Costume Parade from Trunk or Treat, 2010

uncle mark

laurel and rosie (homemade costumes, adore)

bobbie as barbie

cousin wesley.

one of the "trunks", made with a toddler costume and a grown man's head. brilliant.

my favorite, pat and evelyn. they made me smile, made my night.

i think this was oscar the grouch. i couldn't get close enough because she was throwing weird slime stuff on the kids. awesome.

and last but not least, thing one and two.
christa and paul's twins.
happy, happy, happy.

it's a bit early,
but happy halloween to all.

textures around my house, a.m.

work, gonads.

late, crumb.

pink, spray paint.

yogurt, tongue.

shell, white.

favorite pattern, morning light.

last of the books, not packed.

paraphernalia, girl.

pumpkin, fake.

bad pedicure, by me. squishy shoes.

feet, dirty.

glasses, harry potter.

halloween picture, by luke.

bonfire, living room fort.

undelivered gift, condolences.

halloween.
between being sick for two months
(feeling AMAZING this week, on the mend)
and finishing our script
(which is turning out about as AMAZING as i feel)...
i'm still not feeling it this year.
good thing i organized costume paraphenalia via amazon and aunt polly a month ago.
and the "cloaks", well i cut them out and sewed them up in five minutes last night.
and while the trunk-or-treat "was the best halloween party ever"
(luke's exclamation on the way home)
i'm still not feeling it.



mr. and mrs. harry potter.
aka: harry and hermione

now christmas, that's something i could jump up and down about.
hmmmm...
when is it too early to start decorating for christmas?

ps: the kids look cute, though.
(luke drew his own scar, after he wiped my pathetic attempt off)
and they had a blast.
and that's all that matters.
well, that and figuring out how to effectively hide their stash of candy.
they've already ferreted it out twice this morning.
curses.

the shark shirt.



last weekend
my nephew sebastian confirm that this was indeed once his shirt.
i figured.
all our coolest stuff comes from sebastian.
luke won't take it off most days.
i have to wash it two or three times a week.
it is much loved.
so, thanks, aunt kathy and uncle ben.
as always, we've appreciated your hand-me-downs.

snippet of my morning...

i've been writing since six.
then sue had to sign off for a bit.
and i need her to sign back on.
my creative mojo is fading,
and as the light comes up and all i can think about are the two black harry potter cloaks
(black capes)
that need to be finished.
and then there is the laundry to consider.
and the halloween buckets to dig out of the garage.
and on top of it all.
i'm just plain old tired.
boo-hoo-hoo.
how about you?

ps: she came back.
we worked, with and without mojo.
skipped around a bit.
but ended up back at the end of the second act,
104 pages.
about 10-15 to go.
and then we're on to the second draft.
yeah!
okay, off to shower and finish up halloween costumes.

yes, this chair has a twin.
and if it weren't so faded, i'd be tempted to keep the current fabric.
it's a bit asian traditional with a hint of contemporary
(in that the horses gonads are showing)
love that.
anyhoo, craigslist.com is my friend.
especially in light of the fact that so many people just buy new stuff
and get rid of the old stuff on a whim.
(everyone needs to rent and watch no-impact man - amazing)
we want to slowly collect pieces that will update and age well.
and we don't want to look like everyone else.
so, i'll be working on making these bad boys our own.
ideas to come...

ps: i have this weird hankering to powder coat them glossy black or turquoise
and reupholster them in white faux ostrich.
i know, i said it was a hankering.
good thing, i force myself to sit on these ideas for a while,
before i make any rash decisions.
ideas?