Happy Halloween!

Halloween has come and gone. We got everything up and everything down. Our final tally was 65 T or T'ers. Not bad but we have had better. My dogs are a barkin and I am drag butt tired. Will post more later.

Scary Movie Weekend.

Needles and I made a run to the Big city to pick up a few items. We also found more Halloween items 50% off. We did get our candy for Halloween. Almost couldn't fit it in our witch's cauldron. To continue with the scary movies viewed this Halloween Season.

1. Children of the Corn
2. Silent Hill
3. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
4. Lost Boys
5. An American Werewolf in London
6. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
7. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
8. Nightmare on Elm Street
9. Friday the 13th Part 2
10. Friday the 13th Part 4

I am sure there will be others but this is the list so far. I am glad we got to cleans our pallet on some good old slasher movies. I was beginning to think that some of the older movies were not as scary as I remembered. Although some of them has lost their luster for horror, Friday the 13th (the early ones) still has some moments. I remember the first scary movie that made me loose sleep. It was A Nightmare on Elm Street. I didn't sleep for 3 days. We watched it today an it was hard for me to stay awake. I guess my idea of scary has changed since I was 11 years old.

Cheese Factor 8.

Tonight's entertainment is Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. It started off abit far fetched an then moved to near idiotic and just plan cheesy. Dennis Hopper crazy with a chainsaw. I am watching these movies because I missed them when I was a kid. I felt like a portion of the scare factor in my up bringing might be missing because these classic horror movies were missed. I was wrong. Oh Well what else are you going to watch on a Friday night. So the list of scary movies grow.

1. Children of the Corn
2. Silent Hill
3. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
4. Lost Boys
5. An American Werewolf in London
6. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
7. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

I am glad it is the weekend. Have a good weekend everyone.

Somewhat disappointing.

We watched Texas Chainsaw Massacre tonight. I think the grainy aged look of the movie made it look somewhat of a home video of some psychotic family but other than that the movie just sucked. Maybe because I watched it on T.V. some of the parts were probably cut, but I saw a lot of potential in the movie and the idea, but was wasted on cheesy props and lots and I mean lots of screaming. By the time the movie was over I wanted to kill the blonde just to make her shut the hell up. I also watched Lost Boys the other night. I have probably watched this cheesy 80's movie about 5 or 6 times. The other night I was treated to one of my favorite scary werewolf movies. An American Werewolf in London. Good plot, good effects and just enough quirkyness to make you think the director is insane. This is by far the best transformation sequence from man to werewolf in any and I mean any movie, pre and post computer age. The one quirky thing that always comes to mind when I think about this movie is when he is writhing and screaming in the floor in pain during is final full moon transformation, the picture cuts to a figurine of Mickey Mouse figurine setting on a table in the living room. If you have any more good and scary movie to watch send them my way. I already want to see the "old" Omen that was suggested already. Have a frightfully scary evening.

Scary Movies

Tis the season for scary movies. Scary movies we have watched this month.

1. Children of the Corn
2. Silent Hill
3. Dawn of the Dead (2004)

We have yet to watch Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Sci-Fi will be airing Pumkin Head : Ashes to Ashes later in the month. I love the old scary movies.

Cache Slash Fest 2006

We had a great turn out for the Cache Slash Fest 2006. I think the head count was around 80 or so. Everything went well, although we did have a couple of snags. We did have one of the cachers flip his car. He and his girlfriend wasn't hurt other than a few bumps and bruises but the car was totaled. We also had such an interest in the paranormal presentation at the graveyard that the hayride there was overloaded. The hitch for the trailer was setting on the ground and the trailer wouldn't move. We had to unload a few of the riders and take several vehicles to get everyone to the presentation site. We did experience a few sprinkles on the way back from the cemetery but other than that the weather was perfect. We gave away around 120 prizes and had enough food for an army. I think everyone had a good time and that is the main thing. Needles and I were glad to have Bucky and Half-Pint as guests over the weekend. They participated in the events at the caching party and although I wish we could have spent more time together, but the event kept me hopping. We did however have one casualty of the Cache Slash Fest. Needles and I went to Rudy's house to bring home some of the props. On the way home I took it nice and slow and everything was going fine. As we encountered an intersection and was only about 200 Ft from the driveway a gust of wing kicked up and carried the guillotine over the side of the truck and smashed it in the road. I wasn't upset about the loss of the prop but I was mad that when the prop went over the side of the truck it left some nice scratches down the side of the truck. Not just small scratches. Through the paint and into the metal scratches. I guess it could have been worse. We could have meet and car and it damage it too. Well I guess all in all it was a good time but I seem to be paying for it now. My sore body is telling me I over did it.

The picture above is the Alien Autopsy Prop that we used to draw for prizes.

Takes Me Back.

Man lives in the sunlit world of

what he believes to be reality.

But, there is, unseen by most, an underworld,

a place that is just as real,

but not as brightly lit

...A DARKSIDE.

This month with Halloween just around the corner, we have been watching scary movies and shows. Last week and this week the SCI-FI Channel has been showing a marathon of a show that takes me back to when I was a boy. The show is called Tales from the Dark Side. It had quirky 30 minute episodes. Some better than others. I would say out of the 90 episodes that were produced over the 4 year run that there was only a handful that we good and that I remember. We have been watching them for an think back to when I actually thought this show was scary and well written. Today they have lost their luster and appear more like hasty written and for the most part bad acting and shoddy special effects. It is still entertaining but in a whole new way. Last night we rented Silent Hill. Although not the best scary movie I have seen, it did have some interesting concepts on what is scary. This month we are enjoying the programming of the SCI-FI Channel and the 13 days of Halloween. We are in heaven. Let's keep them coming.

The darkside is always there,

waiting for us to enter,

waiting to enter us.

So until next time,

try to enjoy the daylight.

Halloween is almost here.

Another weekend has gone by and I think we got alot accomplished. Yesterday Needles and I placed caches for the event. I finished putting the duct work for the gas chamber victim. Today while Needles made a huge pot of vegetable soup I went with Rudy and Ed for a dry run of the caches to hopefully work out the bugs that we had last year. I think everything should go smooth. The cache run took us about an hour and a half and that was with us knowing where the caches are. Factor in looking and driving around time and that will probably add thirty minutes to an hour to it. We were hopeing to keep people busy for around 3 hours. It seemed like yesterday that we were ordering things for this event and that was almost 6 months ago. Now it's almost here and we still feel like we aren't ready yet. I am sure things will come together in the last couple days. We are alot better off than we were this time last year.

TGIF again.

It's friday again and I am glad the work week is over. This week was nice up until Wed. and then it went to pot. I am just glad it is over. I was so exhaused last night I decided to take a nap at 7:30pm. I awoke at 10:30pm....Needles comment to me. "That was some nap." I guess my body needed it. We went to sleep around 11:30pm and I slept until 5am, when my eyes popped open. I struggled to stay in the warm bed and wait until the alarm. Today went smooth for a friday and I am glad my boss will be back next Mon. although it will be at a limited status. It is just nice to have her around to bounce questions off of.
One of the major projects that Ed was working on is now Gone with the Wind. He was making a dot room for his Halloween Projects , just imagine a carport made of 2" PVC pipe and covered with a tarp. The wind demollished it yesterday. It was pretty much a total loss, busted pipe and torn tarp. I know he is disappointed at the work we had put into it and now have nothing to show for it. I think it is too late to recover with all the other things needed to be done so maybe next year. Undaunted we shall continue without you Dot Room.

Went to the BIG CITY.

Yesterday Needles and I went to the Big City to do some shopping. We ventured to Menards because they have Halloween stuff and you know we need more Halloween stuff. NOT! But like a alzheimers patient buying their 3 gallon of milk when the first one isn't even opened I made purchases and have no clue where to put the stuff. In the previous years frenzy of putting things out, I have opted for larger and less items than smaller more plentiful items as it is quicker although more labor to but up. I have leaned away from cutesy and in for more of the gore of the Holiday. I am not sure but with all the expense of the Projects and several new props for the yard I think I could have made 2 house payments with it. All this for just one night. I know most would think this is nuts but seeing the kids come to the house eyes open wide soaking it all in. You know in several years and Halloween rolls around they will still remember the spooky house that used to go overboard on Halloween. It makes it all worth it. I know that there are some out there that get religion mixed up in Halloween and think it is the work of the Debil (Water boy reference), but the one and only reason we do this is for the kids and for the shear fun of it. We are not doing satanic rituals in a "fake" graveyard or trying to turn kids over to "the dark side". If we were I think flyers and a bake sale would be in order and for this I would think there would be more appropriate locals. Not my front yard. All in all I hope everyone has a great week and Halloween is fast approaching.

Jury Duty.

Last month I received a notice that I was called for jury selection. The first date I had to call and was notified that it was cancelled. The second date I called and CRAP! It was still on. I arrived at the court house last Monday and prepared myself for what seemed like endless setting and waiting. The first group was called and questioned to see if there were anyone who would be a good juror or not. After a brief intermission only 4 of the 14 was chosen and 4 held just incase. I was the last to be called into the second group. I was ready to get it over with as I had been setting for a couple hours and any chance to get up and stretch my legs was welcome. I sat as the questions was posed to my group. I desperately wanted a question that I could raise my hand to. They asked questions like. Have any of you associated with the plaintiff, witnesses, atornees or defendant? Have you had any legal training? Do you have training in insurance billing? I was hoping ,Do any of you have brown hair? Would be asked and my hand would have shot up and I would have been out the door but no luck. We found out that the suit was regarding insurance fraud. My fellow prospective jurors and I was finished being questioned and sat for another brief intermission. The attorneys came out and said that they have their jurors selected and read the names allowed. My name was called as the last juror and then the 2 alternates were called. The rest of the people in the courtroom was dismissed. I cringed a little and sucumed to the inevitable. We were release for lunch to return at 1:30pm. I figured we would be told what to do and return tomorrow for jury duty but we went right into the trial and evidence. By the time we went through the witnesses for the day my head was splitting with a headache. I just wanted to be home. As I walked down the many stairs of the courthouse, my legs felt like they were going to give way. I just thought, If I can just make it to the truck I will be fine. I returned home and went to bed. After about an hour nap I was fine. I guess I had a migraine. I have only had 2 or 3 of them in my life so I wasn't sure what it was. I thought for sure when I got home I would have had a fever, but it was normal. I felt hot, nauseated, dizzy, weak and trimbely, muscle aches and blurred vision. I wasn't sure what it was but I was glad when it was gone. The next day I arrived at the courthouse at 8:30am. Little did I know that it would be 10 am before we got into the courtroom. After hearing more evidence and witnesses we broke for lunch at 11:30am. We returned from lunch around 1pm and sat in the jury room for about 30 minutes. When we went back out the the courtroom we were informed that they had come to a settlement and that we were FREE to go. I am glad that I didn't have to make a decision as I believe both sides were lieing their ass off. I think the truth was in there somewhere but it was mixed up amongst the other crap that deciphering it was murky at best. I was also glad that I got called in this civil case as on the 23rd of this month there is a criminal case and my time is served. I can't be called for 2 years. I am just glad it is over.

Grand Opening!

This weekend Needles and I ventured down to the promise land to visit family and be there for my Cousin's grand opening of his new shop. I tried to help out by drumming up some business. Some friends and I walked around the front of the shop dressed up in Halloween costumes to draw all kinds of attention by passers by. From the honks, howls, screams and hand waves I think we did a good job. We had a great weekend visiting with my family. Tomorrow I have to go to jury selection. This is a great time for this as my boss is off recovering from surgery and another co workers grandfather passed away last week. We are short staffed and with this our work force is cut in half. I just want to get this over with.

That is me in the gray Creature Reacher outfit called Howler. I think some people were born for certain rolls in life. I think I became Howler if only for a day.