We hosted the 3rd Annual Baker Pumpkin Carving Competition here at the Bakery last night. It was awesome. This was by far the best competition we've had to date. There were many good entries, as seen on the right.
We all ate too much candy and cake and what not. We all had a blast carving the pumpkins. I found out that Goldschlager doesn't even faze me. That's good information.
We also added a new element to the annual party that is sure to become a perennial favorite: the most subtle costume competition. It was a hit. Below are some pictures of the pumpkins and costumes:
We're not sure what kind of blackmail material Boscoe has on her, but this is him with his girlfriend, D.D. Beffy.
Jenna, Van, and Heather working on their pumpkin.
Here are a few entries.
Here's the trio of girls' end result: Scotland on fire and being attacked since Van's idiot Scottish boyfriend broke up with her. Moron. They finished 2nd.
Here's the Alico pumpkin. If you know Wacko, you get it. 3rd place by Boscoe and Beffy.
Spleth's Bard took top prize.
Boscoe is pontificating about something or another. No one is listening.
Van lost the most subtle costume competition.
While all of our friends Beeki's age are getting married, all of our friends my age, (like Dod and Becky here), are breeding.
And here's the official judge doing her job. She's my mom, but in the family we kids affectionately refer to her as the Crackhead. (We call my sister that too, but in the case of my mom, it's really apropos. I'll explain later this week.)And that was the competition. Fun was had by all. I am left with one final question though: Why the crap does anyone eat candy corn? It tastes like crap. There's also no warning for when you're about to eat one too many. You only know when you've had too much after you've had too much. And when that happens, life sucks. I'd prefer having my body ritualistically shaved to the feeling of having eaten too much candy corn. I'd sooner swap my toilet paper for sandpaper than have that feeling. So why do we eat them at all? Why even have one? And yet, at Halloween time, every single frickin' one of us puts candy corn in a dish out for our guests. That's awful. Can we start refusing to either serve or eat candy corn? All of us? Can we start a movement? Please?
Have a fun Halloween. Enjoy the quote line at the top of the blog. Beeki said that in response to being told about a school that was hosting a "Trunk or Treat" event where all the parents brought their kids to a school parking lot, parked, and opened their trunks which had candy in them for the kids to gather. Yeah, sounds stupid to me too. Where's the mystery in that? With houses, you never knew who you were going to have to egg later for not having candy. With the trunks it's a sure thing. It's kind of like fishing in a stocked pond. There's no game in that! Trunk or Treat... what a crock.
16 Cachinnations
the alico and bard pumpkins are pretty stinkin cool.
Posted on 10/29/2006
Awesome pumpkins!
And YAY! Boscoe has a girlfriend! Did you hook him up with a theatre girl?
Posted on 10/30/2006
looks like tons of fun. I laughed my head off at the slashing and burning Scotland.
Posted on 10/30/2006
The Alico building was a whole lot easier that it looks. That's my specialty creating things that look extremely difficult but are actually in reality quite simple....
Thanks Tracy...Beffy's great...Yes she is a Theatre/Seminary girl, so we have TONS in common...but no Cach didn't hook me up...do you really think i would trust him??? He already spread the rumor about me having tea in the attic with Mannequins!!!
Posted on 10/30/2006
Nice gourds.
I followed the backlink to your suggestion about using booze and diamonds and saw that Beeki is working on an MFA in directing at JotB U. My own Mrs. Euphrony has self-same degree from U of H. She had actually applied for JotB but was rejected after one of the people who had agreed to send a letter of recommendation for her actually sent a letter of dis-recommendation and told her after mailing it. Nice guy.
Posted on 10/30/2006
Still, the Alico is pretty stinkin cool. No matter how you ... slice it.
Okay, that was bad.
Posted on 10/30/2006
So I'm confused as to why so much of the commentary was about me...
Cach - I love candy corn. LOVE LOVE LOVE it. If you want me to take all of the candy corn you've so foolishly purchased, I would gladly do so. I could eat candy corn all year long.
Posted on 10/30/2006
"Candy corn all year long" sounds like a punishment that should be handed down to violent offenders. That's about the most horrible thing I can think of. That's the kind of thing that I hope was addressed in recent anti-torture legislation. I mean, come on, sleep deprivation and electrodes to the genitles are one thing, but candy corn crosses the line. Barf.
Euph, sorry to hear about your Mrs. and JotB U. If she had come, we'd probably already have been friends. Alas. All in due time. We'll have to get together some time.
Posted on 10/30/2006
we're carving tonight. I hate the smell of pumpkin innerds
Posted on 10/30/2006
Cach, I also hate candy corn by itself, but if you add a few peanuts with it, it tastes like a PayDay bar.
And don't forget...the winner of this year's pumpkin carving contest has teamed up for the gingerbread house contest with the subtle costume winner, who also happens to be a former gingerbread house winner. It's gonna be a sweep this year.
Posted on 10/30/2006
Stop No!!! Sorry Heather...It's on the Internet...It's Official!! Everything on the Internet is TRUE!!!!
WOOHOO for Boscoe and Beffy!!
Posted on 10/30/2006
Error noted, all. Boscoe... shame on you.
Posted on 10/31/2006
Those are cool. What were the winning costumes?
By the way, I have always had an affinity for candy corn. "Made with real honey!" But I learned the best trick from my mother-in-law. Mix it with peanuts. The result is nothing short of amazing and tastes sort of like Payday.
Posted on 10/31/2006
Um, obviously I didn't read all the comments before I posted that last one! My Payday comment wasn't so original.
Pedantic asshole spelling corrections: genitals, innards
Posted on 10/31/2006
Tourettes much, A-Dub?
Posted on 10/31/2006
I almost can't handle looking at these pictures. Why did I have to be STUCK here LIVING in NEW YORK CITY?
And how come you didn't mention that I was the first-ever Baker Pumpkin Carving Contest WINNER?
This sucks.
Posted on 11/02/2006