Party Wednesday: Witches’ Coven

             With the surprising rise of witches back on TV (Witches of Eastend and American Horror Story: Coven) I just thought it would be appropriate to celebrate.  Let’s turn that lively home into a dead/ haunted one and invite your coven over for dinner.

Décor

                        For the décor I wanted a more elegant setting, like the head witch has invited the coven over for dinner.  The main colors are going to be black, white and accents of red.

            For lighting normal white lighting will be fine but be sure to add black candles, candle holders, and a fancy black chandler to tie back in the horror feeling.

http://fancy.com/things/339215684544238197/black-candle-holders-with-black-candles

http://www.cheapchandeliersinfo.com/black-chandelier/elegant-gypsy-chandelier-with-black-bead/

                On a mantel or stand alone shelf, place a focal point of some black picture frames (they can contain a freighting picture inside or an old creepy looking photo) with some black candles holders and black cloth draped over it.  The photo I found has used some black crows and white pumpkins, you can use that as well or in place of the pumpkins you can add skulls.  I would recommend skulls.

http://www.craftberrybush.com/2012/10/mini-halloween-house-tour-with.html

            Along book shelf’s, add some black bottles and clear one with some witch’s ingredients in them.

http://www.the36thavenue.com/2012/09/diy-halloween-poison-bottles.html

  For the food table, keep it simple with a black runner with a mesh white runner on top.  For the center piece have elaborate candelabra, or go with a bird cage painted black with a skull and a crow inside.

http://www.minimalisti.com/decoration/09/sinister-halloween-table-decorations-and-bizarre-bar-ornamentation.html

For the flatware, use black utensils, for the plates find something unique and creepy and use red cloth napkins. 

https://www.jossandmain.com/Haute-Halloween-20-Piece-Montana-Flatware-Set~HALL1080~E2353.html

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/halloween-medallion-plates/

Don’t forget the goblets!

Food

            Green Goddess

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/extra-green-green-goddess-dip

Pumpkin Soup

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pumpkin-soup-pumpkin-seed-50400000116276/

Roasted Crows (Quails)

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/roasted-quail-with-cranberry-orange-pecan-stuffing-10000000258813/

Witches hats

http://www.trendytree.com/blog/witch-hat-cookies/

Drink

Witches Brew

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/brew-ha-ha-punch-10000000257698/

Bubbling Brew

http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity-lifestyle/articles/halloween-entertaining-guide-witches-brew#slide-2

Eye of Newt

http://homebars.barinacraft.com/post/11879209928/black-pumpkin-mold-halloween-cocktail

Hocus Pocus

http://www.mccormick.com/Recipes/Beverages-Cocktails/Orange-Hocus-Pocus-Fizz

            This should give your coven something to talk about until the next get together.  As always if you have a party idea or would like to share one of your own themed parties, send it my way and I will put it up on my blog.  Next week is the last Halloween themed party.  Don’t be sad there will be a party theme each month; just keep an eye out for them.  Come back Friday where I will give you my review on Grand Theft Auto V.

See you on the other side

Sore Throat and Cool Things

            Wasn't feeling sick these past couple of days so sorry of the no update yesterday.  Good news is that I haven’t recived a runny nose (yet); bad news is that I keep getting this sore throat in the mornings.  And no, I don’t smoke.  It came on Friday afternoon and by Friday evening, I couldn’t swallow, talk, and I was hacking up mucus chunks.  Sounds pleasant, but the best part was I could not go to sleep until some time after 2 am.  Come the next morning, my throat was a little sore from the hacking up but over all ok.  Very weird.

            Another thing that happened last week was that my man went on a business trip to Dallas with the leads in his division, leaving me home alone with the cats and the city.  Let’s just say I kept myself busy trying to finish GTA 5 (still not done) and playing with makeup that turned my bathtub into a clown murder scene.  But upon his arrival home he gave me a beautiful gift from the Texas’ state fair. 

From the Fair

            I just want to make a couple of announcements from some things coming up this moth that I am excited about.

            First off have you checked out The Wolf Among Us yet?  It’s a done by the same company who did the Walking Dead, Telltale games, based on based on Bill Willingham's Fables comic book series.  The sorties take place before the comic book and will consist of 5 episodes.  The first one is out now on all platforms but you can play part of the first episode for free now on Xbox and Playstation. 

            The second thing I wanted to mention was… BRAVEST WORRIORS IS BACK!

Well to be precise it will be premiering the second season on YouTube this Thursday.  I cannot wait to watch it!  I love catbug and I want to make a mascot suite in his form and wear it to conventions.  However that would be a lot of time and money and I sure as hell don’t have the money to make it.  One day cat bug I shall be in you!

            That was totally not weird… anyway be sure to come back tomorrow for Party Wednesday as we continue our month long Halloween themed parties.

            See you on the other side

Bitch'n Friday: Dont Leave me Alone With Makeup

For several days I have been left alone to  my own concoction of crazy.  Last night was no exception.  Since I came the realization that i am no where near to being close to the end of Grand Theft Auto 5 to do a proper review, I thought I could do a photo-op of myself in some day of the dead makeup.  Lets just say the results are not pretty.  My biggest flaw was  not planing out the design.
Just see for your self...

White Face.  Not Racist

Looks more skeleton than sugar skull.

And piss poor planing ends up like this.

So there you have it.  learn from my mistakes so you can have a better outcome than I.  See you Monday for a recap.

See you on the other side

Party Wednesday: Mad Scientist’s Laboratory

             This week we are sticking with the Halloween themes and going with mad scientist laboratory.  With the film I, Frankenstein coming out soon I thought a mad scientist theme would be perfect.  Thought I doubt the film will have any resemblance to the brilliant novel, none the less many people still fear science and what better way to do so than with a mad laboratory.

Décor

            Upon entering the laboratory, hang up sheets of plastic on the door frame.  This will make your guests feel like they are entering a hazards area.

  Upon entering the key idea is to have to room dram, only using black lights and blue or green lighting behind your decorations. 

For a creepy lighting factor you can make your own light box to display x-rays on.

http://www.ehow.com/how_7839299_make-xray-screen.html

 Also adding some electrical bulbs look cool as well.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Mad-Scientists-Light/

The next big thing is the decorations.  I would encourage using glass jars of various sizes and shapes to place objects and specimens in. 

http://www.dappercadaver.com/categories/mad-science-lab/

Also using glass beakers, test tubes, and petri dishes for décor and plating food and drinks in. 

Finish off with some dry ice in beakers or a fog machine. 

Be sure to have you and your guest dress up as either scientists or Frankenstein like creatures.

Food

            Cabbage Brain

http://iaminblog.com/recipes/kid-party-food/

Frog legs

http://blogen.domaine-gagnard.com/2009/02/test-recette/

Green soup

http://www.marthastewart.com/341908/cauldron-curry?center=276965&gallery=275177&slide=285633

Mystery meat

http://www.mrfood.com/Beef/Ghoulish-Glazed-Meatballs/

Blood slide

  

http://www.instructables.com/id/Dexter-Blood-Slide-Suckers-Eat-At-Your-Own-Risk/

Drink

Syringe shots

Fill syringes with various liquor flavors for a unique way to take a shot.

Experiment 1

http://www.marthastewart.com/273230/fresh-from-the-lab-bubbling-cocktails?czone=holiday%2Fhalloween-center%2Fhalloween-center-desserts&gallery=275515&slide=273230&center=276965

Mad scientist

http://paulkernfeld.com/alien/

To Space!

http://www.thecampuscompanion.com/party-lab/2011/10/21/aurora-drink/#.UlWxQOXh7M0

            Just a little bouncing off point before you and your guests descend into madness.  I tried to cover a broad range but you can easily narrow down your type of mad scientist.  I will have a post on soothing on Friday, so come back for more of my babbling of a crazy woman.

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Sucked back in the black hole

I'm back home an loving the city life again.  And what did I do when I got back.... play Grad Theft Auto 5... I am stll only 25% done and I still need to play multiplayer with my man as well.  I am hoping to finish by Friday so I can do at least a main story review.  

Other than immersing myself back into video games, I've had to clean house and do laundry.  I guess this is a way for my man to say he missed me.  I would have preferd flowers but the fun we had the night I returned was fun.

  This week I am hard at work with Party Wendesday, stay tuned for that.  I hope to finish GTA5 before Friday to do a review.  

See you on the otherside 

Bitchn' Fridays: US Government

  If you are the average American and have been watching the news, chances are you have heard or felt the lack of leadership in your country that has lead us to a government shutdown.  For most people they are hardly affected by it but for others like my brother-in-law are feeling the effects of this shutdown.  He works for the border patrol  which is kinda important, but due to the shut down he still has to report into work  his pay is being furloughed.  To me that is bullshit.  When was the last time you worked for free?  Well other than for charity, most people in our country likes to be paid for there work and in a timely manner.  If this happened at a regular job, the employee would be suing the shit out of that business/employer.

  Unfortunately for those who work for the government as a federal worker or private contractor they are stuck.  

  I am so sick and tired of your federal government acting like spoiled toddlers when they don't get there way.  You know what my mom used to do to me when i was acting spoiled... she hit me with a paddle.  What ever I was doing wrong I quickly changed my tune and straiten up.  It is high time that congress gets the paddle from the American people.

  If you cant do your job and listen to the people of your nation instead of forcing your own agenda then you do not deserve to be a voice of the people.  If this was any other job every last one of them would be fired, from the house to the senate to the white house.  Start a fresh slate and have non-political parties running our nation.  We would be better off with no political parties and just people who are looking out for the average Joe American.  I know this is only wishful thinking, but just imagine few ads during election time  when the greedy children are buy up your vote.

  Ugh this has made me to upset.  Here is an awesome video of nerd and geeks attacking each other, kind of  suiting for what is happening in our government right now.

See you on the other side

Party Wednesday: Zombies

    The only thing that generates actual people and not bots to my blog is back! to kick off its return we are doing a party theme every Wednesday in October. To kick it off we are doing the time and true classic of zombies.
    I love zombies, and they have been gaining popularity over the past five years (give or take). It is hard to buy a game that doesn't come out with some sort of zombie mode in it. With the popular of The Walking Dead series returning to us in the middle part of this month, what perfect timing it is to do this theme. Get ready to turn you house upside down for a zombie apocalypse.


                                                                       Decor

    Well we are going to need to turn your home into a safe haven/ rundown house that you are using as a hold out, for now. Simple task is to make your house look ransacked, flip up cushions, topple chairs, leave doors and shelf open and empty. Smear some fake blood on your walls or if you are scared that they might stain you can buy blood stickers to place on your wall.

http://funhouse.hubpages.com/hub/Zombie-Themed-Party-Ideas
http://www.amazon.com/Bloody-Handprint-Clings-Party-Accessory/dp/B001A1VLLK%3FSubscriptionId%3D14H876SFAKFS0EHBYQ02%26tag%3Dpinterest086-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB001A1VLLK


Don't forget to board up your windows. This site shows you how to make fake boards using cardboard: http://www.ghoulfriday.com/painting_faux_wooden_boards_cardboard
You can also add some torn up curtains with blood on them and add zombie arms reaching out from behind the curtains and boards.

http://www.hungryhappenings.com/2012/10/happy-halloween-our-zombie-themed-party.html

I think every house should have a safe room. What is a better safe room than the bathroom, but you will need the right door to make you feel safe and secure... The safe house door from Left 4 Dead should do the trick. Spray or print out the safe house symbol and have it pointing to your bathroom door.

http://l4d.gamebanana.com/sprays/41725
If you are supper crafty you can pint your own L4D door or you can get it decal and stick it on your bathroom door.

http://m.dezignwithaz.com/custom-decals.php

Decorating your table for food and beverages you don't want to have a supper nice presentation. Have your table cloth or bloody gauze just hanging off one corner of the table.

http://www.darksidedisplays.com/detail.aspx?ID=8059
Use a hurricane lamp to hold it in place.
I saw this old bucket that would be perfect to use to hold napkins and silverware in:

http://www.amazon.com/Shabby-Cottage-Utensil-Silverware-Caddy/dp/B0063JOBCA/ref=sr_1_644?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1320616994&sr=1-644&tag=polyvore006-20
It helps give it that old survivor vibe.
For the rest of the silver wear and plate use mismatching flat wear and plates. For drinks I love the idea of using beakers, test tubes, and large glass bowls to sever in. For a creep factor add brain ice cubes and frozen hands into your drinks.

http://www.amazon.com/Fred-Friends-Brain-Freeze-Cube/dp/B003AQB2XK

http://handfacts.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/your-next-halloween-fun-idea-how-to-make-a-scary-halloween-ice-hand/

Lighting is simple, dim lights, use brown and red bulbs, and use candles and hurricane lamps. Something about low lighting gives off that scare factor.

http://www.squidoo.com/hurricane-lamps?utm_source=google&utm_medium=imgres&utm_campaign=framebuster

The last decoration is yourself and your guest. Have you and your household be the survivors and your guest come as the zombies. Threw out the night one by one the survivors turn into zombies until everyone is is a zombie.

http://www.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/videos/inside-the-walking-dead-zombie-make-up-tips-for-halloween


                                                                        Food

Meat hand

http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2009/10/27/meat-hand/


Guacamoldy Eyeballs

http://www.delish.com/recipefinder/guacamoldy-eyeballs-recipe-123432

Adams Ribs

http://www.bhg.com/recipe/meat/adams-ribs/

Zombie Head

http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2011/10/26/zombie-head-cheese/

Fingers and toes

http://www.delish.com/recipefinder/ladies-fingers-mens-toes-recipe

Braiiinz cupcakes

http://technabob.com/blog/2009/10/17/zombie-brain-cupcakes/

                                                                   Drinks

Zombie punch

http://recipesandremedies.blogspot.com/2012/10/green-grog-zombie-punch-recipe.html

Bloody Brains

http://www.foodnetworktv.com/recipes/bloody-brain-shooter.html

Rich Blood

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/autumn-punch-50400000116270/

This party should scare off some neighbors and maybe some friends as well. As always send me pics of you pulling off amazing themed parties or if you have an idea for a party theme tell me in the comment section below. See you on Friday for a rant or something.

See you on the other side