Rather surreal...

Mickeymac · Post by **Mickeymac** » Jan Thu 05, 2006 12:06 pm

I have to say how surreal it is to hear the Lanai Music and Polynesian area loops requested by Mustanley playing while watching snowflakes as big as cat paws falling outside my office windows... Hmmmm... is this irony, or torture, or what??

AlexLoup · Post by **AlexLoup** » Jan Thu 05, 2006 1:13 pm

i just thinks it funny. Of course I was listening to chistmas music when it was like 106 degrees here.

Mickeymac · Post by **Mickeymac** » Jan Thu 05, 2006 1:17 pm

Yeah, it is funny. The sun is starting to try to break through, so hopefully that will help. I do believe it is supposed to be some sort of subliminal torture, however... hehehee!

Duly noted you decided to go all Halloweeny on us, too! LOLOL!

AlexLoup · Post by **AlexLoup** » Jan Thu 05, 2006 1:52 pm

What can i say Halloween is good anytime of the year, it's called cosplaying though.

Mickeymac · Post by **Mickeymac** » Jan Thu 05, 2006 2:15 pm

Cosplaying??

Post by **Dr. Ravenscroft** » Jan Thu 05, 2006 2:53 pm

AlexLoup wrote:What can i say Halloween is good anytime of the year, it's called cosplaying though.

I agree (with all of my halloween props clutched in my arms).

AlexLoup · Post by **AlexLoup** » Jan Thu 05, 2006 5:57 pm

Mickeymac wrote:Cosplaying??

Yup, cosplaying is short for costume playing, it is mostly done by the follwoing groups:

Otaku
Star Wars fan, (if you went to any premier or opening for Ep. 3 and they had the people in costumes, they were cosplayers)
Trekkies
RPG players
and children during Halloween.

Post by **Dr. Ravenscroft** » Jan Fri 06, 2006 12:59 pm

You know I should have known that. The halloween stuff for kids we all call them TOTS.

Mickeymac · Post by **Mickeymac** » Jan Fri 06, 2006 2:18 pm

OOOOOh! I was reading it as 'co-splayers' and trying to figure out who was splaying who... it's short for Costume Players!

I see a lot of Potterites dressing too, so I guess that is it. We used to dress to go see the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Man, am I old.

Why do you call them TOTS? (afraid to ask again...)

Post by **Dr. Ravenscroft** » Jan Fri 06, 2006 3:42 pm

T rick O r T reater S, it's that simple. We actually call all who go out that night tots and we count how many you get to know if you had a good year. A good year being anything 50 - 100 for beginners, 101-250 for Ameteur, and 251-500 for Advanced. Professinals try to make money at it and we just love to have fun.

Mickeymac · Post by **Mickeymac** » Jan Fri 06, 2006 11:05 pm

It's so simple I MISSED IT.

How in the world can you make money trick or treating??? We get close to 200 kids. We live near the town school, next to the kindergarten teacher, and my husband works for a candy company so they all come to our street. We go broke!

(actually, not in candy costs, but in my decorating and lighting bills! It's great fun!)

AlexLoup · Post by **AlexLoup** » Jan Sun 08, 2006 5:01 pm

We never get big a fancy for Halloween. I usually go to a frirnds house or the movies for that night.

Shinku · Post by **Shinku** » Jan Sun 08, 2006 8:58 pm

Make money trick or treating? Like trick or treating for unicef?

Lion Sleeps Tonight · Post by **Lion Sleeps Tonight** » Jan Sun 08, 2006 10:40 pm

Cosplaying? *shudders from bad memories at anime cons*

It is rather surreal hearing Christmas music from the theme parks during other seasons. The other day I requested a Christmas parade song, a little after Dec. 25, and it seemed so dated.

Post by **Dr. Ravenscroft** » Jan Mon 09, 2006 1:32 pm

Well there are many ways:

-For non-profit org's you can have a can food drive to go through your haunt you have to drop of a can of food.
-or $1 donation to the charity of your choice

-for profit you can charge an entrance BUT(and this is a big BUT) you have to conform to local ordanences and fire code. if outdoor much easier than indoor, such as a haunted hayride

-ofcourse you can always ask for donations you won't get to many but every bit helps

I should probably start a new topic, I think I will when I get through the rest of these messages (internet doesn't work at the house right now so I can only get on at work)