28 X 30 and an early treat (or trick?)
Why is it that finding pants in this size whenever I go shopping is always a quest?? Everytime Doug and I go out shopping and we hit a clothing store and I search for pants, this size is almost never on display! Often, I have to flag down a salesperson all armed with a headset and ask him/her if the store has pants in 28 X 30. At this point, the salesperson radios somebody in the stock room. A second or two passes...and often I get the response, "Um, we don't carry pants in that size." Robinson's and May...no luck. Old Navy...no luck. Banana Republic...forget it! Armani Exhange...sometimes, but it's usually for a ridiculous price. Gap...once every few months I luck out and find something in that size, but it's always accompanied by ruffling through heaps of trousers. AARRGH...If there was ever an incentive to continue my pursuit for a few extra pounds at the gym, the continuing quest for the 28 X 30 is reason enough.
Saturday night, we had a big Halloween party. A Halloween party on the 23rd too early, you say? Well, we figured we'd avoid clashing into other Halloween parties next weekend. The theme for this year was the "Carnival of Cadavers." Think a carnival with a truly dark side where evil stuffed animals hang behind the midway of games....where fake blood stains the windows of a popcorn machine...where a gypsy orders you to play games like "Wheel of Torture" and "Lightning Reaction."
The party was a blast. What made this party different from the others is that it was a BIG team effort. Whereas parties we've thrown in the past have been mostly a Ted, Larry, and me affair...we were able to get some generous help from our friends Tim, Davy, Tony, Jim, Caleb, Kathy, and Raines. Without their assistance with setting up, getting supplies, letting us use space, etc. this party would never have turned out as well as it did! If you're reading this and you helped, THANKS! YOU ROCK!
The biggest surprise for me was how popular "Lightning Reaction" was. For those of you who haven't seeing this game, it involves four handheld buzzers around a pod. Each player takes a buzzer and the game starts. The pod lights up red...when the pod turns green, the players must buzz in. Last person to buzz in gets a shock. Yes, a real electric shock. Granted it's from 3 AAA batteries, but it does give a bit of a shock as was seen Saturday night. Despite the real shock, people kept playing the game! Maybe it was the booze that helped...who knows? In any case, it was the hit of evening. And this all sprung from me watching The Screen Savers do a segment on the game. Heeeee!
Anyhoo, you can find pics of the merriment in my Photo Album. Just look for "Halloween 2004." Enjoy!
Saturday night, we had a big Halloween party. A Halloween party on the 23rd too early, you say? Well, we figured we'd avoid clashing into other Halloween parties next weekend. The theme for this year was the "Carnival of Cadavers." Think a carnival with a truly dark side where evil stuffed animals hang behind the midway of games....where fake blood stains the windows of a popcorn machine...where a gypsy orders you to play games like "Wheel of Torture" and "Lightning Reaction."
The party was a blast. What made this party different from the others is that it was a BIG team effort. Whereas parties we've thrown in the past have been mostly a Ted, Larry, and me affair...we were able to get some generous help from our friends Tim, Davy, Tony, Jim, Caleb, Kathy, and Raines. Without their assistance with setting up, getting supplies, letting us use space, etc. this party would never have turned out as well as it did! If you're reading this and you helped, THANKS! YOU ROCK!
The biggest surprise for me was how popular "Lightning Reaction" was. For those of you who haven't seeing this game, it involves four handheld buzzers around a pod. Each player takes a buzzer and the game starts. The pod lights up red...when the pod turns green, the players must buzz in. Last person to buzz in gets a shock. Yes, a real electric shock. Granted it's from 3 AAA batteries, but it does give a bit of a shock as was seen Saturday night. Despite the real shock, people kept playing the game! Maybe it was the booze that helped...who knows? In any case, it was the hit of evening. And this all sprung from me watching The Screen Savers do a segment on the game. Heeeee!
Anyhoo, you can find pics of the merriment in my Photo Album. Just look for "Halloween 2004." Enjoy!
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