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OCTOBER 31, 2007 @ 07:23 PM

So, Halloween/October is my favorite time of year ever. I wish I could have enjoyed it more, what with being all stressed out about one thing or another. I am currently at work on this fine All Hallows Eve, waiting on a script that won't come for untold hours. No trick or treating for me. (Yay, another maudlin, self-pitying post from Surly. "Something good had to happen this month, didn't it?" he asked himself in some bizarre self-reflexive third person.)

"Why yes, funny you should ask," he replied in response... to himself.

Friday, me and my gal went to see the Johnny Vatos Tribute to Oingo Boingo show at the House of Blues on Sunset. I love me the Boingo and to see a great many of those tunes performed by the original band (minus Danny) was totally awesome. I drank, I danced, I sang real loud.


And when it's all been said and done . . .
Better that you had some fun
Instead of hiding in a shell-Why make your life a living hell?
So have a toast, and down the cup
And drink to bones that turn to dust ('cause) . . .
No one, no one, no one, no one . . . . . . .
No one lives forever!! (Hey!)


Words to live by! Dammit!

On Saturday went to a Halloween party. Since there would be people who work in TV there I went as a zombie Aaron Spelling. He smoked a pipe and would you believe finding a (cheap) old man pipe is quite the challenge. Every smoke shop in LA has a billion glass weed pipes, but there's no love for the Ward Cleaver pipe. Go figure. My gal went as Nikki from Videodrome, with fake cigarette burns and everything. While our costumes weren't perfect, we certainly did our darndest to work in as many cool details as we could. I'd put up a picture, but I have to get them from our friend first (see previous post about our deceased camera.)

Sunday, we lit a bunch of candles in all our Halloween-themed holders and watched "Black Sheep." It's a mutant/killer sheep from New Zealand. A fun flick...and now my woman is freaked out every time I 'baa-aaa" near here...so I do it every chance I get. tongue smile
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catdad

catdad

Portland, OR
August 2002

OCT 31, 2007 09:21 PM

I think you can still get the cheap old pipes at the customer service desk, where they usually have all the tobacco products, at a lot of grocery stores or drug stores.

Aw, poor trixel. She married a strange, sadistic, little man. biggrin

I wore jack-o-lantern socks today. And I turned off my porch light. That was my Halloween celebration.

Obsidian

Obsidian

Lake Forest, CA
December 2002

OCT 31, 2007 10:44 PM

while in Kentucky this past spring I went to a smoke shop with a friend and we were given ward cleaver pipes for free(apparently they're not big sellers especially the plastic ones). I meant to use it for bubbles but I completely forgot about it till this journal of yours

guitargeek

guitargeek

Shawnee, OK
November 2003

NOV 01, 2007 02:35 AM

Wow, no shit.

Is Bonnie Hammer the fucking devil, or what?

I can only hope that it doesn't suck you down when it goes under, and that you're able to move onto bigger and better things...

obd

obd

Venice, CA
June 2003

NOV 01, 2007 08:50 AM

Man, I want to see that movie.

toothpickmoe

toothpickmoe

Los Angeles, CA
May 2004

NOV 01, 2007 09:08 AM

Totally wanted to see that movie. Thanks for reminding me.

charmed

charmed

Philippines
May 2006

NOV 01, 2007 12:50 PM

omg, i love you two! that sounds like a pretty good pre-halloween time. it is great if you can celebrate on the actual day, but it is even better if you can keep the spirit of halloween in yr heart all the year long. biggrin skull also, i loveloved that graphic. hugs to you both!

PixelSuicide

PixelSuicide

Austin, TX
November 2005

NOV 01, 2007 07:32 PM

tongue

trixel

trixel

Burbank, CA
February 2004

NOV 07, 2007 01:32 PM

Ewe are evil! kiss

catdad

catdad

Portland, OR
August 2002

NOV 12, 2007 09:10 PM

So, how's the writers strike going?

kaleidoscopic

kaleidoscopic

Berea, OH
July 2005

JAN 25, 2008 05:11 PM

I've always wanted to see black sheep.

DUDE...Zombie Aaron Spelling? That's AWESOME!!!! love love

I'm sorry I'm so far behind the times but I have to say wow...I wish I had cable so I could see this Flash Gordon you worked on. I am also curious as to the flavor of a Rift Blaster.

Sorry to hear your new married life has had so many outside stresses. But it's great to hear that you two are happy in spite of the madness and very much in love. biggrin biggrin biggrin

I hope that this whole strike thing gets settled favorably very very soon. Because it's just not right and it hasn't been right for awhile and it needs to change for the better for you guys. Cause you guys work your asses off...but I don't have to tell you that. These blogs are evidence enough.
So yeah. Solidarity (even though technically theatre people and tv/film/media people aren't the same union. What evs.)

Big hugs to fight the stresses! kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss

EnglandAway

EnglandAway

Los Angeles, CA
July 2006

FEB 12, 2008 10:48 PM

helllooooooooooooo?????????????????? where are you two ????

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