Purls Beyond Price

Halloween Revelry

Every year we attend Britta's famous Halloween Party. This year, due to other commitments, we didn't make it there until kind of late. We had a fabulous costume idea, but there was just no time to pull all the elements together, so we went with a last minute theme. Anyone who knows the Monty Python Lumberjack Song will recognize elements from the song in our costumes. Unfortunately, there was no time to bake scones.

For those of you unfamiliar and wondering why the heck Kevin is dressed up in my clothes, check out the lyrics. Thanks to Robin for the last minute costume idea and the loan of the flannel shirt.

Ellie's costume was found at Gymboree. I couldn't resist the sweet little fairy dress.

It was great to hang out with friends late in the evening. The costumes are always fantastic. Robin was a stick of dynamite. Charles was a frighteningly good Joker (in full face makeup). Wendy, Dave and little Jacks came as the Charlie Brown gang. Altos as idioms crack me up.

Thanks, Britta, for another wonderful Halloween!

As If I Needed a Reason

Now is the time to donate. Let your support be known.

Image courtesy of Looky, Daddy. There are more, but this is my favorite. I will be proudly casting a whopping big No On 8 ballot come election day, no doubt about it.

Prime

Today is my 37th birthday. It's not a benchmark year, but it does seem kind of cool to be a prime number.

I <3 Neil Gaiman

Two mommies, two babies, and a daddy piled in the minivan this evening to see Neil Gaiman and hear him read from his latest book, The Graveyard Book. Apart from the stereo wailing of Ellie and her little friend Amailah whenever the car slowed for a stoplight, it was an easy and delightful evening. Neil is witty and charming. There was a special preview of the upcoming film version of Coraline. We bought autographed copies of the book (he's not presently signing on the tour, as he broke a finger while in China), and were pleased to run into friends like Abigail and Amy & Steve. Thank you, Meg, for insisting that we go. Kevin, Ellie, and I all enjoyed it immensely. Now I can't wait to read the book!

Radical

I needed a change. Not a huge one, but something decidedly different. For months my hair has been growing out from the last dye job. It was flat and boring. Last night after work, Kaye dyed it for me. We started by bleaching big chunks.

Then we added Manic Panic hair color: 1 jar of Vampire Red, 1 jar of Purple Haze, and about a third of a jar of Ultra Violet. It was a bit of a hodge podge mixture, as I had planned to mix 2 jars of Purple Haze with 1 of Vampire Red, but picked up the wrong jar at the store. C'est la vie. Kaye dabbed it all on with a brush, worked it in with her fingers, then wrapped my head up in plastic. It sat for 40 minutes or so and took forever to rinse out. It took so long that I had a cramp in my neck from bending into the sink. The result is a very bright burgundy, brighter on top where we lightened the hair beforehand.  It's a bit different than the plummy purple I had intended, but I rather like it.