Friday, October 30, 2009

Why I Won't Sleep Much Halloween Night

"Hey, Dad! Wanna see my pictures from art class?"

bloody pumpkin

"That's an scary looking jack-o-lantern, Thing 2. But, uh, what's with the red under the eyes and mouth?"

"That's blood! Oozing out!"

"Uh, awesome, buddy. What else ya got there? That's a big one."

"Yeah. I was the only one to do two pictures. Everyone else only did one. But I did TWO."


 witch flies by moon

"Cool looking witch silhouette in front of the moon, dude."

"Yeah. Look down there ...

 tombstone

"... That's a tombstone by the house!"

"Nice touch, son... but, um, what's that over there? ...

 scarecrow with chainsaw

"... Is that a scarecrow? With a chainsaw?"

"Yeah! He came to the life! He cut up the man in the house. That's who's under the tombstone!"

(blink)

(blink)

"So, uh ... wanna tear into the bag of AirHeads I bought for the trick-or-treaters?"

"YESSSSSSS!"

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Happy Halloween. Be good to your trick-or-treaters. And your kids. Please.
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39 comments:

  1. for a different kind of girlOctober 30, 2009 at 1:07 AM

    The only thing that makes me feel less terrified of that last photo - and I must confess it's a small thing - is the fact that there's not dripping blood or clots of hair on the teeth of that Chainsaw O' Terror the demonic scarecrow is hoisting.

    Do as the boys in Metallica suggest - sleep with one eye open.

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  2. Pop and IceOctober 30, 2009 at 1:35 AM

    Well, we know whose list you're on. Perhaps too much enforced reading or homework, hmmmm? Better reconsider your life insurance beneficiaries after that little piece of passive-aggressive artwork.

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  3. tattytiaraOctober 30, 2009 at 1:57 AM

    For a homicidal maniac wielding a chainsaw, that scarecrow looks downright chipper.

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  4. SurprisedMomOctober 30, 2009 at 2:51 AM

    Hmmmmm. That's quite an imagination. I'm sure you have nothing to worry about. Really.

    Happy Halloween to you and yours. Don't eat too much of your kids' candy . . . LOL

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  5. MsPicketToYouOctober 30, 2009 at 3:22 AM

    I am instantly feeling better about my kids and me.

    Your like Sanka for my soul.

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  6. DaddyGeekOctober 30, 2009 at 6:51 AM

    I can't wait for my boys to make these kinds of drawings for me.

    ...because I'm weird.

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  7. Mom of 2October 30, 2009 at 7:01 AM

    Wow, I seriously could use Thing 2 tonight in the Middle School Haunted House. He has the perfect oedipal attitude. I'll supply the chain saw.

    (Love, love, love when a kid, especially a boy, is this creative and enjoys art. How does he feel about Cambells soup?)

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  8. Cat October 30, 2009 at 8:44 AM

    If you lived in my school district, they'd put Thing 2 into the gifted program immediately because here nothing proves gifted more than disturbing artwork. Angst's kindergarten renderings of aliens taking over Earth got him in.

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  9. DCUrbanDadOctober 30, 2009 at 9:30 AM

    Might wanna lock your bedroom door. Perhaps put the dresser in front too. Good luck.

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  10. Keith WilcoxOctober 30, 2009 at 9:54 AM

    Make it into a little book and have him write words to it :-)

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  11. Susan BlakeOctober 30, 2009 at 11:12 AM

    I wouldn't go giving sugar to minds like that!

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  12. UnknownOctober 30, 2009 at 12:09 PM

    I'm going to have nightmares about that last one. NIGHTMARES!

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  13. AnonymousOctober 30, 2009 at 1:57 PM

    That's a highly elaborate scheme to get his hands on some early Halloween candy.

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  14. Swirl GirlOctober 30, 2009 at 1:58 PM

    I think the boy deserves something more than air heads. C'mon...maybe some gummy eyeballs or something.

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  15. UnknownOctober 30, 2009 at 5:05 PM

    Okay, so your boy has bought into the Puritans, Christian right version of all things terrible and? You are still uncool and therefore untouchable by such forces (unless you eat all the Halloween candy before the night is out).

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  16. AnonymousOctober 30, 2009 at 7:33 PM

    Awww, so cute! That was a great post! Happy Halloween.

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  17. DGBOctober 30, 2009 at 8:00 PM

    Nobody told me there were scarecrows with chainsaws!

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  18. MelanieOctober 30, 2009 at 8:21 PM

    Hey just be glad your kid has an imagination and didn't draw those pics after seeing Paranormal Activity.

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  19. SweetPeaSurryOctober 30, 2009 at 8:35 PM

    Oh my ... that's super frightening!!! I wouldn't be sleeping either!

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  20. UnknownOctober 30, 2009 at 10:39 PM

    I totally hear thing two proudly telling you this story, lol

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  21. JenJenOctober 31, 2009 at 3:05 PM

    Kids. Can't drug 'em, only cute when they sleep sometimes.
    :)
    BOO!

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  22. Badass GeekNovember 1, 2009 at 8:22 AM

    I can only imagine what the next Parent-Teacher conference will be like.

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  23. Aunt BeckyNovember 1, 2009 at 10:44 AM

    Uh. Just...Uh. Wow.

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  24. toluNovember 1, 2009 at 1:47 PM

    that is some fantastic imagination! - get that lad in art school :-)

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  25. ToluNovember 1, 2009 at 2:09 PM

    Haha, they come out with some funny stuff sometimes! Got to give it to them - they have imagination!!

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  26. Fairly Odd MotherNovember 1, 2009 at 8:47 PM

    That is pretty awesome, but I'm really glad he's yours! ; )

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  27. MoonrayvenneNovember 1, 2009 at 9:42 PM

    A great artist at such a young age. You must be so proud (& just a little freaked out...LOL)

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  28. Carolyn...OnlineNovember 2, 2009 at 10:04 AM

    It's like a little window into his psyche. A terrifying little window.

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  29. UnknownNovember 4, 2009 at 12:26 PM

    Those are awesome. I especially like the scarecrow, though I'm a sucker for anything with a chainsaw. Clearly, the man in the house was a crappy neighbor.

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  30. Momo FaliNovember 4, 2009 at 9:05 PM

    Yikes. YOU'RE the one who better be good. Also, watch your back.

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  31. Mom of 2November 5, 2009 at 2:00 PM

    It's November 5th...... and no new posts. Did you run out of AirHeads? (Bzzzzzz)

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  32. Chris ManciniNovember 6, 2009 at 11:16 PM

    But what's the backstory? Did the guy deserve it? Did he accidentally bring the scarecrow to life and it turned on him? We want to know.

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  33. Queenie JeannieNovember 7, 2009 at 12:41 PM

    LOL! Great imagination!!

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  34. CloudiaNovember 8, 2009 at 10:31 PM

    Gr8 kids!

    I especially love the guy with the chainsaw...


    Aloha, Uncool Friend!


    Comfort Spiral

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  35. papa2hapaNovember 11, 2009 at 9:11 PM

    and were those pictures prophetic?

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  36. Mrs. HallNovember 12, 2009 at 12:12 PM

    HOLY SHIT!!!

    DAYUM!!

    OK then, um, yes, give the boy candy!!

    GAAH!!

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  37. AracelyNovember 20, 2009 at 1:09 AM

    No wonder my scarecrow doesn't scare the crows! No chainsaw.

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  38. LiteralDanNovember 20, 2009 at 1:58 PM

    I'm surprised that I feel like the pumpkin with bleeding eyes is more disturbing than the scenario of the homicidal scarecrow. But that's what Halloween's all about, right? Scaring the hell out of people!

    I haven't been reading pretty much anyone's blog in way too long, so I might have missed tip as to what's going on-- why so long since you posted here?

    Did that chimpanzee come back to Connecticut on Halloween to rip off some more faces, like Michael Myers??

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  39. CherylOctober 30, 2010 at 6:58 PM

    He's got talent and game. Major game.

    Comment approval? What's up? Spam maCHines got ya?

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