Video Project.

When Pirate! and I were in high school, we did a lot of video projects. For a history class we planned to film a skit involving horses.

We didn't have very long to do the project, and scheduling worked out such that we ended up filming the day before the project was due. It was a half-day at school, so we got out at noon with plenty of time to film and edit. Our chosen location was a 45-minute drive away through a bunch of farmland. Pirate! drove her parents' Oldsmobile, fully equipped with Broadway musical soundtracks on cassette.

We found out later that the timing chain snapped at 45mph and chewed up the entire inside of the car. At the time all we knew was that the car made a horrible noise and sprayed mangled parts all over the road. This was before cell phones were common, and we had to walk a couple of miles to an agricultural building to find a payphone.

By the time we had walked to a payphone, called for a tow truck and walked back to the car, most of the afternoon was already gone. While waiting for the tow truck, we realized that there was no way we were going to get our project done on time, so instead we filmed the Best Excuse Ever.

We turned it in the next day and got a week extension on our project.

D.S.A.

Tinydog is basically naked. His coat is thin and light, and his tiny pink belly has just the lightest coating of peach fuzz. He seems to be incapable of overheating even in triple digit temperatures. Despite my intentions of turning him into a dog, he is basically a Barbie doll and happiest in a sweater.

Shortly after we got him I realized the entire point of having a naked foo-foo sissydog is to dress him up.

I like to sew, and since acquiring Tinydog I have also learned how to knit. I also occasionally buy him sweaters. It's...kind of hard to stop.

Reverse Trick or Treat!

Pirate? and I went trick or treating long after most people gave it up. Even in college we were going door-to-door in awesome costumes on Halloween. Eventually we gave it up and figured we would need to have or borrow kids in order to resume begging for candy on Halloween. A couple of years ago we threw a party and decided to go reverse trick or treating.

This was easily one of the most fun Halloween activities if you enjoy making other people's day a little more surreal.

Aside from confusion, the reactions we got varied widely.

Some people were trying to eliminate their candy supply, others were delighted. Most were bemused and sort of pleased despite having no idea what was going on. It made for a good night.