The Truth Comes Out (+ a Halloween Contest)

Yesterday over drinks, a writer friend pointed out that my new approach is all wrong. His logic:
A) Writers don't care that much about money.
B) So writers feel disdain toward people who DO care a lot about money (i.e. businessmen and uber-businessy agents).
C) Therefore, I should just be myself instead of Ms. Hardass Poweragent.

Damn. I changed my whole layout for nothing.

So to answer your question, Talei, my soul is not black, but actually peenk (@Mer_Barnes was correct). Funny because last night, the topic of auras came up, and two friends concurred that mine is as pink as a puppy's paw. Also, that my spirit animal is a hamster. I must admit, they got me spot on. They then found my exact face on Google.










(I look this pumped all the time, in my cubicle, in the shower, everywhere.)


(At KFM though, I turn into General Hammie.)














So you're probably all disappointed, eager to see me be posh and all, but I'm back to just myself. Sigh.

ON TO SCARIER SUBJECTS: I'm starting to work on Halloween costumes for Grendel and me. Last year, he was Little Red Riding Hood and I was the Big Bad Wolf disguised as the Grandma.

(Grandma shawl not shown here. Also, I sewed Gren's hooded cape by hand!)













So what's my contest? PART ONE: Guess what Gren and I will be this year! Again, we're dressing as a pair mentioned in a book. We're not the main characters this time, we're only mentioned in a simile in this very old and famous book. And of course, "wolf" is somewhere in the phrase. HINT: When I ran the idea by Gren, at first he was like, "No way--I am not dressing up as a ___." But after awhile, he conceded that, while it is quite emasculating, he's manly enough to pull it off. Plus, I think it's really cute.

PART TWO: Guess what character I'm going to be at night! HINT: Lots of leather. And this one has nothing to do with wolves.

Ok you have a couple choices for a prize. The first two are paranormal, the third is a YA thriller, and the last is a thriller for adults--something Halloweeny no matter your taste, no? (By the way, my copy of SO COLD THE RIVER is signed by Michael Koryta! That's right! He touched the book and scribbled stuff on it!)














If you've already read all these or just want something else, let me know! Maybe I can bake you brownies. Mine are superb--even my foodie friends agree. In fact, I'm baking a batch for my KFM class this Saturday to show my sparring buddies how much I lav them.

Contest ends Oct 31st midnight. Comment with your answers, choice of a prize, and also your email address. If no one guesses both day and night costumes correctly, we can have two winners. And if you guess wrong, but come up with COOLER outfits for Gren and me (that's somehow a play on "wolf"), and it makes me want to change our outfits to that instead, then you win a prize too! IT'S GETTING CRAZY OVER HERE! PRIZES FOR EVERYONE*** WHOOOHAOHOWHEOO!!! Books and brownies, how can you go wrong?

-jude

***jay kay. not for everyone.