You make me feel like a ....

Magical Woman! (Woman!)

After watching a recent DVD of S1m0ne, and hearing my wife's take on the lyrics the title role sings on her pop debut, I realized she does indeed have a unique taste in Anime.  A little different than mine, but a breath of fresh air at times.

Example:  I like heavy action programs, with a scant few drama types.  But hey, any story can be epic enough even if it doesn't have a fight sequence, as long as the main characters have a struggle to overcome!

One the other hand, she likes heavy drama stories, but there's a few that do still have a fight or two ongoing that captivates my attention long enough to draw me in mid-chapter.  She gobbles up episodes while doing her veils, and sometimes after coming home from work, I have to play "catch up" on the latest episode shes on!

However, there are definitely some programs that we can both agree to watch that have a mix of drama and action.  For the most part, I enjoy sharing my anime collection and re-watching some of my favorites with her.

As I said -- any story can be epic, as long as the characters have some form of struggle or obstacle to break through that enables them to tackle the next challenge!

Already planning for next year...

Something like this... except we're not getting a pug dog!

Post-mortem disorder...

In other words,... "after the Halloween chaos"

The Halloween Parade begins tomorrow...

Monday: General Kenobi in trooper uniform

Tuesday: Black Hole Trooper (Black Stormtrooper, Vader's wingmen)

Wednesday (Sarah's birthday): Chewbacca and "Bespin"-3PO

Thursday- Halloween and Trunk-or-Treat: C3PO, then X-wing fighter pilot for the kiddies (unmasked)

Friday - Day of the Dead: suit-and-tie T-shirt.

Because Mommy said so...

Product tags created on spoonflower.com for etsy.com/shop/createyourdream

We cannot claim ownership of this idea as it was mentioned on another blog, but a great idea nonetheless deserves to be shared.

Sarah was so happy to get these in, until she realized that after cutting out the first tag that the silk it was printed on frays easily.  Melting the edges was not an option as this type of silk burns quickly, as she soon found out.  So what to do?  Russ suggested, "Call Mom!"  Mom's inspired answer: Fray Check.  What a lifesaver!

As proof of concept, this blog entry is for you, Mom!

Halloween anticipation...

We're counting down the days...

Oops, I left one of my newest collections in the shot!  Candy bowl Yoda's on top of the bookstand.  Laughs at you, he does.

Too bad that I can't wear Chewie, Darth Vader or my Stormtrooper to Trunk-or-Treat at the church.  They don't want masks to scare off the kids.  (They're not masks, they're helmets!)  Looks like I'll have to use the Force and wear X-wing pilot or my Sith/Jedi outfit, or perhaps General Kenobi in uniform.  Sigh.

We got our tickets to...

We're excited - hopefully this semi-annual session on Friday and Saturday we'll finally finish the D-day dice tournament we began 6 months ago!

Also of note, Sarah found a cool website to play a new card resource game that was just introduced to us not too log ago visiting a fellow boardgamer: Dominion

We like it, and theres a multi-player option too.