The Blood is the Liiiife

Today is my "day off" or as I like to call it, my "day where I do everything I was supposed to do last week." I usually do some research and writing in the early am, then take a break and go back to work on teaching stuff in the afternoon. I had a ton of assignments to grade, so I couldn't get much disseratation stuff done. I dread the midterms that are approaching, because 180 of them is kind of a lot. Anyway, I finished the grading and got to work on prepping for tomorrow's lectures. Then I got bored and realized that tomorrow is October 1st. The first day of my month-long celebration of Halloween.

I don't really do anything other than decorate, harass my friends into making plans for the 31st, and provide candy in a dish to anyone who visits, but this year I got really crafty for some reason. I have a big photo dump over on flickr for those interested in more than just these few pictures. The theme this year is skeletons and vampires. Vampires are big in pop culture lately what with the Twilight book series, True Blood, and all that jazz, so I figured I'd take all the pictures of people in my living room and turn them into vamps. Behold Joan Jett:


This classy wreath I made myself out of lime green silk flowers and plastic skeletons.




This I made with a little bit of black card stock, bat shaped ribbon, and double sided tape. This lamp isn't the best looking thing in my living room, but for one month out of the year, he is a beauty.

Oh, and I almost forgot. I applied to be a poll worker on election day! I hope I get selected to help out. I have never actually voted at a poll--I always do the absentee ballot thing because it is easier and my vote gets counted early--so it's a bit ironic (doncha think?), but I figure I don't work on Tuesdays, I speak Spanish, and I'd hate to see someone leave a poll because they can't figure it out or feel intimidated, especially in Long Beach where there are plenty of English-as-a-second-language folks. I would bake cupcakes and everything. You all are voting right?