Burrell, a cursory search for whether or not it is ok for kids who are collecting for UNICEF can accept candy yields no specific etiquette. The only real hits I get are for "is it ok to take my baby who is too little to eat candy out Trick or Treating to show off his costume, but not take the candy?" Which tends to get the response of, "that would be weird, what are your neighbors supposed to do, say 'um ok nice costume, have a nice day'? Either take the candy and give it away or collect for UNICEF." So maybe they should not ask for candy on top of the donation, but if candy is offered they can have it. I'd bet more often than not people will offer.
Wash: Mal, your dead army buddy's on the bridge! Zoe: He ain't dead. Wash: Oh.
'The Message'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
WindSparrow - Oct 26, 2013 8:41:46 pm PDT #10258 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
§ ita § - Oct 26, 2013 8:51:50 pm PDT #10259 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I've never been tricking or treating--was yet another thing we looked wistfully at, and made grabalicious hands. I've dolled up for parties, and I assume if I lived somewhere with a house I'd dress to open the door--but the times that came out, the housemates wouldn't play along. We ended up leaving the candy outside or turn the lights off.
In Vancouver, a couple years ago, I went with BFF to find last-minute doohickies for her flapper vampire outfit, and I put on all the black clothes I have (trivial exercise) and we traded off candy giving. The porch was enthusiastically decorated appropriately, but the nearly-not-literal killer was that Lars decided to creep out the doorbell, so you got random spooky sounds.
Krav holidays were fun--that's when I started costuming myself, and they were run and exhausting. The idea of doing it for kids that might care, and rather they do care, and they want their fingers back and the thing on his head is clearly trying to eat his brain.
I am always remiss in taking pictures, period, especially of babies. And even though his little tummy was colicky, I was still able to get a couple new shots. None of C and the baby, because the two of them require a faster lens than I own
Nilly - Oct 26, 2013 10:38:18 pm PDT #10260 of 30000
Swouncing
Skipping on the other hand of shabbat and internet-connection-problems, in order to apologize for managing to miss two Buffista Calendar events: two days ago, on the 25th, was brenda m's birthday, and yesterday, the 26th, was Fiona's birthday.
Lots of belated wishes for a wonderful year, brenda!
Lots of belated wishes for a wonderful year, Fiona!
And a great almost-even-if-not-exactly-first day of your new age!
And lovely weekends al around, of course.
Sue - Oct 27, 2013 3:03:20 am PDT #10261 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Happy Belated Birthday to Brenda and Fiona!
It's raining here and I am reading about digitisation standards.
Jesse - Oct 27, 2013 3:22:30 am PDT #10262 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Happy belateds!
We had that rain overnight, I guess -- I vaguely remember hearing it.
I really need to see if any of my remaining abandoned vegetables in the fridge are good, and figure out what to do with them.... That's a plan for the day!
Theodosia - Oct 27, 2013 4:18:54 am PDT #10263 of 30000
'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"
I think I shall make a final surge in File All The Things and clean off my desk, which is rather like unto an archaeological expedition. Wish me no dead bodies....
Sheryl - Oct 27, 2013 4:23:57 am PDT #10264 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Happy Belated Birthday Brenda and Fiona!
-t - Oct 27, 2013 4:33:36 am PDT #10265 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Happy belated birthdays, brenda and Fiona!
Good luck with the excavation, Theo.
I have bacon/blue cheese/bloody mary muffins in the oven for breakfast. I've got a big day of watching football and shopping for winter clothes ahead of me, so I hope this concoction turns out okay.
Kate P. - Oct 27, 2013 4:46:37 am PDT #10266 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Happy Belated Birthdays to brenda and Fiona!
Kate! I keep meaning to tell you that there's an Atomic Books coming to your town! East Nashville, I guess? I'm not sure of all the details but I think we may be coming down sometime this spring to celebrate the opening!
WHAT! That is fantastic news! I live in East Nashville and we are in desperate need of a good bookstore on this side of town. Also, lisah visit!!!
Question for the hivemind: What would be the key components of a Hermione Granger costume? Ideally something cheap/easy to find at Target/Goodwill, though I am willing to also buy a bushy-haired wig if necessary.
sarameg - Oct 27, 2013 4:50:08 am PDT #10267 of 30000
Is the Nashville store an inspiration or expansion??
Waking up to driving dance beat from the cancer survivor race down the street was less than ideal, but at least it didn't start that until 8, and my goal was to sleep in until 8:30. Which was semi-achieved, after first waking at 5. Again.
All sorts of interesting pains from planting bulbs. And one really nasty bruise on the inside of my wrist that I can't explain. It's actually a lump, even. You'd think I'd notice doing that!
OK, off to the stores....