Halloween Goodness

Since we got married, we've tried to throw some form of Halloween party every year. It almost didn't happen last year, but we made it. Next year could be interesting with a newborn, but we'll see about that. I'm not entirely sure how this year went, though.

See, I missed most of the party. I missed Laura. I missed Amanda. The party started at 6:00. I got home at 9:00 due to circumstances beyond my control. Because I got home so late, I only had time to dress up as a colossal geek for Halloween, wearing my anniversary gift. I saw exactly one kiddie dressed up for Halloween.

On the bright side, the part of the party I did experience was pretty cool. The Girl did a wonderful job setting it up. I got home to a bunch of happy people enjoying each others' company. I immediately had some home-brewed pumpkin ale, and pizza, and general junk food. Later on I got to have some anniversary cake, which is just so good it has to be part of the crack food group. Definitely. If you're ever planning to be at Penn State and you need a cake, call Kim Morrison to get a cake. She's awesome. She's a wonderfully nice lady, and her cakes are phenomenal. I'm telling you; crack food group.

My childhood "homeboy" JV came down for the party, too, which was awesome. I haven't seen him in forever. We got to hang out with Noelle after the party, and JV stayed over to Saturday. We got to play Wii, eat awesome seafood, and have the tastiest ice cream ever. It was pretty awesome. It was just like the old days, and it really felt like not a day had passed. Reminiscing about pre-school is just so much fun.

The Cake Is A... Pumpkin

Today was pumpkin-carving day for Halloween. We went to Dana Day's house, pumpkins in hand, to create our masterpieces. Immediately prior to the party, I had a bright idea; I was going to create THE CAKE!

What is the cake? Well, to understand this, you must be one of the initiated. If you are not, then you should go play Portal. Then you'll understand what I've created.

Portal is a fantastic game. It's also hard to describe. It's a little quickie game from Valve Software (yes, the guy does have a valve sticking out the back of his head). It ends up being a puzzle game with a twist. You're eventually given a gun that has two ends of a portal. You can fire one in one place, another somewhere else, and then pass through the "portal" that you created. Throughout the game, you're promised cake by the GLaDOS computer speaking over the loudspeaker following your trials and tribulations.

The cake is a lie!

If you're not interested in playing you can get a thorough synopsis of the game from Wikipedia and an explanation of the above phrase from Urban Dictionary.

Without further ado, my creation and its inspiration...