I don't think we've gotten any Elsas yet, but we got a mummy whose wrappings were strategically loose so you could see his sweatshirt underneath, which had a ribcage printed on it. Clever. We also got a teeny tiny Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, who seemed unclear on the concept of trick-or-treat but had a deathgrip on his candy bucket nonetheless.
Angel: Eve. So, I guess we should, I don't know, talk? Eve: About what? Angel: About what happened back there with us. Eve: Angel, it's not like this is the first time I've had sex under a mystical influence. I went to U.C. Santa Cruz.
'Life of the Party'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Oct 31, 2014 2:03:29 pm PDT #9383 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Hil R. - Oct 31, 2014 2:13:30 pm PDT #9384 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Trick or treating here was last night, and I wasn't home, so I don't get to see the costumed kids. I'm looking at all my friends photos on facebook, though. I love the ones where the costume was obviously the kid's idea -- my friend's three-year-old is "Super Girl Kitty," which seems to be a purchased Super Girl costume, red leggings, whiskers drawn on her face, and cat ears drawn on her forehead. (I have a feeling that the "Kitty" part of this costume was a last-minute addition.)
Anne W. - Oct 31, 2014 2:40:28 pm PDT #9385 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
No trick or treaters here yet.
Jessica - Oct 31, 2014 2:44:20 pm PDT #9386 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
All the Elsas I saw had winter coats on over their costumes. But the Olafs looked nice and warm!
A couple of people mistook me for Elsa. One person recognized the Mother of Dragons, Stormborn, Queen of the Andals and the First Men. My dragon kept falling off, though. [link]
Nobody recognized Dylan as Asterix, but he looked AWESOME - the helmet and belt came out really great, I thought. [link]
I didn't get a good picture of Aeryn because she had DH carrying her all night.
aurelia - Oct 31, 2014 2:56:34 pm PDT #9387 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
In addition to LSD being swamped [link] the haunted house attraction on Navy Pier is sinking [link] . Setup for Nick Wallenda's highwire over the river continued though.
JenP - Oct 31, 2014 3:12:30 pm PDT #9388 of 30000
Seems to have topped out at a whopping 21. I have several pieces left, but not that much, actually. I'll leave the light on until 8:30p, but I kind of hope they're done - I want SOME leftovers. That's fair.
Steph L. - Oct 31, 2014 3:29:15 pm PDT #9389 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I think we got 30-ish. We went through the entire bag of snickers (which was about 18 pieces), and maybe half the bag of M&Ms. (The Milky Ways were on the bottom of the bowl, because they're my favorite, so I wanted them to go last. Yes, I am that selfish.)
Steph L. - Oct 31, 2014 3:29:15 pm PDT #9390 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Don't know how I double-posted that, but Halloween candy, while important, isn't important enough for 2 duplicate posts.
JenP - Oct 31, 2014 3:45:57 pm PDT #9391 of 30000
I just got 6 more. I have one Twix left now. Lights out!
sarameg - Oct 31, 2014 3:59:42 pm PDT #9392 of 30000
Was pretty much out of candy by 7:00. I'm pretty damned generous, but had a lot of large groups. Especially of tiny tots who just kill me. There was a homemade mummy costume that was really good- you couldn't see her face until right up close, which was really creepy. And lots of wings and wee sparkly dragons. Oh and a 11ish year old werewolf halfway between wolf and human form, her explanation. She was with the wee sparkly (and ROOOARing) dragon and a slightly bewildered title turtle.
Karen hung out on the porch for the end(just back from work) and then we talked while we waited for Sarah and Joe to come over to reveal their costumes. They go all in. Sarah was Rosie from the Bounty commercials and Joe was Mr.Whipple of " don't squeeze the Charming!" Sarah made custom labels to resemble vintage packaging identical to the real ones!