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I came up with an awesome costume for myself : the night sky! I need to find a few yards of sheer black cloth to stick the stars on, but failing that I can use my black sheet. I'm a smidge disappointed that I won't be able to wear it to work, but I'm really excited for Halloween on a Saturday. I need to figure out where to put a sign to direct trick or treaters to us.

Now to help the bambini figure theirs out.




*sings "Three months to Christmas" to the tune of "No sleep till Brooklyn"*

I'm trying to plan ahead and figure out how much I have energy to do. So, some thoughts.

Shall I do:

[livejournal.com profile] yuletide? I would love to write a story for someone, and I hope to get the Wild Kratts dubcon hateex tale of my dreams. But I'm not sure I have time. I definitely don't have time for all the discussions.

2) The Fruitcake Project? I don't know if I have the energy and wherewithal. But I really want to make and share fruitcake. I feel a determined joyou obligation to battle the maligning of fruitcake, one happy mouthful at a time. [Remind me to research 3-inch wafer paper for the panforte. Or maybe I could dampen wider wafer paper and tuck into greased pans like a muffin paper. Anyway.)

3) [livejournal.com profile] holiday_wishes? I need to figure out what I can ask for my little and big roommates. I don't really need anything (no one can give me money or time). Maybe I'll post with a list of offers instead. Or request Etsy gift cards. I have told myself I may not buy anythin for thisg; I can only send what I already have.

4) Cards? - I really want to send cards to EVERYONE this year, and to stick a copy of Happy Everything on my workplace fridge with glue. Maybe I'll do postcards within the US to save on postage They're still bright and cute and holidaytastic. Or should I not?

Date: 2015-09-26 08:15 pm (UTC)
shirebound: (Autumn - Annwyn55)
From: [personal profile] shirebound
What a great costume idea!

Date: 2015-09-26 08:29 pm (UTC)
med_cat: (Winter London)
From: [personal profile] med_cat
Your costume sounds amazing! And very suitable for you. I hope you'll share photos afterwards ;)

Best of luck with the kids' costumes.

Re: winter holidays:

I think all 4 projects, full scale, would indeed be too much. I'd stick to one or two; decide how much money and time you are able and willing to spend, _in toto_, then decide how to allocate them.

Postcards can be fun, but still, the time and postage, if you're sending out several hundred of them...

Or, on second thought, you can actually do all four projects, just significantly scaled down.

Just my two cents ;)

Date: 2015-09-26 09:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] acelightning.livejournal.com
Edited Date: 2015-09-26 09:28 pm (UTC)

Date: 2015-09-27 02:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] seascribe.livejournal.com
What a good costume idea!

How does trick or treating work in Boston? We're on the third floor, will we just not get any? Although I guess I don't want to be running up and down all those stairs every five minutes, either.

Date: 2015-09-29 04:36 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] browngirl.livejournal.com
It totally depends on the neighborhood. I would recommend 1) assembling a costume or outfit that will keep you warm 2) finding a comfy outdoor chair 3) sitting outside your house beneath a light with candy to give out.

Date: 2015-09-27 03:22 pm (UTC)
ext_12246: (clef)
From: [identity profile] thnidu.livejournal.com
I don't know "No sleep till Brooklyn" — never heard of it, in fact — but I immediately started hearing "Three months to Christmas" ttto "Twelve days to Christmas" from She Loves Me.

Edited Date: 2015-09-27 03:23 pm (UTC)

Date: 2015-09-27 10:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rickvs.livejournal.com
I have selfish reasons for wanting you to send out holiday greetings :>

Feel free to ping my work address, if you like, with the number of names you have in your mailing spreadsheet -- it may be cheaper if I do the postage and mailing from my end.

Date: 2015-09-28 04:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] peteralway.livejournal.com
But for the night sky, will you have the constellations arranged as seen from the inside, like on a celestial globe, or from the outside, so the constellations are easier to recognize?

Date: 2015-09-29 04:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] browngirl.livejournal.com
I fear I will be very disappointing and just stick stars randomly about.

Date: 2015-09-29 05:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] peteralway.livejournal.com
I suppose I can bring myself to forgive you for that. :-)

Date: 2015-09-28 07:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tibicina.livejournal.com
Halloween on Saturday means our organist is doing his live improvised score to Nosferatu again this year. So happy. (Will probably also start with Bach's toccata and fugue in D minor.)

Cards are awesome. I'm always really happy to get them from you even if I'm really bad about ever sending cards. (Every year I mean to and every year December is a giant whirlwind of concerts and rehearsals which will only be worse this year since I'm now in an extra bell choir, and then I get to the day after Christmas and collapse and by the time I'm recovered it's January and seems a little late to send things.)

Date: 2015-09-28 05:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] purlewe.livejournal.com
I love your halloween costume idea. There is a shawl I have often considered that is basically the constellations. I have never gotten around to it but it is in the "one day" category.

re: panne forte: Sue bought patty paper this year for oragami in class. But it is really for food. I asked here where she bought it (cheap!)

Date: 2015-09-30 01:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] berreh.livejournal.com
I did postcards one year for the holidays, and it was a big success. It's still a chunk of money, but much less than greeting cards, and everyone thought it was a nice change. I say go for it!

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