1.) I'm looking for Halloween art with both vintage and pinup flare for graphics. Anyone have some good links?

2.) So-- spill. What smelly things are your mainstays for the Autumn / Harvest / Halloween season? What things are you lusting after? This covers bath and body products, perfumes, candles, tarts, incense-- anything that smells like fall. What other Autumn-related retail urges have you had?

What I have: Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab oils in Samhain, Mabon, Harvest Moon 2004, Lughnasadh, Hamadryad, The Lion, The Hesperides, Bengal, and Jack. I have pretty much all of the Yankee Candle tarts in Fall/Spicy scents-- I particularly like Pumpkin Pie and Harvest. I'm in love with the Witches' Brew seasonal, too. FeMaledictions oils in Sleepy Hollow, Descent, Pumpkinhead, Bewitch, and Witchy Treats, as well as her soap in Merry Hallowe'en and an Irate Jack O'Lantern soap. I've got a Pumpkin face mask from Bath & Body Works, as well.

What I've splurged on in the past few months that hasn't arrived yet: Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab's Harvest Moon 2005, Pumpkin Patch, Devil's Night, Dia de Los Muertos 2005, and Samhain 2005. A FeMaledictions gift bag with one vial each of her limited edition scents. Skindazzles bath meringue in Boo, and whipped body frostings in Pumpkins on Parade, Abracadabra, and Halloween Cupcakes, as well as a few Ichabombs.

What I'm lusting after: The Halloween stuff from DarkCandles. The new gift set from Femaledictions. Pumpkin soap from DarkSwan. And I really would like a Halloween sample from DSH. A sample of Samhain Night from Toadstool soaps. The wire votive tree, shadowcast lanterns, striped votives, and candles in Pumpkin Nectarine, Pumpkin Pie, Mulled Wine, and Pomegranate Pumpkin from Illuminations.

3.) What foody things do you love best in Autumn? I personally love Starbucks' pumpkin spice lattes, as well as brightly decorated Halloween cupcakes. Tomato soup is especially appreciated in the fall.



Give me something to browse at work, I beg of you.

My sister is wearing my favorite going out shirt. She says mom "found it" in the wash and assumed it belongs to one of her friends. Right.

"She thought it was Jamie's because she didn't think it would fit you."

(Jamie, by the way, is twice my size.)

Oh, for fuck's sake. I'm tired of hearing how my clothes don't look like they should fit me. I've dropped fifteen goddamn pounds to get to 125, and I'm looking pretty slender. What the fuck?

I was about one hair from ordering her take it off right now. Be naked. See if I care. Because really, grrrr. If she knew it wasn't hers, she shouldn't have put it on. I can be stingy that way because I pay for my things and have since I was fourteen. I have no concept of "I liked it, so I just took it" or "daddy, give me money because I'm going out," and so when others use my things without asking, it bothers me to no end.

Fucktarts, man. I'm getting a lock with my next paycheck. Too many of my things get "left behind" in the dryer. I do one load of laundry a week. This is ridiculous. On the plus side, tonight is laundry night, and so I intend on ordering it back the minute I walked through the door. I intend on wearing that shirt on Friday, so I'm at least glad this happened sooner rather than later.

How long until I have enough money to move? Ashley, you sure you don't have a hidden room somewhere in that condo? Hell, at this point, I'd rent the damn futon if it came with a nice privacy curtain. Urrrrrgh.

The "When you see this on your friendslist, quote Firefly" meme.

Alliance Officer: "Seems odd you'd name your ship after a battle you were on the wrong side of."
Mal: "May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."
-- Bushwhacked


Inara: "Attack." (Mal lunges at her with sword; she sidesteps and swats him on the butt; he grunts in pain) "How did I avoid that?"
Mal: "By being fast like a freak?"
-- Shindig


Mal: "Ah, the pitter patter of tiny feet in huge combat boots."
-- War Stories


Mal: (to Inara) "This distress call wouldn't be taking place in someone's pants, would it?"
-- Heart of Gold


So many quotes, but I didn't want to re-use any that I've seen. Which rules out most of my absolute favorites, but...

Seeing Serenity on Saturday, whee!