"Blithe Smile, Lithe Limb: She is Winsome; She Wins Him..."

To-day was... really awfully good.

The party was not horrible. It was fine. I felt perfectly comfortable around Those People and even around Kate. I can't believe it. But I think I did really well. ^____^ And I got to go trick-or-treating after all! At 18:00, I just put my head in the screened room and told everyone I was going out to trick-or-treat, and if they wanted to, they could come along, and everyone jumped up and ran out with me! And it was so fun!

Also, Emma was a fire hydrant with a Kerry/Edwards sticker on her back, and every time we went up to a Bush/Cheney house, they looked at her oddly as she left. Mmph.

I kept shouting curses on the English dogs and evil Americans, and I scared a load of very small children, and do not feel in the least remorseful. Some people hate old people (for what reason I cannot fathom); I hate small children.

Then after they left we went to the church Hallowe'en party and I got to jump on their trampoline for a little over half an hour. It was so wonderful. I've decided that trampolines are my most favourite thing in the world. I shall ask for one for my birthday. I imagine that if I ask for nothing else, no one will mind too much.

And Harry shouted at Waen and I for arguing with him, and then swore at us and ran out. But afterwards he came back and apologised to me.

What happened was that he was making an impassioned speech on why Theresa Kerry was cool, and he called Nancy Reagan 'a useless bag', and Susan got partly angry with him because she said that was an anti-feminist slur and he wasn't to call anyone that, but she wasn't quite serious; but he took her seriously; and he said he'd meant 'baggage' and ranting about how it was in the dictionary as a synonym of 'bag', and Waen told him if that was the case, he ought to have just said 'baggage' to begin with; or he might have tried stating his opinion (that Nancy Reagan was useless) in an inoffencive way, by saying, for example, that he thought Nancy Reagan didn't do anything. He didn't have to call her anything insulting. And he kept trying to 'tapdance', as Waen called it, to other subjects where he was just as ranty but more justified, and she kept calling him back to the issue, and I joined in a little, which probably I shouldn't've, and then he just shouted and said we were all fucking manipulative idiots, and stormed out.

But he did come back, and he did say he was sorry, and we talked in very quiet voices about cars and his grandchildren.

And the hayride was lovely. ^__^

So it was a very good day, and I have a load of pictures which I'll post a bit later; and I've decided if I can't do NaNoWriMo, then I can't do it. I'll try, and if I don't manage, or if I feel as though it's killing me, I'll put it aside for a bit. That's all right.

Many, many, many thanks to everyone who was so wonderful last night and hugged me and said so many sensible things and were so helpful. I'm so glad I know such wonderful people, and it's made me feel a lot better. Thanks to all of you. ^_^

"My Life Has Been a Tapestry of Rich and Royal Hue..."

Okay! Pictures! :) Far too many of them, really.

Firstly, Nemo turned out to be very hot to be. The heavy coat was dreadful.

So, here is Soujin as Nemo. My beard was for-ever coming out.

And here I am again, doing the Jason Fleming kick with my little booted ankle. *g*

A closeup, where my glasses are back on and therefore I do not look so Nemo-ish, but who minds? For turban detail.

Against a white background. Waen calls this the 'Angry Dwarf' look. >_> 'Tisn't my fault I'm short, demmit!

This picture is to display the sash, which was fun to make. Also, the sword.

Lastly, again, for the sword especially. Unfortunately, it was stuck in my beard at this point. ^__^

Now, random Soujin pictures because of change in hair colour. Dost thou likest it better brown or black?

And then there're just two random pictures of me grinning madly "smiling coyly" for my own gratuitous pleasure, here and here. My hair is all mussed from jumping on the trampoline so much. ^_^ Also, my Nemo moustache left a mark, as is evident.