wednes | Scariest Time of Year

I was thinking I'd wear pajamas to work on Halloween and simply be "Pajama Party Wednes." The more I think on it though, the more I want to be something scary. But I wear a headset, so I can't wear my witch hat all day and I was a zombie last year. So what should I be this year, keeping in mind that I'm low on cash this season? What would be the best costume for me?

H and I watched The Rutles last night. I had no idea there was so much extra stuff on the DVD, since I had the crappy VHS. We were going to watch Fritz the Cat, but the guy who was to deliver it to us got sick. Mysterious illnesses abound this time of year, I hope I don't get sick since I can't afford to miss any work. I heart Eric Idle, I'm just saying...

Speaking of work, 'tis the season for asshats. I've got people yelling at me almost every hour around here. You'd think people wouldn't call a violin shop drunk, ranting and raving at strangers...but you'd be wrong. I'm only here until 4pm today, and I get pizza at the end of my shift. Yay!!

I finally figured out how to use "Spaces" on my computer.
It's awesome.
And I have Quicktime Pro now so I can start amassing trailers again.
But I maintain that the Watchmen trailer looks lame.

Finished watching Diary of the Dead. Was that ending supposed to be funny? Why was that kid still in the mummy outfit? How did the zombies get out of the pool? Why does Romero suck anymore? I don't get it.

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The Rutles are awesome.

Indeed!

You don't get drunks calling in saying "I broke my arm six weeks ago, and I just got the cast off. The doctor says I can play the violin now. What model to you recommend? HAR HAR HAR?"

Uh, nevermind.

Hahahahaha! I wish I got calls like that.

It would never occur to me to drunk dial a business, but then, I'm not much of a drinker...

I'm a huge Romero fan (I even loved Land of the Dead), but Diary of the Dead just plain sucked. I had the same reaction about Mummy suit guy. It was really silly to think that even though he was in his home, the guy had never changed out of his mummy outfit for days. Then the whole thing was just a payoff for a lame joke whose punchline was clearly already made in the opening moments.

The only thing I really liked in the film was the Amish guy. I wish the film had been about him instead.

A simple Halloween costume I've done in the past was to dress up like a demon in office work clothes. I wore a "Hello, My Name is..." sticker badge with "Legion, for we are many" scrawled on it. I used prosthetic horns, makeup, contact lenses with flames and a cable-controlled demon familiar puppet that rested on my shoulder. The costume could be done differently for a lower budget.

I concur about the Amish guy. He was certainly the most redeemable character in the thing. I just wonder what ol' George is thinking lately. As for LotD, I didn't love it but there were definitely things to like about it.

Nice costume idea. Name tags can go far in creating a theme. Thanks!

I had other customers yell at my co worker and me when we were with our client. Our client gets really pissy when people are on cell phones. I mean THEY PISS HER OFF and incite a behavior. Those are ugly. Well, she was shouting about how he needed to get off his phone and instead of a) stepping outside or b) hanging up (we were in a fucking restaurant and he had kids with him) he decided to tell us to control her better or not take her out in public. So she belted my co worker in the nose. The guy laughed and literally started to encourage our client. Our client was then out of control and we had to escort her out of the restaurant. I mean, we did our jobs and we were about to escort her anyway but holy crap! Dude pissed me off. :-( I don't mind if people are a little 'weirded out' by her or if they can't figure if they should talk to her or to us because that's not really being rude, that's being cautious or unsure. but wow, this dude took the cake.

Holy Crap!
That is nuts.

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