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Continuing my weekend of no school work, I spent 5 hours in the darkroom today. It was looovely. Kind of wish I was in my darkroom at home though, so I could sing along to my music and stuff. I'm a cool kid, you guys.

So I've been trying to experiment with different ways of taking pictures, I guess, which explains the first few of my dog. It was raining insanely hard one day, and the screen door was all webbed with water, so I took some pictures through it. I like the look of it, I think they look like they could be large-format with weird little imperfections and stuff.



( some moar )

from cosmogirl:

halloween cupcakes

Who knew? Stressed spelled backward is desserts! So take a study break and throw a Halloween shindig starring these sinfully sweet cupcakes.



ingredients:
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/3 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/3 cups unsalted butter, softened
• 3 1/3 cups granulated sugar
• 6 large eggs
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups whole milk
• 1 bag M&M's
• 1 bag candy corn
• 1 tube red and 1 tube yellow food coloring
• One 16-ounce tub vanilla frosting

directions:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
2) Put the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a sifter all together and sift into a medium bowl.
3) In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Reduce speed to low. Alternate beating in flour mixture and milk, a little at a time, until well blended.
4) Fill each liner 2/3 of the way up with batter and bake 25 to 30 minutes. To see if they're ready, stick a toothpick in. If it comes out close to clean, they're ready! If it has batter on it, check every 3 minutes till they're done.
5) Let cupcakes cool for 30 minutes. With a knife, carefully cut out a small square on top of each cupcake. Scoop out a quarter-size amount of cake with a spoon and put several M&M's or candy corns into the hole. Replace the square piece to cover up the hole.
6) Add 12 drops of each food coloring to frosting. Stir until frosting turns bright orange. Frost and decorate cupcakes with candy — boo-tiful!
Total prep and cook time: 2 hours. Makes approximately 24 cupcakes.

Special thanks to Lori Hellander for the recipe, adapted from her book Halloween Parties: How to Throw Spook-tacular Soirees & Frighteningly Festive Entertainments (STC, 2004).

There's no one who I have fun with as consistently as Ross. Just every time we hang out, I'm guaranteed to have a really good time. Sometimes, I still think we'll end up together.

halloween party tips from cosmogirl!:

Halloween Party Prep

We asked party extraordinaire Jennifer Sbranti, founder of the a-may-zing site hostesswiththemostess.com, for her top Halloween party tips. If you pick even just one of these, your party will be to die for!

Embrace spiders
Embellish contemporary orange flower arrangements (In the fall, you can find them at JoAnn Fabric and Craft Stores.) with TONS of clip-on plastic spiders (click here to see an example). Make sure to remove any leaves or greenery so that the creepy crawlers really stand out. Sprinkle more spiders around the bottom of the vase to make it look like the spiders are swarming the table.keywords: halloween decoration flowers spiders


Serve spooky drinks and food
Pour soda into cups decorated with stickers that display ominous messages, like “beware,” “infested,” “poison,” or “danger.” And if you have the time, make this gross-yet-delicious Putrid Punch and garnish with gummy worms. And for a fun snack, try making Severed Finger cookies. Check out the recipe here: http://www.familycorner.com/cgi-bin/sefer.cgi?display:1098815662-10624.txt


Create a Halloween candy buffet
Collect clear jars, vases, bowls, and containers in various shapes and sizes you find around the house, then fill each container with different Halloween themed candies, such as black licorice bites, black and orange M&M’s, gummy spiders, spooky eyeballs, candy corn and wax lips. Set cellophane favor bags next to the buffet, and let guests create their own Halloween candy goodie bags when they leave.


Decorate the table
Use Halloween-themed scrapbook pages with skull and crossbone motifs as placemats or just bright oranges and greens. Scrapbooking paper is super cheap and will instantly make any table look festive.


Go gothic glam
Paint foam skulls silver, then glue glittery false eyelashes to the top of the eye sockets for a flirty-yet-creepy effect. Set out a bunch of Halloween costume makeup and props, such as black lipstick, vampire fangs, and black or glow-in-the-dark nail polish.

ideas from cosmogirl's daily kiss blog:

DIY Halloween Costumes

Sick of going as a witch for Halloween? Make your own costume this year with these easy instructions. You'll save time and money—to spend on candy, of course.

Some people think that cutting eye holes in a white sheet is what a do-it-yourself Halloween costume looks like. But, going DIY on October 31 doesn’t have to be lame. Get creative this Halloween with these unique, easy-to-make costumes that are sure to win you "most original" at whatever party you go to!

Bubblegum Stuck to a Shoe: (Megan Note: THIS IS WHAT THE MOM WAS ON THAT EPISODE OF BROTHERLY LOVE!)
1. Raid your closet and find a pink pair of leggings, a pink tee-shirt, and an old (but clean) shoe or flip-flop that you're willing to part with.
2.Glue the shoe, bottom-side down, to a wide headband.
3.Use a can of pink temporary hair color on your hair. After it dries, put on the headband you just made.
4.Paint your nails a wild pink color and accessorize with pink bangles and necklaces.

’80s Pop Star:
1.Look through your closet for a short, bright-colored skirt, an old sweatshirt that you're willing to part with, a tank top, and a pair of colorful leggings.
2.Put on the skirt with the leggings and tank top. Take the sweatshirt and cut a wide hole where the neck is. The hole should be big enough for the sweatshirt to fall off of one shoulder as you wear it.
3.Throw your hair up with a scrunchie into a side ponytail and accessorize with bright bracelets, chunky necklaces, and sparkly makeup.
4.Slip on a pair of old-school Converse sneakers and head over to the nearest party.

Toga:
1.Find an old white bedsheet and wrap it around your body length-wise one and a half times. Take the remainder of the fabric and throw it over your shoulder.
2.Secure the fabric over your shoulder with a pretty gold brooch and cinch in your waist with a gold braided or chain belt to make sure your toga doesn't come undone.
3.Use some fake ivy from your local craft store and glue it to a skinny headband. Leave your hair down and put on the headband.
4.Find a pair of gold gladiator sandals and slip them on. For makeup, apply thick smoky eyeliner with gold eye shadow. Keep your makeup dramatic for an authentic but sexy look.

I'm too upset about it to even get into it. The failed 4th down go ahead, the missed fg, the huge TD drive, only to give up a huge play and a chance to hit the fg which he made.

I'm so depressed.

• 17:29 @angiegoff grande iced upside down caramel macchiato, please! #

you know i love all of you and want all of you sto stay safe, so here's some halloween safety tips from seventeen.com:

Be Safe This Halloween!

Halloween can be full of fun treats and some not-so-fun tricks. Read these safety tips before heading out on October 31st!




1. Always watch your drink at a party! Make sure you pour your own refreshments, and never leave your drink unattended.

2. Make sure your costume is functional. If you can’t walk well in heels, Halloween is not a good day to wear them! You should be able to move easily in your outfit, and it shouldn’t make it harder for you to get out of a crowd if a party is getting out of hand. No super-long or too-tight dresses, and wearing lighter colors is better for when you’re outside at night.

3. Be extra careful on the road. A lot of people drive drunk on October 31st, so even though you know not to drink and get behind the wheel, some other people aren’t as smart. Also watch out for kids in dark costumes that are out trick-or-treating. One might dart out into the street dressed in all black (Hey, some people think it's a costume!), so drive slow enough to stop quickly.

4. If a friend is driving, make sure she’s sober and alert. Don’t let her drink and drive, and be conscious not to distract her from keeping her attention on the road. Screaming out the words to “Thriller” is fun, but take it down a notch to keep it safe!

5. If you go trick-or-treating, be smart: don’t eat any opened or unwrapped food or candy, and always wait outside.

6. If you’re hosting a party, be safe with decorations. Don’t use real candles (in or outside of pumpkins) if a room will be crowded – these can easily be knocked over. Even if you want that eerie Halloween vibe, make sure there is some lighting in every room so people can move easily.

7. Have a cell phone handy! In case you get separated from friends or need a parent to pick you up, don’t forget to bring your cell along. It might not go with your pixie costume, but it’s the best thing to have around in an emergency.

please, please, please release the class on dvd!!!!!

it's bad enough that the show was cancelled, but i just want to watch it on dvd and not on little blurry images on youtube!!!!!!!

i need this show on dvd!

it's quite possibly the best sitcom ever!!!!

here's some ideas from girl's life:

HAPPY HALLOWEEN: The Alternative 2 Trick-Or-Treating!



You and your friends are trying to get your Halloween plans together. Sick of the same ol’ trick-or-treating? Or starting to feel too old to go door-to-door collecting candy? There are definitely alternatives. Check some of these out!

COSTUME PAGENT!

Have all of your friends get together in their Halloween costumes. Then vote and give out awards for the goofiest, scariest, prettiest costumes, etc.

TRICK-OR-TREAT FOR A CAUSE!

You can still get dressed up and go trick-or-treating, but instead of collecting snickers and skittles, collect canned goods. Ask for non-perishable items and donate them to a local food bank.
Trick-or-treat for UNICEF! You can collect donations to help children and save lives all over the world. It’s simple to do, fun, and a good cause! For more information, check out: http://www.unicefusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=hkIXLdMRJtE&b=1706865

DEVILISH DINNER PARTY!

Get all your girls together to cook and then invite the boys over to chow-down! Make blood (tomato) soup and spaghetti and eye (meat) balls. Don’t forget to decorate the table as creepily as you can!
Scary movie marathon! Rent your favorite horror films and cuddle up with some friends or possibly that cutie from math class!



PASS OUT THE SWEETS!

Give your parents the night off-- instead of going around receiving candy, stay in and give candy out. It’ll be so entertaining to see all the costumes and the excitement on little kids’ faces.

TRICK OUT YOUR JACK O'LANTERN!

Carve pumpkins with different themes: scary, funny, pretty, funky, etc. Then take the seeds, sprinkle some salt on them, roast them in the oven, and snack on them later!


GASP AT GOULISH TALES!

Sit around outside when the sun goes down or in a dark room and share your favorite scary stories. Whether they are first-hand experiences, stories passed down from friends and family, or urban legends, you won’t want to sleep alone after this!



HOST A HAUNTED HOUSE!

Use your basement or a bunch of old boxes to create your own haunted house. Hang fake spider webs, stuff old clothes to make a dead body, play creepy tunes, and don’t forget to have someone hiding inside to jump out and scare people!

DECORATE CREEPY COOKIES!

Buy cookie cutters in shapes of pumpkins, ghosts, and witches. Then put orange and black icing and sprinkles on them!

GET DOWN AND BOOGIE!

Make a Halloween party mix (think “Thriller” and “Monster Mash”) and dance the night away.



CREEP OUT AT A CAMP OUT!

Grab your best friends, a tent, and some sleeping bags and camp out in your back yard. Don’t forget to bring some snacks to munch-out on!

HOST A HAUNTED POTLUCK!

Have a potluck party with Halloween candy! Instead of baking dishes, each of your friends has to bring a bag of their favorite Halloween goodies. Then dump all the bags together and you’ll have just as much candy as if you guys went trick-or-treating!

MAKE A SCARY MOVIE!

Take that camcorder and make your own scary movie with some friends. Designate jobs for everyone: a script writer, costume designer, director, editor, actors, etc. Then have a premier and invite all your classmates…even set up a red carpet!



MIX AND MATCH!

You can combine any of these ideas for even more Halloween fun! For instance, your day could go as follows:

noon-3:00 Set-up haunted house
3:00-5:00 Make devilish dinner and get dressed in your costumes
5:00-6:00 Have dinner with your friends
7:00-8:00 Go through haunted house, have a dance party, and vote on the best costumes
8:00-10:00 Eat potluck candy and tell scary stories
10:00-… Watch scary movies

by Cassie Potler

BLOG ABOUT IT: What are you doing for a Happy Halloween this year? Talk about your fab plans below!

So I was going through some old entries and I found this quiz that I took a few years ago. Thought it might be interesting to take it again, see if anything's changed. Plus, it's election season!! Hurray!

( Politics test )

don't.

LLLLLLLLLIIIIIIIIIIFFFFFFFFFFFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

ugh.

The last time I housesat for someone, I ended up staring down a chicken who proved more adept than me at slipping out the gate of the coop. I think I should have sensed at that point that it wasn't just the chicken; ridiculousness, rather, follows me.

Allow me to explain. I am housesitting again, this time for my choir director. I've spent the last twenty-four hours in the company of two lovely dogs named Darwin and Luna, one naughty cat named Loki, and one curmudgeon I believe to be either a cat or a cat-shaped alien named Lorenzo. The following events have befallen me in that time span.

-Sitting on the first floor with my GRE Lit flashcards, I hear a resounding thunk, scuffle, and then scratching sound above my head. Upon reaching the top of the stairs, I find Lorenzo has pooped on the floor next to his litterbox. This has happened three times, and always with the same set of noises. I don't even care about the fecal matter; I just want to know what the hell his bathroom ritual is.

-I climb the stairs, bleary-eyed with studying, and step into the master bedroom, where I am to sleep. I tap the door and it shuts behind me at the very same time as I come to notice there is no knob on this door. It is a perfectly smooth door with no handle whatsoever--only a hole where I assume the knob used to be. The mechanism of the door is, however, perfectly intact other than the absence of a knob. The door clicks shut and my only thought is, My god, I hope that hole is big enough for my finger.

It isnt.

So I spend half an hour poking every one of my fingers into this diamond-shaped hole, poking every single pen and pencil in the room in, twisting and pulling--at one point, I stuck my fingers into the crack between the door and the floor and just pulled. Lorenzo whinnied at me from the other side and probed my hand with his teeth. I decide that at forty-five minutes, I am going to call my choir director (owner of the house) or some sort of emergency line at the end of which there might be people with tall ladders. I then have a searingly vivid memory of my cell phone on the dining table downstairs (and out of reach) and then one of my director saying, "Oh, yeah, and don't try to use the phone in the master bedroom. It's really broken."

It is with renewed vigor, then, that I attack. I fumble frantically and tell the dogs to stop staring. Luna whips me affectionately with her tail while I'm hunched in front of the keyhole, jabbering.

Finally, I uncover a large safety pin in the top drawer of the dresser. Certain that it will never work, I nonetheless poke it into the hole and twist. The metal catches; it seems the safety pin is more structurally sound than I gave it credit for. The door swings open and I stand silently in the doorframe for several seconds. I feel equal parts sad that no one saw me be resourceful and glad that no one saw me be an idiot.

-This morning, I go to the bathroom and, terrified of what happened the last time I shut a door in this place, I leave it open ajar. Lorenzo bounds in and rubs against my legs, then against the wall, then the sink, then the tub. He caws and rubs at my feet again. I notice a cat brush on the floor, so I grab it and, thinking to make friends at last, tentatively run it down his back. He purrs, so I do it again. Suddenly, he bounds out of reach and, staring at me like he's forgotten something, slowly begins to eat the front cover of People magazine.

-I pour myself a bowl of granola. I turn to the refrigerator to hunt out the soymilk, hoping that it is plain and not vanilla. I find it and spin triumphantly. My bowl is empty, and Loki is sitting next to it looking pleased. He happens to be sitting on a stove burner, which thankfully is not on, and is totally unfazed by this fact.

What the FUCK is wrong with the Australian dollar? It's going to cost me more than $1000 at this rate.

• 12:22 Rach is getting here 4ish to do makeup and primp. Kasha will probably be here around that time too. Tonight is gonna be so much fun!! #

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recipes from girl's life!:

GL FOOD: Devilicious Recipes



Mmm, mmm, good! Halloween is just around the corner and what's spooky fun without sugary sweets to tempt the taste buds. Scope below to find sinful recipes to indulge your fancies. Make 'em for your fam, share them with friends or enjoy all by yourself.



Devilish Chocolate Cupcakes

• 1 cup flour
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• ¼ salt
• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
• ½ tsp vanilla
• ½ cup water
• 2 eggs plus 1 yolk
• Green sprinkles
• Orange food coloring
• Store bought vanilla frosting

You will need: 12 paper muffin cups • 1 muffin tray • electric mixer (a whisk or wooden spoon works just fine, too)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line the muffin pan with paper muffin cups. Set aside.

In a medium size bowl, mix together: flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar and cocoa (dry ingredients). Set aside. In another bowl (if using a mixer, pick a size that fits the mixer) combine butter, vanilla, water and eggs (wet ingredients). Beat the wet ingredients until well incorporated. Once combined, gradually add the dry ingredients in small batches. Mix until batter is smooth (there may be small lumps--that is normal!).

Pour batter into each muffin cup. Bake for 15-18 minutes (depending on oven and altitude levels).

Let cool.

After the cupcakes have cooled, drop 3-5 drops of orange food coloring in the frosting. Frost all of the cupcakes and top with green sprinkles.



Caramel Apples

• 6 apples
• 6 popsicle sticks
• 1 bag of caramel squares
• 2 tbsp. milk
• 8 squares of white chocolate (for melting)
• 8 squares of milk chocolate (for melting)
• 1 cup chopped peanuts

Directions:

Wash apples and insert a popsicle stick in the center of each.

In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave unwrapped caramels and milk on high for two minutes, stirring occasionally.

Once caramels are melted, roll apples in the caramel sauce and place on a cookie sheet lined with waxed paper.

In two separate microwave safe bowl, melt both the white and milk chocolate. Once melted, dip a spoon in the white chocolate and drizzle over the apples. Repeat with the milk chocolate. Sprinkle with the chopped peanuts. Let cool.



Pumpkin Pie

• 2 cups pumpkin pie filling (1 15 oz. can)
• 1 14 oz. can of condensed milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• ½ tsp. ground ginger
• ½ tsp. nutmeg
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 prepared pie crust

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

In a large bowl, whisk together pumpkin, milk, eggs, spices and salt. Pour into prepared pie crust. Bake for 15 minutes at 425 degrees. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue to bake for 35-40 minutes or until set (when a knife or toothpick comes out clean).

Let cool completely. Top with store bought whipped topping.



Ginger Bread Halloween Cookies

• 7 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. ground allspice
• 1 tsp. ground cloves
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup solid vegetable shortening
• 1 1/2 cups dark molasses
• 2/3 cup cold water

Directions:

In large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, ground ginger, salt, allspice, cloves and cinnamon and mix well. Set aside.

In large mixing bowl beat together with electric mixer on medium speed until the sugar and shortening are fluffy; add the molasses and water, mixing well.

Stir in the flour mixture until just mixed. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease baking sheets.

By Lisa Michoki

GOT YOUR OWN? Share 'em now! What's your ultimate craving for Halloween? Bon Appetite!

i love holiday episodes of tv shows, just in general...even of shows that i don't particularly like...i always watch the holiday episodes. here are some of my favorite halloween episodes from various tv shows:

"night of the day of the dead" lizzie mcguire. i love how they took a twist on a typical halloween episode by incorporating the day of the dead tradition. very cultural. and of course, i love lizzie mcguire. available for purchase on itunes.


"the mummy in the maze" bones. i love bones, and this is quite possibly one of the best episodes. it's uber-creepy. and totally halloweenolicious. ha, and you gotta love the costumes! available for purchase on itunes.


"who's afriad of cory wolf?" boy meets world. old school episode! where cory turns into a werewolf, lol!!!! it's so funny! this is like season 2, when eric was still the good-looking older brother full of worldly wisdom. available to watch on youtube, here's part one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfFOhduwq-Y


"and then there was shawn" boy meets world. this isn't actually a halloween episode, but it definitely counts. it's the one with "jennifer love fefferman" that's basically a parody of all teen scream horror flicks. but then it has a totally meaningful ending. available to watch on youtube, part one here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LXZxcEdRCA


"witches of pennbrook" boy meets world. how much did i love boy meets world when i was little???? it was all about TGIF!!!!! this is a fun episode! melissa joan hart is in it!!! yay! and candace cameron!!!!! and she looks totally bizarre but still kind of hot as a witchy girl, ha. available to watch on youtube, fist part here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6iYh__2h6U


"a halloween story" sabrina the teenage witch. the first sabrina halloween! i love how much their family loves halloween! and i love libby's jackie o and harvey's james dean!!!! watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjUMlPBUmbU


"a river of candy corn runs through it" sabrina the teenage witch. another great sabrina halloween! so funny! this is her party one, where 10,000 maniacs randomly shows up! watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q42ShZ4cQrQ


"good will haunting" sabrina the teenage witch. another good one from my favorite teenage witch!!!! love salem at the beginning!!!! watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgcCRNywGq4


"the phantom menace" sabrina the teenage witch. the last of the good sabrina halloweens. another with a great salem opening...i love salem. watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RwbhDsoQmA


"witchcraft" brotherly love. looooove this show! i miss it so much! and this is a super fun halloween episode!


"halloween" my so-called life. great episode! a retro fabulous mystery! a tragic death and a vintage ghost- so megalicious. i know that sounds weird but when i was little i always wanted to meet ghosts from the 50s/60s so when i saw this episode i was so OMIGOSH! and this is the episode that mentions kurt! watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH1T2QqfrkM


"trick or treat, who cares?" ellen. i totally loved this show.m jeremy priven at his best. this is such a fun episode. AND THEY HAVE GLUTEN FREE DONUTS! love it. watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnp_gL3nVfI


"scream murray, scream!" clueless. this has always been one of my favorite halloween episodes! it's like a faux murder mystery! and it's so fabulous! couldn't find it online, but i'm sure you can catch it on the n!!!!!


"slutty pumpkin" how i met your mother. haha, so fabulous. another one of ted's amazing escapades...and barney's first encounter with victoria's secret!!! nph is GREAT in this and so are marshall and lily in their couples costume!!!! available on itunes.


"trick or treehouse" 8 simple rules. a great halloween episode. and so funny and family friendly because this was still when john ritter was on the show :(. watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITLxhzwb8rs


"the middle earth paradigm" the big bang theory. SO FUNNY! being the doppler effect is definitely the funniest costume everrrrrrr!!!! available on itunes.


"the class goes trick-or-treating" the class. i miss this show! this was such a great halloween episode! how much do i LOVE the little girl's breakfast at tiffany's costume?!?!?!?!?! watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCZeWKP8mn0


"nightmare on carrie's street" two of a kind. i definitely watched this show a lot longer than most people...like way after it was cancelled, and way after i was too old to watch it, ha. i love this episode. watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UOjqdmv1H8


"two guys, a girl, and a psycho halloween" two guys and a girl. this is a really weird episode where ryan reynolds has a doppleganger that kills everybody and then it turns out it's really mimi from drew carey, ha. watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv1cXqRfXV4


"halloween 2: mind over body" two guys and a girl. watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mub2TuyYIxU


"the satanic curses" two guys and a girl. watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdBLur8IRT0


"boo" so weird. watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghgfiaNrWu4


"the witches are out" bewitched. available on itunes.


"trick or treat" bewitched. available on itunes.


"boo! he's back" jesse. no one else remembers this show, but i adored this show...anyone remember it? you know, with christina applegate???? it was great! and this is the episode where the ex comes back! i remember it, big drama! can't find it anywhere...uh, sorry...


"haunted" dead like me. an extra scary special of dead like me!!!! fun episode! the dead can be seen on halloween! available on itunes.


"the gift of life" wings. watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGZrW5qWGRE


"halloween" newsradio. one of the best sitcoms ever! funniest episode! with the halloween party. andy dick and phil hartman (rip :() are awesome! available on itunes.


"first...do no harm" commander in chief. a little bit of a different take on halloween. stopping terrorists, finding her sixteen year old daughter in bed with a boy, dealing with the fact that her husband is definitely jealous of her even though he says he isn't...all in a day's work for president geena davis. this show was so underrated. available on itunes.


"halloween" buffy the vampire slayer. one of the best episodes. love this show. this is the episode when everyone becomes their halloween costumes. amazing. available on itunes.


shows where every episode is halloween:

bewitched. of course, they have halloween episodes, but overall, everyday is halloween when dealing with samantha and the crew.


dead like me. love the halloween episode, but love the show in general. it's always halloween when you're living amongst the dead.


big wolf on campus. does anyone else remember this show? because this show was baller! for all of us creepy little kids that loved paranormal stuff, with a twist of comedy, this show was the shit!


pushing daisies.


so weird.


growing up creepie.


true blood.


blood ties.


supernatural.


moonlight.


charmed.


mona the vampire.


buffy the vampire slayer. 90s tv at it's best. gotta love buffy. and willow. and angel...


lucy, the daughter of the devil.


sabrina the teenage witch.


gilmore girls. because for some reason this is just a very fall show.


wizards of waverly place.

• 17:14 Connecticut legalized same-sex marriage! www.hrc.org/11399.htm #
• 17:23 Headed to Silver Spring, then Baltimore! #
• 21:46 In Baltimore! #

In accordance with my parents' rather elderly taste in television, my mom is watching the abovementioned PBS show.  In it, Sherlock Holmes surprises Watson by returning from the dead and telling him the remarkable story of how he survived his supposedly fatal encounter with Dr. Moriarty.  The actor who plays Holmes is very pale and upright, with dark hair, staring eyes, and a sophisticated look.

After recounting his story about pretending he was dead, getting money from his brother Mycroft, and traveling the world, Holmes said that if Watson didn't mind, he'd go to sleep on Watson's couch.  I snickered to myself as Watson offered Holmes the use of his bed; but Holmes refused, saying that he was quite happy with the couch and had certainly slept on worse in the past few years.

With that, he promptly fell asleep on his back, with his hands crossed on his chest.  He looked so much like a vampire that I just couldn't resist adding, in a British accent, "What I haven't told you, Watson, is that during my travels in Romania, I happened upon a castle.  There I was lunched upon in the rudest fashion, and..."

Well, Mom laughed, anyway.


State Fair pictures to come, as soon as I get back home and get out my camera cord thing so I can upload them.