I need suggestions for the playlist at work. I need spookyish Halloweenish type songs. Stuff like Monster Mash and Thriller are great, obviously, but anything remotely spooky will work (People are Strange by The Doors, for example).  Since this is an office environment (and I work for HR, for crying out loud), everything MUST MUST MUST be safe for ( Read more... )

Okay. Not really. I don't believe in ghosts, but let's pretend I do for this story, because it works much better that way ( Read more... )

Well, I got delayed a bit when my back was hurting too much to do anything, but I'm back to work on the Toy Story characters today. Mr Potato Head is starting to look like a potato, and I've made the base for Slinky and started putting him together.


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Mr Potato Head has shoes:


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As you may or may not know, Toy Story 3 is coming out in June of next year.

As you may or may not know, Toy Story 1 & 2 are being made into 3D and released as a double feature in theatres in October.

As you may or may not know, I have previously sculpted approximately life-sized characters from two previous movies (The Dark Knight and Up) for display ( Read more... )

...if the "victim" did THIS?


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TO THE PARENTS OF THE KID I JUST CAUGHT MESSING WITH MY SCULPTURES: WILL YOU PLEASE PUT A LEASH ON YOUR CHILDREN? I DID NOT SPEND 50+ HOURS CREATING THESE THINGS SO SOME FIVE YEAR OLD COULD STAND RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND TRY TO RIP THE GLASSES OFF CARL'S FACE OR TEAR THE BUGLE AWAY FROM RUSSEL'S MOUTH! THESE ARE NOT STONE STATUES IN A PLAYGROUND. ( Read more... )

COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED.

MONDAY: worked 10-5:30, stayed after til 9.  Worked on promo by myself.
TUESDAY: day off. came in for three hours, worked by myself, then went with my mom to look at cars.
WEDNESDAY: worked 10-5:30, stayed til midnight. Jamie helped a bit during her closing shift.
THURSDAY: worked 10-6, stayed til 1:15. KJ helped a bit during her ( Read more... )

Katie, the coworker who was in charge of last year's big Batman promo at work (for which I helped construct life-sized Batman and Joker figures) asked me if I'd like to work the Up promo downstairs... they're putting on a mini-fair of sorts in the lobby with games, prizes, face painting, and lard knows what else.  I said I wasn't much good at that ( Read more... )