Thursday, October 21, 2010

Hallowe'en Insanity Continues

Photo courtesy of Philip Wood, Wanderlust Photography
We all know it's major crunch time now. Hallowe'en is a week from Sunday and it seems, once again, that we need just another week to get props finished, etc.

I feel for you, believe me!

Tonight, a very, very low budget film crew is coming out to film exterior shots for a children's movie which may never get a U.S. release. This means I need to get out today and re-set up things I've had to take down because of rain. There's also the thoughts chasing each other around:

How much do I set up?
Do I need both fog machines?
Should I get the pneumatic zombie set up? Who's going to help me set up the compressor?
Can I finally set up my bride of articulation? Will I have time?
Can I finally get the goddamn witch to stop falling over in a light breeze? Bad enough I can't get her head to turn after all the work I did last year...
Is it supposed to rain today, so I don't have to bother?

Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.

5 comments:

  1. I SOOOOOOO know what you mean! Work has been insane for the past...oh, six months or so! I have a scarecrow still in pieces in my garage, various beasties unfinished...my haunt is going to be rather spare this year! I think I need to start working on next year right now!

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  2. Just discovered this blog from Ghoul Friday's link. LOVE your header! Can't wait to dive into the archives.

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  3. I think I'm starting to feel it as well. Except my stress if that my "friends" are terrible at RSVPing for this Sat's pumpkin carving party and only 5 have confirmed. Two of them are me and Kyle. Ugh. I'm half tempted to cancel and do it myself.

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  4. Yes it is crunch time and we are all starting to run around like a bunch of freaks! Just last night I was looking at my setup and decided I didn't like it and started moving stuff around. And now I think I will have to take my pictures this weekend because the weather for my section in Pennsylvania is not looking too happy......

    I LOVE STRESS....

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  5. 2:42 p.m. Update: Heater core went out on the Explorer. Had to drop off the car at the mechanic's place. Husband out of town till Saturday a.m.
    I have to go to Jack Russell this weekend and have the final firing for my Raku class I'm teaching Monday. How, pray tell, am I supposed to get my kiln, etc there?

    Will probably catch a ride with my buddy who's helping me do the firing. Also, may be able to borrow a truck from neighbors to get my stuff up to Jack Russell.

    May shoot myself and save myself the trouble, instead.

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