For the sake of something to do...

[radtastic_jenn]

Hello all! Anyone else ever just wanna jump on a forum, specifically to talk about nothing specific? I'm sure there are other threads like this one, but I've yet to find one myself. So I decided to start a new one.

...This is it. :D

I would like to start off by saying Happy Halloween!!!!

[LadyLove]

Hello all! Anyone else ever just wanna jump on a forum, specifically to talk about nothing specific? I'm sure there are other threads like this one, but I've yet to find one myself. So I decided to start a new one.

...This is it. :D

I would like to start off by saying Happy Halloween!!!!
Happy Halloween!

[brenett]

i dont really understand this halloween could some please enlighten me because it we dont celebrate it in australia

[radtastic_jenn]

Unfortunately, I'm not clear on how it all originally started, but it was a LONG time ago (hundreds of years, if I remember correctly...don't quote me on it).

Go to Wikipedia for more info. I'd put up the link for you, but I'm not allowed to yet.

But today, it involves kids dressing up as whatever the hell they want (princesses, horses, zombies...you name it), and they go around to people's houses, and these people give the kids candy. Halloween in most celebrated places usually involves haunted houses and anything else people can think of to scare people. All of this, which to some people would sound like pedophilia, is really fun, and most times, innocent.

I didn't know Australia didn't celebrate Halloween. Learn something new every day. :)

[brenett]

Thanks will do some research now

[Sandra]

Most people love Halloween because it's a chance to decorate for another holiday and throw a big party and wear costumes from funny to scary. This year I worn a formal evening gown and a tiara. Last year I dressed as Jeannie in I Dream of Jeannie.

[radtastic_jenn]

Lol true enough. This year my boyfriend did a half-assed job at a costume, and ended up as a homeless guy, wrapped in a blanket. Lol!

Personally, the only time I really make an effort to decorate and all that jazz, is Halloween. Haha! I mean, I'll put up a few lights for Christmas, but Halloween is the only time of year I put any work into it. :P

We didn't do anything fancy this year, due to lack of funds, but we're planning a full-out decoration for next year. :D

[Blind_October]

You guys forgot to tell Brenett the most important part of Halloween, well not the most important but like the icon for the day........Jack-O-Lanterns.
Halloween would not be right without them.
:)

[radtastic_jenn]

Holy hell you're right! Lol! We did forget about that! So yeah, another part of Halloween is, you get a pumpkin, scoop the guts out (bake the seeds if you wish...with the right seasoning they're very tasty), and cut a scary face or picture in the side of the pumpkin. Then you put a candle inside, so the face/picture lights up! It's fun! And also something we didn't do this year! Dammit! Lol

[Blind_October]

Holy hell you're right! Lol! We did forget about that! So yeah, another part of Halloween is, you get a pumpkin, scoop the guts out (bake the seeds if you wish...with the right seasoning they're very tasty), and cut a scary face or picture in the side of the pumpkin. Then you put a candle inside, so the face/picture lights up! It's fun! And also something we didn't do this year! Dammit! Lol


You didnt gut a gourd? :eek:
Wow I don't quite know what to say......it almost seemed like we could have some fun conversations, but now you reveal this?!? I am not sure you can call yourself an American anymore. LOL kidding :p

Did you know the purpose of lighting the scary face is to scare evil spirits away from your home? Makes me wonder how evil they really are if their scared of a Jack-O-Lantern.
:jester:

[radtastic_jenn]

LOL good thing I'm not an American :p

And good point about these so called "evil spirits"...afraid of pumpkins?.. Not cool. Although it would be a very effective marketing scheme...

"House being haunted? Buy a pumpkin!"

LOL :D

[Blind_October]

not american??? :confused:

ohh *reads location* your close enough, make that 'call yourself North American" lol uhh maybe thats not right too, do they celebrate in South America? :confused:


Like the marketing scheme, I would buy it in a second! But if you had a gargoyle up there I would be putty in the realtors hands. :D

[radtastic_jenn]

LOL I'm not sure about South America...I'll have to look it up...:)

Like I said, though, next year, we're going all-out. This year we were kinda really broke lol so we didn't do much...just bought a bunch of candy from the dollar store, of which we still have about 80% LOL. Didn't get many kids this year. Maybe 20...probably less.

This one little girl a few doors down was dressed up as a dog and kept barking at us LOL! It was so cute. And of course, we can't just ignore her. So we were meowing at her, and barking back, and it was just adorable. :p

[Sandra]

I couldn't resist posting a few pumpkin links.

http://www.imhalloween.com/jack-o-lantern.html

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/halloween/mpatterns.htm

[radtastic_jenn]

LOL awesome... I was looking at the second link, and the picture they have on the main page made me giggle :p Scooby Doo!! Love Scooby!

I've seen some pretty crazy pumpkin designs...my favourite is still (I don't know if you've ssen it) the one where they carved the pumpkin so it looks like it's vomiting. LOL! They have the pumpkin guts coming out of the mouth of the face...very creative! If I was allowed ot post links yet, I would post a link to show you lol!

[Sandra]

If you can't post a link yet post it with spaces between or post it without the www

[radtastic_jenn]

Hey! That's an idea! I'm kinda of a space case lately, so I don't think of the easy stuff LOL!

Well, here it is then...vomiting pumpkin! LOL

extremepumpkins.com/pukingpumpkin.html

Enjoy! :p

[Sandra]

For those that just want to click on a link it's
http://www.extremepumpkins.com/pukingpumpkin.html


here are a few more that I found

http://www.pumpkincarvingtemplates.com/

http://www.pumpkinmasters.com/

http://www.carvingpumpkins.com/

it might be fun to copy some of these designs to use next year

[gubment_cheez]

heh. looking through the posts for radtastic jenn, I have come to the conclusion that her avatar is unrepresentative of her personality. with that being said.
WELCOME TO THE FORUM!

god damnit wheres mah confetti when I need it?
BO YOU VISUALLY CHALLENGED MONTH IN AUTUMN! WHAT DID YOU DO WITH IT?!

[Evmon]

This is kinda old post HUH?

[radtastic_jenn]

I just haven't really had time to post anything lately...but feel free to start talkin' about...well...anything LOL

[Evmon]

I just beat my second play through of Fable 2.
fun game

[Blind_October]

I been playing COD 5....its great!

[Evmon]

Yea how is that i am a huge CoD4 fan.
I was so pissed they went back to WWII

[radtastic_jenn]

I know it's not the same, but my bf is starting a Lineage 2 server. I was playing a bit, and it's not bad, considering I don't really play a lot of video games LOL

Hasn't gone public yet, but his goal is December 1. I'm actually kind of excited

:p

[Sandra]

To both Evmon and Radtastic Jenn welcome to the forum. :clap: :clap: :clap: :banana: :banana: :banana: :drummer: :drummer: :drummer:

[Evmon]

YAAAAA!!!! i have some thing to do at work.

[radtastic_jenn]

Lol Thanks Sandra!!

[WolfEyes]

So RAD. has it gotten bitter cold in Canada yet?

[Sandra]

Canada is such a cool place, do you do much skiing, snow boarding or ice skating?

[radtastic_jenn]

Actually, we just got our first good hard snowfall today. I personally do not do much skiing or snowboarding. Not really my thing. As far as cold goes, it's currently about -3 celsius. Was something like -13 in the wee hours of this morning. LOL

If I owned a pair of skates, I might do some skating, but I haven't gone in years. I'd probably fall flat on my *** if I were to try it now LOL!

[WolfEyes]

wow, it probably won't even snow here this year.

[Sandra]

One of the best things about California is you can go up to the snow most of the time in the winter and then go back home where it's a lot warmer.

[radtastic_jenn]

LOL I wish I had the money to go somewhere warm for the winter. You think I'd be used to it by now, but I still don't like the cold and the snow LOL

[Evmon]

I live in seattle its cold and rainy 80% of the time.

We have our own color of gray....Seattle gray.
Thats depressing, most likely the reason we have more suicides here that anywhere else.

But i like it :) keeps the pansys away.