i know i've been away for a crazy amount of time. i apologize. you all know how to email/message me if you really need to reach me.

billy and i...are working on things. it's been a very messy emotional time. lots of problems we've managed to avoid dealing with bc of all of the finances and all of the work woes and so forth have come back to make themselves known, and to point out they're not going away any time soon. it's just been rough. and it's not getting any easier.

bleh.

aaaaaaaaand the holidays might as well already be here. bleh. again.

in case you haven't noticed, i've been awol. if you haven't noticed, it's ok and i'm not in any way offended. if you HAVE noticed, kudos. i just...it's not going to end any time soon. i have a lot in my head right now, and i need to work on some important things in my life. my health. my marriage. my levels of stress. so. i will be back eventually, but for now, i just need to withdraw from life in general for a bit.

happy halloween and love to all.

For anyone who loved the cartoons of the 90s, a massive treat. the halloween special from Tiny Toon Adventures :)

Mockery of 'The Tell-Tale Heart', 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', and much more. Brilliant writing from one of the more brilliant cartoons of my childhood.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3mgi7_night-ghoulery-part-1_fun

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3mh3s_night-ghoulery-part-2_fun

Yes, I missed a few days, my deepest apologies!

halloween would never be halloween without the simpsons treehouse of horror!

Probably the best one ever. The Simpsons' take on Poe's 'The Raven'



Billy's favorite Simpsons clip EVER - 'See My Vest'



The Simpsons do Harry Potter - Lord Montymort is bloody brilliant beyond words

http://videos.sapo.pt/EwBz0Di0uFAZderR2VRB

Ever wonder what the transformation from mere pumpkin to creepy carved candelabrum may be like for a pumpkin? This video gives us a unique (and, won't lie, somewhat amusing and a bit creepy) perspective.



And...

to see some creative jack o'lanterns...

So, in case you are NOT familiar with 'happy tree friends', a flash cartoon series found online that has a pretty twisted cult following, allow me to quote from their wikipedia page.

While the violence of these deaths is comparable to that of The Itchy & Scratchy Show (the short cartoon featured on The Simpsons), the portrayal of death in Happy Tree Friends is usually more graphic and anatomically correct, depicting bloodshed and dismemberment in more vivid and often exaggerated detail.

However, sometimes, it can be a bit humorous. And their Halloween-esque pieces have made me both laugh and go 'oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooOOOOOOOOOoooo'. So, i bring you 'Remains to be Seen'

i love the skelanimals. they're way too adorable for words. so for today, i thought i would provide some skelanimal love.

a collection of shorts from their website.



and anyone already following mamomo's lj already saw this, but the target halloween commercial is LOVE. absolutely brilliant and adorable and is already a beloved piece of animation in my eyes :)

I failed, yet again. lol.

for yesterday, part three of 'halloween is grinch night'



and for today, marilyn manson's cover of 'this is halloween'. oh, set to a mash-up of 'batman begins' and 'the dark knight'. (let this one load, though - takes a bit)

Halloween is Grinch Night, part 2

Posting a few minutes early. so i don't forget.

For today, part one of the not-as-well-known-but-still-awesome classic, Halloween is Grinch Night.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPcxnJQnzhE = yes, imbedding turned off again. alas.

See. told you i sometimes forget :P

This has to be one of the best vids i've ever seen put together. ever. for pretty much any sort of fanvid. a very fun disney version of 'thriller'



And bonus. The original thriller. Linked only bc the imbed for this one is disabled.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtyJbIOZjS8

....and y'all probably thought i forgot, didn't you? ;)

there never is a rhyme or reason to my postings in october, except they must be somewhat halloween-related. and i try to do them daily, but often fail, so forgive me ahead of time for any missed days. but anyway.

day one is here! to begin the fun, a cute fanvid of disney's 'grim grinning ghosts', including clips from classic disney shorts and movies :)

icon love is iconic and lovely.

so i think i have survived the upper thigh GASH i gave myself. so, in tubbies. all relaxed. being as girly as possible with a candle and bubbles and music and so forth. decide, i should shave my legs. been doing this since i was 12, mind you. almost done. razor slips. literally, it's like a good 4-inch long line (thankfully, narrow) along my upper left thigh. ouchies!!!! so. get out of tub. hold towel to it to try to get it to stop bleeding. look for neosporin and bandaids. i had to have billy bandage it bc i couldn't manage to do so w/o getting the bandaids messed up. we go through five or six bandaids. the towel now looks like a piece of crime scene evidence from blotting. my thigh hurts.

BUT. my legs are all nice and smooth.

i am such a girl.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KATRINA!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥

yes, so far. am taking vacation time so is a week-long weekend. is awesome.

thursday - picked up nidal from the airport. took her out to eat. happiness was had.

friday - longest day ever. went downtown to the blackhawks season kick-off party. got prizes. had fun. OH MY GOD GOT PATRICK KANE'S AUTOGRAPH OMGOMGOMG! seriously? i said thank you and he told me i was welcome. that's an exchange of words. I EXCHANGED WORDS WITH PATRICK KANE! and omg, me and nidal and billy all are caught at random times on the blackhawks' website on their video of the kickoff party. life, it is good! we then took a boat tour along the river and the lake and it was pretty sweet. met up for dinner with my darling rachel from IWU, and then went and saw KEVIN SMITH LIVE. second time me and billy and rachel have seen him live, because hi - he was rachel and i's COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER at IWU. bond for life? i think so.

saturday - second longest day ever. went downtown, hung out, shopped. did dinner at one of the dive places near home bc it is epic and has some awesome food. WENT TO THE PRESEASON OPENER FOR THE BLACKHAWKS. nidal got to meet jeremy roenick and get his autograph and a picture. vince vaughn was at the game. yes, we lost, but i finally understand hockey zomgbetter! and really? my boyfriend, the amazingly brilliant jonathan toews, was amazing and brilliant.

sunday - tied for longest day ever. went back downtown to see the pirates exhibit at the field museum. bears home game = traffic of eviltry. but was cool anyway. the exhibit was incredible. very very awesome. and then we went to the potter exhibit again, bc HELLO IS POTTER! had to see it one more time. was happiness! came back home, walked in the rain, had dinner, and finally came back to the bend.

we crashed today. watched a very potter musical. i took two naps. caught up online. all is now chill.

I LOVE EVERYONE! hope life is going well. lemme know if i missed any mega-important things in my skimming of LJ posts!

me: hey love
ben: hey beautiful. how's it going?
me: how did you know i was all dolled up?
ben: Princess day
me: ok, true
ben: so, did you pick a specific princess?
me: yes i did. belle. bc she's a brunette who liked to read a lot
ben: so you're into girl who turns to bestiality after developing Stockholm's syndrome?
me: *blinkblink* neeeeeeeeever thought about it like that
ben: this is why i am not allowed to take small children to disney movies at the theater

tuesday i report for jury selection.

someone, please end my misery NOW. thanks.

1. holy crap, i need to mow my lawn more often. of course, ten days of rain made it worse, so it wasn't' like i intended it. but it's done, and my lawn is all short and appropriate and the homeowner association can leave me alone again.

2. i will be dog-sitting again. my co-worker, tiffany, needs someone to watch her baby girl, roxy, so i offered to take care of her for her. she's a bit bigger than wrigley and rowdy, so it'll be a new experience. it'll be fun, i'm sure.

3. this weekend was a blast. billy's parents came out for dinner friday night, and it was DELICIOUS, but crowded. shouldn't be surprised - friday night, duh. but it was wonderful and a great experience. then saturday, rob and rachel and their kidlings came out for the weekend. so much fun. the kids loved my BAB collection, and andrew and michael didn't really want to let go of the wii. hilarity, it did ensue.

4. i'm trying to burn through the 1487425145462135485642514584260 episodes of SVU i have on the dvr. bc billy flips when the memory hits 66% or higher. oops. not MY fault USA LOOOOOOOOVES marathons :)

5. life, it's mostly back to normal now. thank goodness. and billy is so cute and wants to hang laundry on the clothesline tomorrow. soooo adorable. :)

6. love to everyone here!

http://www.bubbletweet.com/showBT.php?id=9i3pu

ok. i don't tweet. but my darling kt does. and neal baer has the most awesome bubble-tweets from SVU scenes and stuff. and yes, this one is the most juvenile thing on the planet, but it HAS HAD ME LAUGHING FOR TEN MINUTES. so...if you're a law and order/svu fan, clicky clicky.