Halloween Decorations 2010

This year i spent more on Halloween decorations than i have before in my life combined (of course, one penny would have beaten my cumulative total to this point).  No, i didn't go out (i wish i had the money to do that).  i guess i will be trying out something a little new here. 

i hit the Spirit Halloween store for most of the more expensive stuff.  Expensive for me being $50-$70.

* The first decoration i got there was a mini flame light (hanging) - show here on the left side of the image  

* Next (at the same time) i got a Hovering Ghost.  This is made by Tekky Toys and available at different stores like Tartget, etc (at a little cheaper price).  Tekky Toys video instructions at their site are better than the printed ones that come in the box.  The ghost rises and moves from side to side.  Unfortunately, this is a little loud for apartment/duplex living.  Do you want to see what it is like (extended)?  Too bad

* The final "big" thing i got was the Rising Reaper (also made by Tekky Toys, but i think a Spirit exclusive).  i guess how good or bad this looks depends a little on what surrounds it.  There was a slight problem with it though... the animatronic holds a pumpkin with velocro on it to hold up fabric arms on the side of the pumpkin.  Unfortunately, i have a problem where the velcro connectors on the pumkin part fall off (maybe bad adhesive or something).  The wire hood also had a little problem.  However it does its job.  Unfortunately, like the Hoveing Ghost, this is a little loud for apartment/duplex living.  Does anyone know how to mute these without pulling the plug for the lights too?  Here is an image of extended Risisng Reaper (about 4'), he is on top of a 14" tall recycling bin. 

Hello World

Hello world, hello

let's see i have used this for HTML, Visual Basic, Java Script and maybe C+ (though that is about as far as i ever got in any of them).

i had a Windows Live Space and it is kind of going away. i am seeing if this will work for me.  Live Spaces were awesome in their anonymity (as nobody actually read what i wrote).  It was like saying something i may have felt was important without saying it.  So, what will be in this blog?  Good question - it will be semi-random.  i figure politics (maybe i will post my gargantuan conservative manifesto in peices), video games and other scary (and completely random) stuff. 

My writing style has evolved beyond the use of correct grammar, correct spelling, correct word choice, logic, content or any semblance of cohesiveness.  i excessively use parenthetical statments too (or do i)?  Even through it all, i tend to get a bit wordy (a reason i could never grasp the concept of Twitter).  There will be "walls of text", you have been warned.