"A gypsy wind is blowin' warm tonight, the sky is starlit and the time is right..."

much of the last two weeks has been spent tackling mounds of homework, but in my spare time I managed to put together a costume for a friend's nickelodeon-themed birthday party. I went as the roadrunner which I realize is slightly cheating, but the looney toons were on nickelodeon for a good portion of the 90s, no?


this picture is horribly unflattering, but is the only full-body one I took. the beak didn't stay on either, i was able to breathe all of two minutes before slightly suffocating. I also had a better headpiece constructed, but the headband broke last minute. I'm still happy with the overall look though!

I've really loved crafting costumes in the past (all by hand since I haven't yet figured out how to use a sewing machine!) ; I've made nearly all of my halloween costumes (or at least, haven't purchased the outrageously expensive ones) and look forward to doing so each year.

from left to right: cupcake (halloween '06), patti mayonaise (halloween '07) and toadette (halloween '08). my boyfriend, M., went as doug funnie and toad in '07 and '08, so my costumes makes a little more sense. they wouldn't have worked well on their own.

I'm back from rochester a day early which I'm ok with, gives me an extra day to relax and run some errands!

"without love life is like rock & roll without a drummer..."

I've never considered myself much of a cook or baker, but I've been trying to hone those skills more this year. for valentine's day, instead of chocolate, I baked an apple pie for my boyfriend, crust & all. this probably isn't a huge feat for most, but it was this first thing I'd made entirely from scratch, instead of a box. I was pretty impressed, especially since crust is supposedly a little difficult and mine seemed just right. =)

in the spirit of the holiday, I tried to make the top crust red, but didn't think of it until after I'd mixed together. adding food coloring afterward resulted in a marbleized look, but I still liked how it turned out. unfortunately, I was trying to bake this before my boyfriend woke up and ran out of time, so in my rush added frosting waaaaay to early. so its a little sloppy from melting. I also baked it in a tin tray and crushed the crust a little when I moved it.

I received two nice bouquets for my birthday/valentine's day. the colors are gorgeous and I can't wait til they dry and I can continue to keep them in their pretty vases.


we only just took down our christmas decorations a few days ago. so sad.
I really need to finish my costume, our nick toons party is tonight!