Come Along, Pond.

Even though I've stayed at home all day, I still wanted to dress up as someone for Halloween. So I chose an easy costume, that doesn't even look like a costume!
Today I was dressed as Amy Pond from Doctor Who. I kind of mitchmatched two of her more popular outfits... Jean skirt, with a plaid long-sleeved top, and leggings.

 

(Sorry it's sideways... I can't fix it!)

You can see my new haircut too! On Saturday I got my long hair chopped off shorter than it's ever been!
Before:

After:

(Yes, I did turn into Geordi LaForge for this blog post.)

 

 

Anyway... I've been busy editing and formatting and doing After the Twelfth Nightish things today. If all goes well, I will self-publish tomorrow! I'm not sure whether that will be in the morning or evening... or even if it will happen at all. So far, we're on schedule, but you never know what will happen.

 

NANOWIRIMO! It starts TOMORROW! I can't decide if I'm excited or nervous. I am excited about Saturday when I'll hopefully be able to a regional event nearby! AKA, go write with a bunch of other NaNoers.

So what is my NaNo project?

The second book in my spy series. The plot for this one is that Daniel and Varina must go undercover and uncover a diabolical plot to destroy the government (though, personally, I think the government is doing a pretty good job of destroying themselves. They don't need anyone else... But hey, maybe in Daniel and Varina's alternate universe, America is headed in a better direction? You never know!)

More on it later... Tomorrow, or Saturday... or some other time during November.

 

Live long and prosper!



Halloween Approacheth.

Every year I look forward to Halloween because it's the one day in the year that I can dress up and no one will care. Usually I spend Halloween at my friend's church, or at my own church. This year, however, I think I'm just going to stay home... Mostly because I really want to watch It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown on TV.

Dressing up and Charlie Brown aren't the only Halloween traditions that I keep, though. Oh no. A big tradition (that I'm officially naming a tradition today) is that I must watch Garfield's Halloween Adventure.

(Candy, candy, candy, candy, CANDY, CANDY, CANDY!)

A little known fact about me is that I love Garfield the Cat. When I was younger, I read every single one of his comic books up 'til the 49th or 50th book. Since then I haven't been quite the fan as I once was... but sometimes, when I need a light read, I'll pull out a Garfield book (or a Calvin and Hobbes) and just read it. And whenever I can get my hands on a newspaper, I always turn to the comics.

In the 80's, several 30 minute shows of Garfield were made... There was one for Halloween, one for Thanksgiving, and one for Christmas. There were also a few depicting Garfield's travels...

Anyway, it's a great series with great music. The Halloween one is a great mix of funny and scary.

Garfield and Odie go out trick or treating and decide to go across the river to get even more candy. Their plans, however, are thwarted when Odie throws out the oars and they end up at a spooky old house. A man inside tells them a fearful tale of vengeful pirates and a hidden treasure somewhere in the house. The pirates a set to return from the grave that very night to reclaim their lost loot...

The ghosts are very scarily animated and even know, they creep me out.

Anyway, it's a great video... It's not on youtube anymore, sadly, but I found it elsewhere.

 

I kind of lost where this post was going to go, because I got busy doing other things.

 

What d you do for Halloween?

 

Live long and prosper.



Halloween through the years.

My family doesn't celebrate Halloween. My mother can't stand it and always locks herself up in the house and turns off all the lights.
For the past few years I have either gone to my friend's church (where they have a fall carnival type thing where you can dress up) or I've done stuff with my own youth group (we set up a hot chocolate stand).
The best part of Halloween (for me) is the dressing up. I LOVE to dress up, especially if I can make my costume myself (or have my mom do it....). I love putting together the costume and it's even better to wear it around. If I could, I would dress in costume every day.

Now, let me take you back to 2008.... Either the first or second year I went to my friend's church. 2008 was when Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull came out in theaters and I kind of went crazy for Indiana Jones.... So it was little wonder when I dress up as him for Halloween!

I won best costume that year. Lots of candy.......

 

2009 I dressed up as Han Solo while my friend dressed as Princess Leia ("HEY DARTH VADER, I'M YOUR DAUGHTER, PRINCESS LEIA!")

 

 

In 2010 my youth group had a door which we took around and had people knock on... We would hand them a candy bar wrapped with information about our church. A second group stood outside the church by the road handing out hot chocolate to passerbys. I was a Star Trek character that year.... A doctor.

 

 

Last year I spent most of Halloween night with my friend who had recently had back surgery and couldn't go out. I spent the last hour or so with my youth group...

In honor of the upcoming Tintin movie, I dressed up as Tintin! Rosey made a good Snowy.

 

 

 

 

I was amazed that this year I survived Halloween.... I had one person come up to me and say, "I'm so sorry, but you will not make it through the night."

Why did he say this you ask? Simply because I was an Expendable Crewman. A redshirt. The one sent on away missions to die.....

 

 

Yes, that is a phaser in my hand. My dad is amazing.
Speaking of him.....

I didn't win the battle....

 

 

"Beam me up Scotty!"

 

Live long and prosper!











I've been tagged!

Miss Jack Lewis Baillot tagged me!

First, 11 random things about me:

1. I'm being something red for Halloween.
2. Dressing up is the only good thing about Halloween.
3. I'm going to friends church for Halloween and I'm exciiiiited!
4. My dad is amazing because he makes things.
5. He got that from his dad.
6. I shop at thrift stores and I look good.
7. George Gershwin. Rhapsody in Blue. My new favorite song.
8. NaNoWriMo starts in 3 days, 3 hours, 43 minutes, and 48 seconds.
9. I'm excited for that.
10. I would love to see the Borg and the Daleks have a face off. They both have similar motives.

11.

Now to answer Jack's questions (I LOVE these questions!! The Big Fat Tintin Quiz is such a funny video.)

1. Who would win in a sword fight, Steven Spielberg or Peter Jackson?

Neither, they would plan out this big huge fight scene on the deck of the Unicorn and then act it out and neither would win so they would go make a movie about it.

2. Have you ever tried to do Tintin's quiff while in the bath?

Unfortunately no... My hair's a bit too long for that.

3. Which books aren't the Thom(p)sons in?

The Tale of the Missing Thom(p)sons. Tintin Meets Timson and Gimpson. And Tintin in the Congo.

4. What are the two phrases Tintin likes to shout?

"GREAT SNAKES!" and "Crumbs!"

5. Name one of the phrases Captain Haddock yells.

"Billions of blue blistering barnacles and ten thousand thundering typons!" Also, "Ectoplasm!" (which is part of amebas or something.... I just learned this in science!)

6. What is Snowy's name in the French language?

Milou.

I FOUND MY PEN!!!!!!!!! Sorry, that was just good news.

Congratulations!

7. The Milanese Nightingale miss prounces Haddock's name all the time. What is one of the names she calls him?

Captain Paddock.

8. Why does she miss prounce his name?

Because she's hard of hearing? I don't know. She would be a good match for Professor Calculas.... My personal favorite mis-pronunciation is when Captain Haddock calls the Grand Abbott (from Tintin in Tibet) the Grand Piano. 

9. What three books did the writers base the new movie after?

The Crab with the Golden Claws, Secret of the Unicorn, and Red Rackham's Treasure.

10. Do you know how Tintin got his name?

I think I heard the story once but I honestly don't know. How? I know that his name means nothing or something.

11. In which book does Tintin reveal he is not, in fact, using his real name?

Oh my goodness... I can't remember! But I remember what he says! He's like, "My name doesn't matter, but at home they call me Tintin." And I remember where he says it... He says it in an arab's tent, doesn't he? So.... Cigars of the Pharoh? One of the early books... The one with Oliviero Defigiero I think.

 

Thanks for the fun questions! :D

Also, I do not tag anyone.

 

Live long and prosper!

Poor, poor, poor, poor, poor Rosey

Poor, unsuspecting Doggy


Torture begins:




"HELP!" (I caught her yawning)


"Pose for the picture..."



"Do I have to?"
"Yes."