Stepford, Tie Dye, DC Winds and Stuff

As I may or may not have mentioned, I tried to sell a bunch of tie dye on Halloween at a local “Fall Festival” here in NoVa. My HOA (uh, that should have really told me to stay away, since I am ethically against HOAs, but whatever) sponsored the festival that should have happened on the 24th. Well, it got rained out, so it was rescheduled for the 31st (just writing this small paragraph, I see now that I was doomed). I spent about 450 hours getting ready for this. I dyed, tagged, staged... 

Written by Melia on November 4, 2009
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Hello, November!

You taste a lot like October, only not quite as much pesto. Fascinating. I am beat. Tie dye selling was a bust (more on that to come) but trick or treating was fun, so it all worked out. Enigma went as “Robot Cowboy,” but became “Robot Cowboy Burrito” when a neighbor told us that if we wore foil hats to Chipotle on Halloween, we’d get a free burrito. Tempting… very tempting. Talker was “Death by Video Games” complete with blood running from his eyes.... 

Written by Melia on November 2, 2009
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