SCREAM

Yesterday I started out Halloween with an appointment at my private practice; afterward my friend Hachiko picked me up and helped me run some errands. She took me home and we worked on costumes and such for a while. Then she and Sunrise and I went to McMenamins theatre to see ParaNorman; it was cute. :)
We then had a late lunch at Noi (the new Thai place downtown), which was fantastic!
After lunch we went home to finalize costumes and apply makeup (just Hachiko and me, obviously :) )

Last night was the screaming contest, which was the Halloween event I was most excited about this year.

We showed up at Silver Moon around 7:45, I think. There wasn't much going on. Sunrise and I had beers and Hachi didn't end up having anything! The opening band for the Moon Mountain Ramblers was a bit grating, so we ended up leaving and going to McMenamins for hot cocktails and pumpkin brûlée. We went back to Silver Moon around 10:15 or so, and after a few songs from the MMR (who were much more enjoyable than the openers AND they did their own version of MJ's Thriller!! ) the screaming contest started. We were told to shoot for "terrifying and LOUD". The audience was told to judge us by screaming back for the screamer they liked the best.
As the first few screamers did their thing, I was thinking, "Oh, I've got this in the bag!" They were all doing "woohoo"s, like you would at a rock show or something. They were more like cheers than screams. I let mine rip, and it was pretty damn terrifying and loud. I was too short to use the microphone that everyone else was using, even. Hachiko said that the people around her all looked blown away. Which is why they forgot to scream back. All the screamers after me were, again, cheering rather than really screaming. When the band announced the winners, I was shocked and disappointed when they didn't call my name for 1st place... or 2nd... or 3rd!?
It really wasn't fair.
I put SO MUCH into that scream. Before I screamed, I thought about when I was raped.
I screamed so hard that I peed myself.* (Luckily the black pants I was wearing were made of a fabric that you can't tell when it's wet!!)
When the screaming contest was over, we left. Leaving Silver Moon, a car passed us on the street and let out a "woohoo". I responded with another REAL scream; I was frustrated and angry and sad. I just wanted to keep screaming. Anyway, someone else who was leaving Silver Moon was about half a block ahead of us and he turned around and said, "Will you stop being murdered?"
And there was my proof.
I'm the only one that really screamed, and I guess people were just freaked out by the sincerity of it.
Fuck 'em.

I should have won.


*I warned you that sometimes this blog would contain TMI!

Halloween thrills

So I was walking down the street and some guy jumped out of a tree right in front of me! I screamed. It was awesome. It made me happy.

PS I am drunk right now.

Halloween, take 2

After the flop of the Monster Ball, I was really hoping the party at McMenamins would be fun. And guess what? It was! I got a lot of pictures and did some dancing and had some delicious drinks (but not too many).

Next on the list of Halloween festivities is going to Silver Moon on Halloween itself for the screaming contest.

Also, it's been really nice this year to have a costume that I don't have to explain to everybody. :)

Being "cool" is overrated!

So we tried going to the Monster Ball, "the hottest Halloween party in Bend".

It sucked.

We are so much better than that.

Wish us better luck for tomorrow.

For now, quiet drinks beside the fire at McMenamins Fireside Pub. Muuuch better.

Gimme some cheese with my whine...

I was at Thump in between clients getting a Mayan cocoa and the barista filled it to just short of overflowing, which meant the whipped cream stuck up over the edge of the cup about an inch. I had to put a lid on it and get back to my office, so I was trying to take sips of it first so I wouldn't spill it all over while putting the lid on. I dribbled a tiny bit on my chin in the effort. I grabbed a napkin and was cleaning up and feeling a little self-conscious. For some reason, the barista decided at this point that it was a good idea to tease me for spilling. I just said "yeah" and left. I was unreasonably angry. I wanted to have said "Fuck. You." instead. I'm glad I didn't, because I recognize that that would have been a horrible overreaction, but I sure felt like it.

I guess I'm a little sensitive today.

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So many Halloween festivities to choose from! I'm going to try to make it to the Monster Ball on Friday, the McMenamins party on Saturday, and cosmic bowling at Sun Mountain then Silver Moon (solely for the screaming contest which I WILL WIN) on Halloween itself.

Also, I finally made my Halloween costume last night and it looks awesome and I'm really excited. I think maybe this year I won't have to explain to every single person what I am. Hopefully. As a friend said, "never underestimate the stupidity of the public". XP

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I'm having another one of those times when the thought of eating anything makes me feel sick. It sucks. Maybe I could have soup. Maybe.

Spooooky

In the seasonal spirit, we are watching Tales of Terror (instant watch on Netflix!), which consists of three tales by Edgar Allan Poe featuring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Basil Rathbone!

To make the experience complete, we are sitting in candlelight and eating steaming chicken pot pie. :D

Next up: Abbot and Costello Meet the Mummy! dun-dun-DUNNNN

Corn maze!

It's that time of year again...

Sunrise and I went to the corn maze out in Terrebonne the other day. It was the best one yet, in my opinion! It was PacMan themed, with an awesome entryway playing the sound of the game.

It had ghosts throughout that you had to steer clear of... which I wasn't very good at. XP

We got there in time to enjoy the sunset...

And we finished before they kicked everyone out. :D

Halloween

It's getting close to Halloween and I still haven't made my costume! I hope it's as easy to sew as I keep imagining.

That's all for today. I'm tired and I feel weird.