I really like the scalp oil.  I decided to move my facial day/deep treatday to Monday so I did a regular wash and then Sunday night did another round of scritching and oiling.  My hair is very soft.

I had a massage on Monday to straighten out a bunch of stuff.  Now that I'm back to guitar lessons AND I bought a new guitar (classical style) my left thumb decided to hurt pretty badly.  She straightened it out, it was not a pleasant process.
My right neck and shoulder were really messed up from the trip and carrying my yoga bag on the same shoulder more than usual.  I'd forgotten how intense it can be-luckily its been years since I've needed this kind of bodywork.

Tomorrow I'm ging back to my old (as in previous) hairdresser.  I'm feeling a little anxious-of course my hair is starting to feel longer...I really need it shaped.

The countdown is on...40 days until Halloween.

I just bought 2 new movies:  The Libertine and Aeon Flux.  I like them both very much.

FYI-Target has some really cute terry cloth kitchen towels for Halloween.  I'm going to use mine as guest towels for the party.  I got the skeletons.  Cute!!  They'll go perfectly with the talking skeleton I'm putting in the bathtub and the skull fogger on the countertop...

I think the bathroom will be funny...the talking skeleton sounds like a big guy who smoked and drank (Mr. Jab-R-Jaw is the prop name, you can find it at www.shindigz.com). ; I'm going to fill the bathtub with white styrofoam peanuts to simulate bubbles, put a funny shower cap on him and stick a back scrubber in his hand.  He's poseable and says 3 phrases like "You call THAT a costume?"  "Will you get me a drink, please?" "Happy Halloween" I think that's what he says.  He's motion activated and his jaw moves when he speaks and his eye sockes have little red lights that blink when he talks.
Too bad I can't program what he says to fit the scenario.

I just hope everyone will have a good time.  I hope I can find a balance between some scary stuff and funny.  I'm not at all into cutesy Halloween stuff.

I'm going to be giving away door prizes and prizes for games, I have a 4' coffin that will be the prize coffin and I'm giving away Alchemy Gothic inscense, a grim reaper candle, skull tea light holders, black cat boppers headbands, etc. so I hope it will be fun.  I'm going to let the person choose and we will have the best male & female costumes that everyone will vote-I have little statuettes for that that say Best Costume.  Its a skeleton holding its own head.  Cute!!

Our outside display will be so much better than last year 'cause I learned how to make realistic lightning and how to light the scene with spot lights and flood lights.  I can hardly wait to start playing with the props.

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And you're putting this guy in the bathroom? LOL! That just leaves the possibilities wide open, doesn't it?   

GOD, I love this time of year! The changing colours, the longer nights, elaborate displays everywhere, the decadence, the opulence, the parties, that subtle bite of cold in the air....we do have at least a little of that here in SoCal. 

Your giveaway prizes sound great, Sakina! I'm totally not into the cutesy, hokey, cartoony, country Halloween décor. But my mother is - ugh!    Halloween was interesting at our place for a few years, between dad's Japanese-ish jack-o-lantern designs, mother's cartoony decorations and my smoke machine, spiderwebs and blacklights everywhere (with Midnight Syndicate blaring in the background of course  ). These days, I try to participate in the haunted house that my aunt & uncle put on every year.

Hope your party is at least as much fun! 

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This year I have a ground fogger.  I haven't tried it out yet, but the idea is to cool the fog so it stays low on the ground and tickles your toes.  I have 2 regular fog machines, too.
I was disappointed with the Midnight Syndicate CD I bought so I haven't bought more.  Do you have a favorite, Angel Spun?

The absolute BEST fog machine is a dry ice machine.  Dry ice + water + fan = great, thick fog that hugs the ground completely.

It's really good for a bubbling cauldron too, since it'll boil and bubble away for a good long time. 

Wow...how great that you have a real stylist who actually shares your hair goals! That is rare...

Mist makers are little, round, metallic devices that convert water into mist when submerged. They come in all sizes, but smaller ones are the most popular. Most of them have LED lights on top.
    I'm all too familiar with the Fright Catalog (who would've guessed?  ), but I confess it's been awhile since I last checked it out.

Not a fan of Realm Of Shadows, eh? Bummer. I do rather like the theme of MS's new album...but not sure whether I'll actually buy it.

All this talk of Halloween shopping is making me realize that I'm wayyy behind on it! lol I'll have to fix that...  *shifty eyes*