The lesson learned
last year was that if I want to go really crazy with Halloween decorations, I
need to plan pretty far in advance. I knew that, and found that I was not drawn
that way this year.
Part of this may be
that I will not be home on Halloween night. I am going to a concert: AFI at
Roseland, with Touche Amore opening. I may see some trick-or-treaters, because I will still work
a normal day, and have dinner with my family (I am planning on making mummy-style
wiener wraps) but I imagine most of them will come after I have already left
for the show.
I will still be
responsible for some coolness there. When I was writing up the International
Comic Arts Forum, I was thinking about how I want comics enjoyment to spread,
and considered that maybe Halloween giveaways would be an answer. Well, shortly
after posting that, Things From Another World sent out an e-mail about
mini-comics bundles for Halloween. I ordered one bundle each of My Lil Pony,
Itty Bitty Hellboy, and Adventure Time.
Because of this, I
have four large pumpkins, and they will be carved into Finn, Jake, Hellboy,
and, well, if I only do the head, I'm not sure that you will be able to tell
which pony it is, since the hindquarters seem to be the most significant aspect
in differentiation. Color matters too, but this one is going to be orange. The
internet suggests Ocean Dreamer and Seascape for that. I have not previously
strongly associated the color orange with maritime themes. Clearly I am not a Pegasister.
Also, we got a new
skeletal flamingo for the yard!
So, there is some
decoration, but not overly elaborate, and there is, as there always must be,
pumpkin carving. Also, I want to try and make Halloween truffles, because it
occurred to me that if I take the usual recipe, but roll them in orange sugar
crystals instead of chocolate sprinkles, that could be cool. And, if there is a
costume, it will merely be trying to fit in to the concert crowd better than my
usual look, probably meaning wearing more black.
If there isn't the
need to be really creative with lots of decor and costuming and crafts (I will
still not get that bowl finished this year either), I think it's because I am
getting a lot of creativity out. I really hit a bad spell and relapsed on some
things, so I am not at the productivity level that I want to be, but I am still
writing more and drawing more, which I needed, and it feels good. When I want
to do stuff, I want to do more of that.
Right now I am
going through old screenplays and getting every single one up on Amazon. There
will be more about that. I want to get them done pretty quickly. Remember, last
time I finished a big project and went to a concert around Halloween, I had the
dream that started my next screenplay and book. So, I want to clear the slate,
and be ready.
There are two
carryovers from last year. I do have a Twitter costume. I am currently being
Gorgon Harris. I put up Sulky Grebe, and then it just wasn't scary enough.
The other is that I
will be posting more Halloween songs. I decided that I wanted to do a Misfits
week though, so that starts tomorrow, and I will post the songs on Twitter and
Facebook. I'm sure there will be a follow-up post.
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