Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.

Andrew ,'Damage'


Natter 69: Practically names itself.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Ginger - Oct 31, 2011 2:38:52 pm PDT #4066 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I just had a couple of little kids. However, the teenagers with them were taking large handfuls of candy too.


Theodosia - Oct 31, 2011 2:42:22 pm PDT #4067 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Still a couple late ones coming by -- I'd guesstimate 25 kids in little bunches. Some surprisingly good makeup, and one really great homemade costume -- kid in a bathrobe with a "shower" over his head like a giant halo.


Jessica - Oct 31, 2011 2:44:55 pm PDT #4068 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

What's wrong with a brown paper lunch bag for trick or treating?

The Alters had a theme this year.


Beverly - Oct 31, 2011 2:46:36 pm PDT #4069 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

No kids here. I kind of miss 'em.

That's why I refuse to call myself a Wiccan. I'm a hedge witch, dammit. I borrow from a lot of belief and ritual systems.

Yup. In fact, I doubt I'm even that formal.


le nubian - Oct 31, 2011 2:47:04 pm PDT #4070 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I just feel like it isn't really big or sturdy enough. Also: no effort went into the trick/treat bag at all.

At least use an old pillowcase. I thought that was the default. Isn't it?


le nubian - Oct 31, 2011 2:47:28 pm PDT #4071 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Jessica! I love the pics. How cute.


brenda m - Oct 31, 2011 2:47:55 pm PDT #4072 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

What's wrong with a brown paper lunch bag for trick or treat

I'm assuming that was the full extent of the costume.


Jessica - Oct 31, 2011 2:49:36 pm PDT #4073 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

no effort went into the trick/treat bag at all.

Yeah, I guess I just don't see the bag as important enough to make an effort for. I mean, I'd rather a kid used something they already had than buying some cheap plastic pumpkin at Target the night before.

[eta: Oh, if that was the entire costume then that's a problem. ]


brenda m - Oct 31, 2011 2:52:50 pm PDT #4074 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

I might be wrong, but I have seen it happen.


Amy - Oct 31, 2011 2:56:08 pm PDT #4075 of 30001
Because books.

The trend here with the tweens and teens is apparently to wear your backpack backward, open, and slap on some kind of makeup or a mask. I'm unamused.

The little ones are, of course, adorable.