Happy October

I could seriously not be more excited that it is October.
Yes, September's awesome in its own Septembery ways, but October's just... October.
As October is arguably my favorite month, this post is going to be 100% (you guessed it) Octobery. Here we go.

October got its name from the Roman emperor, Octavian Caesar (also known as Caesar Augustus), and the Latin root "octo", meaning eight. In the Roman calender, October was the eighth month. (Click here for more October history)

Our school's drama club held auditions for the one act play, Council, last week, and believe it or not, I got a part. An admittably small part (6 lines, 1.5 scenes), but a part none the less. My name is Condor. I'm a condor. I did not know what a condor was until I read the script and Googled it. (It's a bird. A bit of an ugly bird, too.) Yeah, it's not the big lead I was hoping for, but I'm still very much psyched to be in it. October is our rehersing month, with the 29th-3rd being tech week, and we open in November. It's a pretty crunched time period, but I think I already know my lines.

Halloween, as I'm sure everyone's aware, is also in October (YES). I adore Halloween. Everything about it is just awesome. Unfortunately I'm getting a bit old to trick or treat, but who cares? For costume options, I kind of had trouble deciding between

The ever awesome Wednesday Addams,

An equally fantabulous flapper girl,

The amazing-beyond-words Dead Bride and

Ruby Gloom. Ruby is the star of my all time favorite, G-rated TV show, Ruby Gloom. I wasn't quite sure if she was really in the running until I saw this amazing picture:

 So. That pretty much narrows it down to the Bride and Ruby. (Please make sure to vote on the second poll with your opinion!)

This October, me, my mom and my grandma are also going to CHICAGO for a few days, which I am utterly thrilled about. I'll keep you posted on that when it comes up.

Lastly, fall is officially here.

Leaves and serious weather changes (it's freaking 40 degrees)? Check.

State fair? Check. 

School and all the, ah, loveliness that comes with it? Check.

One step left. I'll have to go get the Youngling to rake up some leaves for me.

May the Force be ever in your favor,

xx Kati

(Please note that I don't own any of the Halloween pictures. Thanks to Sounds From my Garage for the Wednesday picture, Scavenge Costumes for the flapper girl picture, Laura-Ferreira for the Dead Bride picture, Ruby Gloom wiki for the first Ruby Gloom picture, and LavenderYuki for the second Ruby Gloom picture. All rights to them)



 

FALL | Part 1

As any true Minnesotan can tell you, fall is the season of three primary things (four, if you, like me, enjoy life's simple pleasures.)
1. The Minnesota State Fair
2. School
3. Weather change
And sometimes
4. Watching your family rake up all your leaves into giant piles and then jumping in them, thus depointalizing their efforts and screwing up your yard.
Yup, it's fall.
Well, school hasn't started quite yet, the weather is still 10wooking2 degrees, and all the leaves on our trees are still green and not on the ground. However, the state fair, at least, has begun. My parents tooks me and the Youngling to it on Sunday, so I can officially say that fall is upon us!!!!

Here's a picture of a tiny fragment of the massive amounts of people who usually come to the fair. I'm pretty sure one of the requirments for being Minnesotan is that you must attend the fair every year.

 

 

 

This probably goes without saying, but NO State Fair experience is complete without cheese curds. They are the building blocks of the fair, the foundation on which the great Minnesota get together sits upon, the sole reason a lot of people even come. Here's a little insider LeNerd secret: The best cheese curds at the fair are in the Food building, over in that corner where all they sell is huge masses of cheesy goodness. We also tried jalapenos stuffed with cheese and meat and wrapped in bacon (and then probably deep fried.). If you decide to try them, make sure you have something to drink nearby.

Sweet Martha's Cookies are also a must at the fair. They have two locations on the fairgrounds, but it is so worth the walk. I have yet to find a cookie more ridiculously delectable than these.

Lastly, as gross as it sounds, my new favorite state fair food is fried green tomatoes. Don't even ask; just buy.

We also spent a lot of time in the animal barns. I very much like the sheep barn, especially the adorable little sheeplings. Mostly they were just being boring and crowding in one corner to try and stay close to the fan, but they're just so CUTE.

Then we went to the poultry barn to see poultry such as

Ducks,

Chickens,

And bunnies. Not sure when bunnies were declared poultry, but hey, they're pretty cute.

We also went to the Midway, which has become considerably lamer over the years. My main interest was the roller coaster, so that was the first thing we did. The Youngling had never been on any roller coasters except for the Pepsi Orange Streak at the Mall of America, so it took a little coaxing to get him onto the ride. I convinced him that it was really fun and that it was over mass quickly, and that he wouldn't be able to feel the hills or loops at all.
Yeah. It turned out to be a little bit scarier than I had anticipated.
After that we stuck to his favorite fun houses and the Ferris Wheel.

So yeah. Pretty fair-y day at the fair.

We also had our school Open House last night, yet another sign that fall is on the way. I'm pretty happy with my locker and schedule. Me and Squid have a large amount of classes together (including gym- Thank Yoda), and W has LA with us. I covered my locker in pictures (like, covered-you can't really see the locker anymore.) and I already have my combo memorized. Yay. I'll try to get a few pictures of my locker if I get a chance, but until then:

May the Force be ever in your favor.

xx Kati