They Don't Know Jack.

Last Tuesday, I had a lesson with some adults and they just happened to all be ladies that evening. So, as promised, I brought along the pumpkin that I'd purchased during the Jazz Festival in early September and showed the gals how to carve a Pumpkin.

First of all, the pumpkin was not very large so they were surprised by how little it weighed compared to a similarly-sized Japanese kabocha. I invited each of them to take a stab at the scalp until we removed its top. Once again, they were surprised at how smoothly and effortlessly it was to slice into the rind. Though I'd remembered to bring knives, I did forget to bring any spoons, so we had to scoop out the guts and seeds by hand. Fortunately, I did bring a pair of rubber gloves. The lass at the Jazz Fest who sold me the gourd told me that the seeds wouldn't be edible. I dunno, they looked pretty good to me, even so, I heeded her advice. 1/7 of the ladies was considerably younger (only 17) and I asked her to design a face for Jack. It was fairly straightforward with triangular eyes and a smile with a few jutted out upper teeth. So we set out to deface face it. I did most of the cutting, one braver lady did an eye. Here's the result.

They were all suitably impressed. Since I had no* candles, I took the Jack Pumpkinhead home and finished off the scooping of the interior and tidied it up.

I lied a little just then, I do have a few candles but this is how they are shaped.

Why, you may ask, "Do you only have penis-shaped candles?" These are the result of a Fertility I went to over 13 years ago. (IF you click that link, be warned it is full of NSFW willies on parade.)

So I cut the balls off of one of the candles and melted it down a bit so it was more presentable to take to school. This is the face with the lit candle within.

The kids at school were all impressed with my Jack-o'-Lantern and NO ONE (neither teachers nor kids) had ever seen a real one before. In the grand scheme of things, it's a pretty lame-ass Jack, but I managed to impress the locals and that met my goal.

While I'm on the topic, one friend did a terrific job with his pumpkin. Can you guess who this is?

If you guessed Skeksis, you'd be correct.

ps. Here is the final postcard from my Eko Eko Azarak set. I actually found a copy of issue 8 of the manga yet haven't had time to photograph it yet!

Happy Halloween everyone!!
I'm off to a Halloween Party at Ha'penny Bridge if any of you want to tag along. Details tomorrow...

Venomike!

Father Mike gets venomized!

Before today's wedding took place, I had some gals shoot this pic of me as Venom.

I gave the wedding gals some topical Toppo.

 

This is what I used to freshen my breath.

The decor at my friend's parlour.

Finally, I'm about to head to a Halloween Party. I hope some of the hijinx as shown in this Eko Eko Azarak picture transpire.

Details of the party follow...

A Bucket List.

Just some odds and ends today. First, a few freebies I've accumulated over the past few weeks.

Hey surely, you didn't buy these kiwis merely because they came in a Halloween bucket?
Of course not, and please don't call me Shirley.

Hey Michael, you didn't buy 4 soft drinks just so you could get this bucket, did you?
Hmmm, perhaps it was a factor.

Hey Michael, you didn't buy four CC Lemons just so you could get this cute little bowl, did you?
Of course not, I just really needed a bowl and it was the only way to get it.

I like the werewolf best.

Hey Michael, you didn't buy a 6-pack of teas just so you could get a towel, did you?
NO, no, no, no.

Hey Michael, you didn't buy another 6-pack of teas just so you could get a towel, did you?
Quiet you!

I'm running dry of Eko Eko Azarak postcards, so if you don't mind watching a show with no subtitles and lots of incomprehensibility, try Hecate Part 1 and Part 2 (note: the first minute or so of part 1 is NSFW but is safe after that.)

Other than that, today's movie was Panic Flight. Oops, that's the Japanese title, this is the real title.



Wes Craven still has it with this low key tense thriller.

Just for fun and since I haven't done a pamphlet in a while, here is Assassination Classroom.

Here's a clip of the best fights, albeit from the anime, not the movie.



If you click the little F for FaceBook badge on this blog, that'll take you to my FaceBook page where you can watch the entire subtitled movie!

As for a fellow Cryptkeeper (also available if you click the Cryptkeeper badge on this blog), try The Horrors of Halloween.
That's it for today, more creepiness(?) tomorrow.

Mistress of Evil!

I caught the sequel to Maleficent tonight with a friend. It wasn't as good as the first (I had a short nap near the beginning; in my defense, I had little sleep last night), thought the battle scenes were pretty good and I do like the character that Mal morphed into. Much of the same cast was back including a wondrously evil Michelle Pfeiffer and Dakota was as sweet as before. Of course Angelina is delightful.

I picked up a Clear File (as I am wont to do) and this was a set of two.

 

 

There was a display with a couple of photos from the movie.

 And Mal's horns.

After the movie, I treated my friend to a Gatcha of her choice and she chose:

She won the Spider-Light. (When I got one of these ages ago, I won the lamest one, Dr. Strange.)

I tried for the Disney Villains for myself and surprisingly won Maleficent!

A display at the Cinema. Just a couple of clowns. I suspect we'll see plenty of these costumes on Halloween!

On the way home, I picked up an Idol Masters Clear File that comes free with three chocolates.

Today's Eko Eko Azarak is one of the last ones before I run out. Fortunately Tuesday is a holiday so hopefully I can catch up on some movies so I have something to add.

As for a fellow Cryptkeeper, try Into The Cauldron. I'll be back tomorrow...

Coquettish Kokeshi!

I went to the Japan Kokeshi Museum yesterday and while a delightful little place, unless you like Kokeshi, it can be a little dull. Here is a brief explanation of what Kokeshi are all about.

Here in no particular order are a ton of Kokeshi (starting with the coquettish one).

 

 

Other odds and ends in the joint.

 

Stuff for sale...

 

Even more odds and ends.

 

 

 

 

I tried to upload another video of me playing with toys but it wasn't successful.

More stuff for sale.

The master craftsman at work. You can make your own Kokeshi if you have 1100 yen and a ton of patience.

Guess who?

In the parking lot.

 It's a gorgeous gorge!

On the way to Tome, a big cow.

We went to two different Book Markets, still looking for an Eko Eko Azarak manga. (Still no luck.)
I did score some Kaiju though.

Gamerae. (Is that the proper plural of Gamera?)

And Ymir! (20 Million Miles to Earth.)

Azuka and a Rody!

Not a bad haul for 25 bucks!

I don't think I've shown the above EEA before.

Not much to do with Halloween yesterday until after 9 p.m. when I met Alex for drinks. We're planning our low-key Halloween Party at Dragon's Diner. And it just happened to be his birthday at midnight, so I couldn't exactly leave early.

The birthday boy celebrating the 4th anniversary of our first time together when he was 12. (You do the math.)

And a few brew at Ernies included a quick meeting with Dr. Strange.

Finally, here is a link to today's Cryptkeeper, Classic Horror Club.