I spent Halloween in San Francisco this year!

First of all, our two RHPS shows were AMAZING. Saturday we sold out, and on Friday we sold 250+ tickets. Best Halloween shows ever!

I have to share the best Halloween costume I saw. San Francisco has a tour company called "Go Car", a GPS-guided tour of the city in little yellow go-karts. We were about to cross the street when a Go Car went by with a guy in a turtle costume at the wheel. OK, cute. Then a guy in a spotted mushroom hat drove past. That's when I got it. "Oh my god, it's Mario Kart!" This was confirmed a second later, when Luigi went by. It was brilliant! I wish I'd gotten a photo.

Meanwhile, reactions to my costume ranged from people who knew exactly who I was (including one guy who started quoting Woody's lines to me), to those who said, "Oh! Oh, I know who you are! You're from that movie! Toy Story! You're that character! Oooh, what's her name?", to those who simply tugged on the pull-string pinned to the back of my shirt. Overall, though, I got raves, which I was thrilled about. (Photo below the cut.)

I didn't have a lot of time this year, but it wouldn't be Halloween if I didn't bake something, so:


Oh what a tangled web we frost ...

( the whole colony and my costume )

I'm going to be Jessie the Cowgirl from "Toy Story 2". No coordinating.

I sort of made the costume. (I didn't like the look of the "officially licensed" package version.) I bought a white shirt and painted on the design, made chaps to attach to my jeans, and ordered the hat. And yes, there is a pull-string on the back of my shirt.

Images of today's Halloween fun, starting with this year's edible creation:


A haunted house cake with its own pumpkin patch!

( More cake pics, my costume, and furry animals! )

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween/All Hallows/Samhain, everyone!

Pics of cakes and costumes coming later!

And now, Part 2 of my Halloween photos!

( Office Decorating Contest )

( Costumed Dogs )


Happy Halloween/Samhain/All Saints/Dia de los Muertos from Sally and the Phantom!

My office went Halloween CRAZY this year! We had a cubicle decorating contest, a potluck, and even some costumed dogs! I'll post pics of those tomorrow, but first I will be completely self-serving and offer up pics of my cakes and my costume.

It's evil, it's unblinking, and you better believe it's watching you. It's ...

THE DEVIL'S EYE!

( more pics, more baked goods, and my costume )

I am very proud to say that my office dubbed me "Queen of Halloween" and gave me a USB flash drive as a prize.

Tomorrow: pics from our cubicle decorating contest, and costumed puppies!

For years, there is a Halloween costume I have been dying to wear. I have, for nearly a decade, wanted to dress as ...

( this character )

(x-posted to wls)

Here's my Halloween costume:

( Do the twist! )

Two Halloween-y confections I made this year:

( Including my first real attempt at a 3-D cake )

Happy Halloween, everybody!