Ten Tentacles - So many arms, so little time.

So, Halloween 2004 has come and gone. Well … at least the annual party at our friends’ house. Corrie Ann and I went as bad fairies this year. Above you can see us to the left of our hostess, as a good fairy. Those antlers on my head are carved from foam insulation board. I was very happy with the way they turned out.

The party was a lot of fun this year. Lots of people, lots of games (including one that’s left my thighs hella-sore today … I leave it to your imagination). All around an excellent time had by all. Must do it again next year.

There’s a close-up shot Corrie Ann. I actually didn’t get to see her full getup until she got to the party (we left seperately for the party … we do this often because it’s just easier for me to get the boy out of her hair so she can concentrate). I love what she did with her hair. Sexy, Bad Fairy … spankings are in order. Wee!

This is a close-up of me, sans wig and horns (they got hot). I got a lot of compliments on the make-up and such and several people had to touch my horns inorder to be convinced they were, indeed, made of foam and not real. That was satisfying.

All in all a great holiday party. We’re taking the boy trick-or-treating tonight as they’ve moved the date from Sunday to tonight in our County. We’re also going to try and hit one of the local haunted houses. Should be fun. The boy loves them.

In other news, Squishy is in Memphis. I hope he brings me something cool from Graceland.

SQUISHYYYYYYYY!!

That is all.

Ganked from dandelionoracle.

Too funny. I always knew you were a screamer, nakedtiny. Hee!

Ok, I found this incredibly funny in its own right, but I happened to get it sent to me on the heels of reading cadhla’s post, which made it all the more funny. Thanks for sending it Keith. The artist is Alex Ross:

Now that is just damned funny.

Ganked from eevieivy.

So, bah!

That’s right, I said bah. I’m also inclined to say fooey, and kaput!

The series of recent natural occurances and curveballs thrown my way are succeeding in keeping me from having a great deal of time on my hands to persue those things which give me joy. Chief among these things is my participation level in the on-line RPGs I’m involved in (not to mention my severe lack of updates here). If it’s not the weather, what with the torrential rain, floods, power outages, phone outages, and minor repairs, it’s a sick goat. A goat who now requires dilligent attention. A goat who, even if he receives this level of attention, has only a 50-50 shot. A goat who was given to me sick and may have infected my whole flock. A goat who’s illness threatens even the unborn goats. A goat who’s previous owners I want to murdalize! (Fuck you! It’s a word!) A goat who is just too sweet to lose this way. Damn!

In any event, those of you I have the pleasure to role-play with may have noticed my continuing absence and/or general lack of participation. I’m hoping this situation will rectify itself, one way or the other, soon, but who knows what else Hashem, in is infinite wisdom, has in-store for me next. I am trying to keep up some semblence of participation, but it is difficult and I ask you all bear with me.

In other news, I watched Secret Window last night. Now I know some of you out there are King fans. I am too. But, I have to say this movie marked a very sad event in my life. It was the first time, during a King movie, I’ve known exactly what was going to happen almost from the very begining. Also, was I supposed to feel sorry for Amy? A woman who cheated on her husband of ten years rather than leave him outright first or try and help him through his trying time. Nope, sorry. No sympathy here. I cheered at the end. I’m very sad Mr. King.

Well, I’m off. Damn coccidiosis!

Ganked from jklumpp.

Name a CD you own that no-one else on your friends list does:
Hmmm, I bet no one has “Nagila - Sephardic Music”

Name a book you own that no-one else on your friends list does:
Probably a good chance that no one else has Gustav Davidson’s Dictionary of Angels.

Name a movie you own on DVD/VHS/whatever that no-one else on your friends list does:
Uh, yeah…hate admitting to this one: Kindred: The Embraced. Entire series on DVD.

Name a place that you have visited that no-one else on your friends list has:
Banzai Hill, Saipan, Marianas Islands, South Pacific.

The office is done, for the most part. Everything is in its place, or at least the place it’ll sit until I finish a few other things. I like having my space organized. There’s a feeling of completeness in the room now. I guess its chi is balanced or something. Who knows? I like sitting in there now.

I still need to go through all my posters, choose the best ones, and get them framed and up on the walls. I also need to refinish the window seat I’m putting in there. This will actually be a neat project. See, it used to be a china cabinet. I converted it to an iguana habitat some years ago. I did this by taking off the back and taking out the shelves and making it deeper. It served well. I raised three iguanas in there from neonates to five-foot adults. When we left California I got rid of my iggs and broke down the cabinet. All that is left is the pedestal portion which is about bench high and has three drawers and a shelf in it. I figure I’ll strip it, sand it, and refinish it and then put an upholstered top with a piano hinge on the top and I’ll have a lovely window seat with some nice storage in it. I’ll post pictures when I do it.

I realized, once I got all the boxes out of the office and everything onto shelves, that I have enough floor space to comfortably fit a four-foot by eight-foot gaming table in there. I came to this realization about the time I unpacked all my Warhammer 40K stuff. I got the itch again, looking at all the terrain I’d made and the miniatures I’d painted. I should put some pictures of those up too. Y’all remind me to do that when I get home.

There just isn’t enough time in the day to do all the things I’d like to do. I want to paint more miniatures and make more terrain. I want to finish all the pre-production for this Farscape game I want to run. I want to play more Fable. I want to write and paint. Mind you, these are all things I used to do religiously B.D. (Before Devin). I certainly don’t regret my son. I love him to death. Just, well, there used to be so much more time. And, damnit, I didn’t have to share. I need another XBox.

Is this what mid-life crises are like?