I don't know about you guys, but I'm ready for a geeky Halloween! I won't be putting on a costume this year, but I will be running in a 5K Saturday morning and haven't yet decided between wearing my H2G2 or my Doctor Who t-shirt. Any opinions?

Hair Watch

I also haven't yet decided what I'm going to carve into my pumpkin this year (last year we made 1Up mushroom and Apple logo jack-o-lanterns), but I'm leaning toward this pattern of the Tenth Doctor. The problem is that it looks kind of intricate, and I'm very gourd-carving challenged.

Or, if Eleven is more your style, you can find a pattern here at Epbot.

OMG, They Made That!?!?

There are plenty of other genres represented on the pumpkin carving scene, and I've collected just a few of them here.

I love this R2-D2 pumpkin (via NPR), but, again, carving challenged!

Or how about the ladies of Star Trek (via Great White Snark)

Jen Yates at Epbot made this awesomely blinged-up pumpkin. You can hop on over to her post to get the down-low on the how-to.

This Death Star pumpkin is amazing, but it makes me tired to reading the directions!! Thanks to Aimee for sending the link over to me.

There's been lots of other craftage floating around out there, totally unrelated to either pumpkins or Halloween.

Take, for instance, this knitted Yoda hat (via Great White Snark)...though I suppose it could pass as a costume.

This awesome sampler featuring Jabba The Hutt has me wanting to pull out my cross-stitch thread and needles again!

Grins, Giggles, and Grimaces

This R2-D2 swimsuit (adorning a Jamie Lee Curtis lookalike) definitely got a grimace from me. I mean, really? I'd rather wear a slave Leia bikini!! (via Club Jade)

Book News

The fifth installment of John Jackson Miller's Lost Tribe of the Sith series was released earlier this week...Club Jade has all the info and a link.

A rough draft of Timothy Zahn's upcoming Mara Jade novel has been revealed. Can I get an amen?!?!?

A short story based in the new Knight Errant comic series has been released. Get all the details here.

The Randoms

I think I should be appalled at this lightsaber lip gloss, but instead I'm oddly entranced and want them all.

And, finally, I'd like to end with a moment of silence in honor of a dear, departed friends. Yes, Sony announced earlier this week that they are officially ceasing production of the cassette player Walkman. Excuse me while I sniffle and dab at my eyes with a tissue.

So long, old friend.

Until next time, geek out, peeps! Have an awesome Halloween!

Oh, and be sure to check out Club Jade's Halloween post for more fun stuff. 

Happy Birthday, Dad! (Clean And Simple Sketch 113)

Today is my Dad's birthday (though we actually celebrated it last weekend). So, happy birthday, Dad!!! :)

This is the card I made for him based on a sketch from Clean and Simple Stamping. Instead of stamping I punched out cupcakes to match the flags on his birthday cupcake tower. :)

I hope you have a great birthday, Dad!!! :)

Creature Comforts- Decorating for Fall

I finally finished my fall/Halloween decorating inside the house (see the outside here) tonight, and just in time! I decided to not get out everything I have since there are a few projects still going on around the house and some of my open spaces are a little cluttered, but I did make a sweet little scene on the mantle.

I found the pretty little pumpkins that I'd so admired in my Halloween Glam post (at Hobby Lobby) and purchased several. Oh, and of course I had to get some purple lights. :)

The word art prints are from the site that I mentioned in this post. I had them printed at the Sam's Club photo lab, then stuck them in inexpensive frames from Target.

This apothecary jar contains a shimmery bat garland that I picked up on clearance at Michael's last year. It was 90% off and cost me a whole 30 cents!!

I've had these little ceramics for several years (I have lots more that I didn't get out this year). They were made by a sweet little old lady who sold them at one of the craft fairs that my Mom always used to have a booth at. I bought pieces from her for several years in a row and love them.

I nearly had a heart attack when I dropped my third little bird onto the tile and he broke. Thanks to some super glue he's almost as good as new now (and drying on my desk).

This little collection of gourds is in a cube of my Expedit shelf.

And these gourds are on the dining room table. I scattered a lot of gourds from the farmers' market around the house thinking that they'll be great decorations for both Halloween and Thanksgiving (and somehow I forgot to photograph the stack that I have sitting right next to the bowl).

I made a little wall art, too. The printed "Spooky" sign is from House of 3, the idea for the specimen box came from this site, and I made the collage of silhouettes using my Cricut Expression and the Happy Hauntings cartridge.

The beauty of this gathering is that I can easily change out the art in the frames as the seasons and my mood change.

I've also got this little pile going to use in the rest of the house, including some fun hand towels (one of which my Mom embroidered for me), some fun paper napkins, and pillowcases that I sewed last year.

Oh, and I have a pair of Halloween Domos on the bed, just because I like to be different. :)