Three more days till Halloween, Silver Shamrock!

Two-headed girl, 2007.

(With my grandmother, Killer Doctor, and my aunt, Killer Nurse)

This year is one of my least favorites, I must admit. This Halloween happened a couple of days before the end of my five years working at a beauty supply store. I stared at those styrofoam heads and that cheap fake hair all day. And then suddenly this idea hit me. I had to make it happen while I could still get my discount. Hot gluing 99cent hair a very unpleasant task. The closest thing I could equate that hair to is cheap fake spiderwebs. Gross.

Four more days till Halloween, Silver Shamrock!

In these final days leading up to Halloween, I think it's appropriate to share my costumes from Halloween's past, leading up to this year's monumental costume.

Killer Raggedy Ann, 2006

(with my aunt, Wonder Woman)

This is one of the costumes I'm most proud of. I found the plaid dress in the children's section of a thrift store. It was paired with a quickly sewn apron and red/white striped stockings. I ripped the dress and glued on stuffing, as if I'd been in a struggle. I made the wig myself with a scrap of fabric and red yarn. My favorite part: the handmade decapitated Andy head...that doubles as a purse! 

Devil's Millhopper

Due to the timing of our trip to the panhandle earlier this year, I missed the opportunity to visit Devil's Millhopper, a state park centered around a 120 foot sinkhole. It's been in the back of my mind ever since, so when we ended up with a bit of time to spare on the way to Tallahassee this weekend, I threw it in our trip.

It's pretty crazy looking. And a lot of it doesn't really look like Florida. Some of the vegetation is typically found in Appalachia. It definitely feels like it.

Plus, it's a long way down...

...and back up...

We first read about it in Oddball Florida. Between that and the Roadside America website, we've seen some awesome things this year!

Corny Adventures

This weekend marked my fourth annual trip to...

...the maize maze!

There are creepy sculptures...

...Awesome paintings...

& of course...

Corn!

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People dressed like corn! Actually, this was first this year (to my knowledge). I now want to be a corn person when I grow up. I'm already the right size, which is to say, I already fit in a very short, child-sized  corn costume.

Camera Fun

Brian got a new phone. Me + apps = danger!

Mid-Week Break

I'm still fighting off this stupid sinus trouble and on top of that, today wasn't really a great day.

So, to cheer myself up, I showed a coworker

a funny video.

And on the way home from work, I listened to

John Waters on The Sound of Young America.

And now that I'm here, I've been looking at 

some of my favorite Toothpaste for Dinner comics.

And now I feel much better!

Meow.

I took these (and a lot of other) pictures of the cats a couple of weeks ago (and all of the time).

I think they pretty well sum up my last four days, with the exception of somehow working a bit in there.

I've had a sinus headache that's been kicking my booty from the inside out. I'll tell anyone that will listen that I need a new nose, but apparently that's not an option. So instead, I'll just take antibiotics, my neti pot, tea, and lots of sleep. Speaking of which....