November 2, 2011

• Discount Halloween shopping. . .

  Yesterday after work I went out to 3 different stores to check on discount Halloween stuff.  I already have the theme for next year, "Chop Shop".  I had to go on the way cheap side this year and so went with the vampire theme because I found the majority of that stuff deeply discounted on close-out sales and discontinued lines.  I was able to nab the wall roll covering of a bloody butcher scene, an animated/talking skeleton, and skull stake lights for the yard all at half price.  I also nabbed 4 pet costumes, my cats are so going to hate me, lol.  And I got a toy AK-47 that looks close enough to the customized Mallory Knox rifle I had previously, but the second handle is molded into it so I won't have issues like my old one that keeps falling off.  I'll have to paint it and add the shell holder and shells, but that shouldn't take too long.  I have decided to completely give up Christmas.  Since my brother died so close to Christmas, and my parents are living in Florida now and I refuse traveling during the holidays, and I'm an atheist I simply see no reason to be bothered with Christmas decorations and celebrations.  It's just depressing.  I'm going to focus all my holiday efforts on Halloween.  :)  I'm also going to start saving for and purchasing some Halloween animatronics for the yard.  Spirit Halloween had an awesome life-size Reagan animatronic from The Exorcist that was marked half-price yesterday.  I still didn't have the $90 for it this year, but that is a great price and I'm going to keep it in mind for next year.  

  Today is my day off for working next weekend, so it's back to house organizing and laundry.  

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