Halloween-Type-Stuff - Keslyn’s costume arrived, and we tried it on her… Can I just say she’s probably the most adorable little witch I’ve ever seen? Will post pictures after Halloween, but geez. So cute.

And Joe & John are going to dress up for Halloween, as well. I probably won’t be… The theme is EQ characters, and Joe really went all out and bought himself armor and ears and a sword and face paint… John got a staff (which Keslyn refers to as “The Ooga-Booga”, since that’s teh sound John made when he showed it to her), and is working on some sort of kilt idea. Dunno. It would have required too much effort & money to recreate one of my old EQ characters. If I go as anything, it’ll likely be a witch - all I’d need to buy is a hat, that way.

Work-Type-Stuff - I’m doing some volunteer work for The Bigfoot Discovery Project. Volunteer? Yes, volunteer. Why, you may be wondering, am I working for free when I could really use cash? Portfolio, people. Its good work experience, and its an… Unusual project to be working on. And, actually, the whole museum thing that they’ve got is only an hour or so away in the Santa Cruz mtns, so if I got itchy to get more involved, its not outside the realm of possibility. Mostly the portfolio, though. Its incredibly difficult to get work when you haven’t had work in the past. Especially when you’re self-taught and don’t have a degree to back you up. So. I’ve been surfing Craigslist awhile, looking for people who need web work done, and volunteering my time.

Housing-Type-Stuff - We still haven’t gotten in touch with the guy that John said wanted to rent to us. So. Its all still up in the air. I really want my dsl back.

Free-Time-Stuff - Free time? What free time? I’ve been making more dolls. They’re up on the Blooms section. I’ve been working more on Nepheliad, and I expect to have that functional and ready to go by December 1st. Carole’s been a huge help, making card sets. I hate making card sets. Quilting, too, lately. I’ve nearly finished Keslyn’s quilt. John hooked upt he sewing machine for me, so that’s going a little faster. I’m also crocheting a hat. Its… An experience. Heh. And I’ve been coloring a lot, Keslyn LOVES to color, but lately she’s figured out how easy it is to break crayons.

The biggest downside to that is that I’m very anal about my crayons. I like to have them all put back in order, all UNpeeled, all very neat and tidy and NOT broken. I’m a crayon-nazi.

But I’m trying to relax. A little. I draw the line at chewing on them!