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Oct. 9th, 2023 10:06 amOkay, we're more than a week into October now and that means it's time for me to get serious about shit. Also, it was 49 degrees when I woke up (late) this morning so yeah. Fall. FUCK YEAH.
Anyway, as I procrastinate a little longer, I figure I should give the update from my walk. Saw the black kitty with the white spot on his chest. I'm thinking this is the same cat I've seen before every so often and no one's posted a missing cat post on the FB page or Nextdoor, so here's hoping he's just very, very affectionate. Unlike little Nero from across the way, this cat also seems to be a normal kitty weight and without major flea bit scabs around the neck so that's good. It damn near took me out via tripping numerous times though. So. Affectionate.
Not a ton in the way of Halloween decorations out, but a couple of graveyards and a witch I've never seen before, so huzzah! Also, there appears to be a little free library going up by the pool. So excited to not have to hike to the ~fancy~ part of the neighborhood maybe?
Now, this year's craft is going to be the bubble cauldron. This has been such a pain in the ass to get the supplies for.
-I prefer the cauldrons like this one, which I picked up years ago, but this year I only found those in metal, online. :/
- Finding the ornaments was also a PITA and I had to make due with the ones on Amazon that arrived broken (nearly all of the bigger ones the first time and then about half the second time) despite being 'shatterproof' because I didn't want to a) get glass ones and b) support fucking Hobby Lobby (I love Halloween so much, but the number of Halloween people and crafters in general who look the other way at the shit HL does is upsetting to say the least. Why, you assholes? HL doesn't give a shit about Halloween anyway!) and lest you think the ornaments only broke in transit because of packaging being minimal from China: nope. I dropped one of the second largest size ones from a small distance and it broke too.
- Then I couldn't find either of the colors I'd planned on using in my fairy light stash (yes. that's a thing.) so I had to go with blue. Unfortunately, I think it's gorgeous but it's giving me a goddamn headache on top of the caffeine headache AND I think it's gonna crap out soon so I need to get another set anyway.
eta:
Tada!
It's beautiful and I love it and I'm debating grabbing the other kind of cauldron from the Teeter and making one for Cass or Jess.
Anyway, as I procrastinate a little longer, I figure I should give the update from my walk. Saw the black kitty with the white spot on his chest. I'm thinking this is the same cat I've seen before every so often and no one's posted a missing cat post on the FB page or Nextdoor, so here's hoping he's just very, very affectionate. Unlike little Nero from across the way, this cat also seems to be a normal kitty weight and without major flea bit scabs around the neck so that's good. It damn near took me out via tripping numerous times though. So. Affectionate.
Not a ton in the way of Halloween decorations out, but a couple of graveyards and a witch I've never seen before, so huzzah! Also, there appears to be a little free library going up by the pool. So excited to not have to hike to the ~fancy~ part of the neighborhood maybe?
Now, this year's craft is going to be the bubble cauldron. This has been such a pain in the ass to get the supplies for.
-I prefer the cauldrons like this one, which I picked up years ago, but this year I only found those in metal, online. :/
- Finding the ornaments was also a PITA and I had to make due with the ones on Amazon that arrived broken (nearly all of the bigger ones the first time and then about half the second time) despite being 'shatterproof' because I didn't want to a) get glass ones and b) support fucking Hobby Lobby (I love Halloween so much, but the number of Halloween people and crafters in general who look the other way at the shit HL does is upsetting to say the least. Why, you assholes? HL doesn't give a shit about Halloween anyway!) and lest you think the ornaments only broke in transit because of packaging being minimal from China: nope. I dropped one of the second largest size ones from a small distance and it broke too.
- Then I couldn't find either of the colors I'd planned on using in my fairy light stash (yes. that's a thing.) so I had to go with blue. Unfortunately, I think it's gorgeous but it's giving me a goddamn headache on top of the caffeine headache AND I think it's gonna crap out soon so I need to get another set anyway.
eta:
Tada!
It's beautiful and I love it and I'm debating grabbing the other kind of cauldron from the Teeter and making one for Cass or Jess.