Process
The End
The carving itself was fun, but the company was far more enjoyable. Will, Karen, and Garth came over, and the initial "Pumpkin Hunt" when they first arrived is nicely summed up over at: Comedity Will did a large one like me, Karen did 2: one about 6 inches in diameter the other about 9, and Garth took 7 little ones to make an army out of (which can also be found on Comedity one strip prior to the one I linked). We jointly made Taco soup, and cornbread, and it was a wonderful get-together we will have to repeat.
I then took the pumpkin into work yesterday to share, and we had a fun time putting it on the Principle's desk before she came in and surprising the heck out of her. The entire office could hear her scream "AHHHHHHHH!!! WHAT IS THIS?!! Who DID This?" It was quite awesome. Last night I went to get a haircut prior to dressing up today so I'd have more manageable hair when I wanted to gel it upwards. The woman didn't listen to me at all and I somehow ended up with a crew cut... I have no idea how that happened. Since when does a "Chili Bowl" kind of style equal something the Marines get? There are no pictures, I look horrible.
Then today, I dressed up as Vash the Stampede to go to work in. I have such a cool place to work where they not only don't mind if you dress up, but they actively encourage it. My hair is currently short enough to stand up entirely on it's own, which did shorten my prep time in the morning and everything went smoothly. No one knew who I was, which I completely expected, but that is completely okay, I enjoyed swooshing around in my trenchcoat regardless. After work I went to the grocery store still in full costume, and while I got some funny looks, people generally accepted it.
While handing out candy tonight, a party of 3 kids actually recognized me! W00T for anime watchers! I knew the little kids would have no idea, and the most common miss-guess was that of a mad scientist. The littlest kids were so adorable! There were about 5 kids that came by that were under 3~4 years old: a "frogie," a fairy, two different princesses, and clown. One of them hadn't quite gotten the whole "Trick or Treat!" thing down yet, but had managed to get right to the heart of the matter with "Tweat pwease!" I gave her 3 it was so cute.
I then spend the rest of the evening sewing on two buttons to my coat, one of which that had come off, and the other that was just getting really loose. All in all it was a great few days!