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project curmudgeon
Boring Curmudgeon Topic A: Weather That’s quite a palette of weather, no? Not quite as dramatic as the transition on the east coast last week from picture-perfect warm fall weather to the first recorded October snow in umpteen years, but c’mon, we’re in crappy, mild, we-complain-too-much Southern California. Besides, today’s weather report fails to show…
Read Moredesaturated me; or: an old photo of your grandma.
This is sort of a costume tutorial (sort of) for a desaturated, or black and white photo, costume. I had been kicking around this idea for a while. I had seen a photo, long ago, of two people — one dressed in shades of red, one in blue. Their makeup and clothes were carefully toned…
Read MoreEEK!tober — this holiday is so commercial
Final, timber-shivering post for the year. Happy Halloween! Traveler’s Novelty Catalog 1978 Oh, you must peruse the novelties, courtesy of Secret Fun Blog! [link] All You Wanted to Know About Stretch Armstrong and his Friends Via the wondrous Plaid Stallions blog. [link] Carvel – Dumpy the Pumpkin and Witchy the Witch [link] Magic Manor Halloween…
Read MoreEEK!tober — let’s have some drinkies
Color Changing Cocktail “This drink smokes elegantly, changes from a calm blue to fuschia as it cools from room temperature to drinkably cold, and tastes like a dirty martini.” [recipe] Shrunken Heads in Cider [recipe] Bleeding Heart Martini 2 ounces dry vermouth 8 ounces premium gin Ice cubes 4 pickled baby beets, each placed on…
Read MoreEEEK!tober — costume preview
Sorry sorry, so late, it’s got to be midnight still somewhere, right? My laptop died; litle did I know that all that annoying thumb typing I had to do in NY was a taste of my life here for the next week. Anyway, here are two Halloweenie pics to whet your whistle and to fulfill…
Read MoreEEK!tober — a fish story
It’s the Fourth Friday Challenge for October. My friend Paul and I, both posting daily in 2011, decided to give each other a job once a month to keep things spicy. In his words, “we want to push ourselves to do something more interesting than we might otherwise.” I requested that his challenge be spooky,…
Read MoreEEK!tober — scary fooooooood
It’s Halloween week, and I am trying to shiver your timbers. Kentucky Fried WTF on a stick [link] Monster toes [link] Dexter blood slide suckers [link] Bleeding heart dessert (be sure to watch the video) [link] Dio de los Muertos calavera sandwich (for the morning after) [link] PS, handy tip from Instructables: mix tonic water…
Read MoreEEK!tober — pictures of scaredy cats
Nightmare Fear Factory — Haunted house attraction in Niagara Falls snaps pictures of terrified humans as they walk through the tour. I must admit, I laughed and laughed. [link] [via boingboing] Roller Coaster Faces — some of these are a little NSFW-ish, some are dumb, but some are high hilarity. I wish I had a…
Read Moreeek!tober — scary but oddly cute and/or compelling animals
It’s Halloween week, time to shiver your timbers. Cave spider! [link] Reef sharks! [link] Evil turkey attack! [link]
Read MoreI smell … more observational airline humor, that is
Guess where I’m going next? Gotcha! Home is where I’m going next, holy smokes, don’t you think it’s time I came back, I do believe these continual brag-posts about my fabulous trip are wearing thin, no? I’m feeling only the way a three hour sleep, horror o’clock wake time, a Dallas stopover, middle seat for…
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