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Aberystwyth (the Welsh town I'm currently studying in) would be great for walking around if it wasn't constantly raining.  It's really hilly here.  People call the uni Mt. Top University.  Unfortunately, I find myself taking the bus most days because I know I'll end up completely soaked in the 20 minutes it takes to walk from my flat to campus.  I can't even use an umbrella because the wind is so strong.

I've never had cranberry sauce.  My family never serves it at Thanksgiving, and I don't think I've been around it otherwise.  

Have you guys seen Pieces of April?  It's a really good movie about a girl making Thanksgiving dinner for her estranged family.  Even though it stars Katie Holmes, I highly recommend it.  There's a very cute scene of her preparing cranberry sauce.

I was 19.  Actually, it just happened Saturday night.  It was a french kiss, which I was not expecting and didn't really enjoy.  It was kinda like kissing a cow.  I'm not sure if it was because it was a bad kiss, or if I'm just not used to it...

I've had dreams about going on massive binges, eating everything in my kitchen, and then crying about it...not that far from the truth.

I think dreams are supposed to be just our minds' way of replaying our daily actions and sorting through what happened, or something like that.  People dream about all kinds of things that are related to their daily lives and it doesn't really mean anything other than synapses firing off in your sleep and triggering incomplete memories that the brain fills in with not so realistic stuff.  I've also heard that dreams improve our ability to learn.  I can recall reading a study where people were asked to perform some kind of brain teaser type task and then go to sleep long enough to go through REM before coming back to try the task again.  The subject's ability to perform the task dramatically improved after they had been dreaming.  This really doesn't have that much to do with your actual question, but I just thought it was interesting.  Maybe dreaming about eating healthier is making you more mentally equipped to handle it.  

1. What are you doing to celebrate All Hallows Eve?  I'm going to a party at my uni.  It's supposed to be Rocky Horror Picture Show themed, but I think it's more dress however the hell you want.
2. What's your favorite "treat?"  Caramel sauce, on a spoon.
3. What's the best Halloween costume you ever wore?  I was a cowboy-princess when I was 6 because I couldn't decide between the two.  I wore a red cowboy hat and boots with Belle's (Beauty and Beast) dress.  It was epic.
4. You are going to a swanky Halloween Masquerade Ball.  The sky is the limit and your costume is paid-for.  What is it?  Alice in Wonderland.  I know it probably wouldn't be that expensive, but I just know I could totally rock that look.
5. Did you carve a pumpkin and place it at your door to protect your home from evil spirits?  I would do, if I had one, and a knife.
6. Do you believe in life after death?  I believe in life after love.
7. If so, do you believe people can get 'stuck' in-between the land of the living and the land of the dead?  I do on Halloween.
8. Had you ever considered that 31 is 13 backwards?  Yeah, kinda like I've considered that God is dog backwards.
9. Now that you have what do you think about it being a Friday on Halloween? (Friday the 13th on Halloween)  It's saturday.
   
10. Do scary movies give you nightmares?  Yes, I can't watch them at all.
11. What's the scariest movie you have ever seen?  28 Days Later, and I only watched the first 10 minutes.
12. How would you describe a witch?  Hermione Granger.
13. Do you know what the Spanish Inquisition was?  Yes.
14. If you could pick a Super-Human power, what would it be?  To freeze time.
15. Have you ever perceived a ghost?  If so, how?  Describe it, the situation.  I haven't, but my parents both swear they have.  They said they used to live in this old house (go figure) owned by an old woman who would always watch tv with her dogs.  Anyway she died, and my parents rented the house and they said every once in a while they would hear the tv come on at night.  They would go downstairs and their dog, Bugler, would be sitting on the couch, watching the tv.
16. Are you afraid of the dark?  Were you as a kid?  I'm not really anymore, but when I was a kid I was a major chicken.  I had to have the tv on to fall asleep.  It started when my dad did shadow puppets for me when I was 3.  Apparently it terrified me and I've been scared of the dark ever since.
17. Do you believe that we reincarnate?  I think so.
18. What's your ideal end-of-life scenerio like?  IOW, if you could pick how you were going to die and when, what would that be like?  It's lame, but I just want to die old and in bed, preferably with my husband next to me if he's not already gone.  I don't want everyone in my family surrounding me, crying or anything, just not to be alone would be good.
19. What would you most like to happen to you after you die?  I'd prefer reincarnation.  Another go would be fun.
20. What do you think will actually happen to you after you die?  Probably reincarnation as something really undesirable, like a slug.  I'm too vain, and that would be my karma coming to get me.

I'm only suggesting this because I just happened to be thinking about it today and I would totally wear it:

If you have a boyfriend or a really close male friend, you guys could go as Lady and the Tramp by both wearing the respective dog ears.  Then you could wear a pretty formal dress (I was thinking old prom dress) and he could dress like a hobo.  It just sounded cute to me, plus as long you already have a dress, the only thing you'd have to spring for would be some dog ears.  Not sure how hard it would be to find them, though...

Freaks.  It's unsettling and laughable at the same time, which is a good thing for me because I'm very easily scared by horror films.

The one that scares me the most that I've seen is probably 28 Days Later.  I only made it through the first 20 minutes before I bade my friends goodnight.

Has anyone seen The Antichrist, van Trier's new movie?  It's so disgusting.  I went to see it only knowing that van Trier (one of my favorite directors) made it, so I wasn't expecting a feel good movie by any means but I definitely didn't anticipate a gore-fest.  Apparently he wrote it when he was suffering from a really severe case of depression.  I think it shows.  The is a film made by someone who was both wrestling with some pretty terrifying inner demons and lacking the hope to win that match.

OP:  Elves Rule!

Edit to add:  Invasion of the Body Snatchers-That one's fun to debate the meaning of.

sweet potatoes 

Original Post by vincent_louis:

Original Post by happyfish22:

 I watched the movie and it was a bit of a let-down, even though I read about it beforehand and knew what they would be leaving out. I really enjoyed the book though, once I got into it. I liked the dark atmosphere. It was a really thought-provoking novel.

I have yet to see the movie, but my friend really liked it. Does it leave out the more obscene details, or just substance in general? I have been told that it is pretty graphic, but I am not sure.

The movie A Clockwork Orange is a classic.  I highly recommend it.  I loved it and the book.

Well, I just finished reading Oliver Twist today.  

In case someone doesn't know, it's the story of a tragically unlucky orphan who ends up in the hands of a these despicable thieves before being temporarily rescued by much nicer people.  And repeat.

I loved it.  The ending was beautiful and it was really funny at times.  I read it in just a few days, which is really unusual for me, but I just couldn't put it down.

I have been recommending it to my friends.

I stick to one at a time.  Otherwise, I just end up reading the one I'm enjoying the most and never finish the others.

senioritis-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j6ipShk5OM

shameless geekiness-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5jRpxzuj1w

watermelons-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qoh8p0MPys

1. They are all delicious but what is your favorite variety of apple? winesap

2. Apples dipped in Caramel, Candy or Chocolate? caramel

3. What kind of candy (if any) do you plan on giving out for Halloween this year?  well i'm in aberystwyth, wales, this year, where the focus is mostly on getting pissed (in the english sense), so I think I'll probably be without candy

4. What is your favorite way to enjoy pumpkin? (Sweet as in Latte, savory as in ravioli, pie, bread etc)  pumpkin roll with cream cheese frosting.  worth the calories?  i think yes.

5.  Favorite variety of soup? Do you add crackers or bread? If so what kind?  my dad's homemade black been soup with corn bread

6.  Your heading to a football tailgating party and need to make a dip to bring, what kind of dip do you make (Be speicific with ingredients if you can!)  an artichoke dip sounds nice

7. Do you eat pumpkin flavored items or make pumpkin flavored foods all year round? Do you wish it was around all year long?  i make pumpkin flavored foods whenever i can.  before I left, I made a pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, and pumpkin bread pudding in one day.

8. You are baking some homemade bread (doesnt matter if your not a great baker) what flavor combination of bread would you like to make (Banana walnut, maple almond etc)  sweet potato-zucchini bread

9. Even when the fall weather gets a bit chilly do you still eat salads, fruit, ice cream and other summery foods? salads and fruit, yes, ice cream, no.  

10.  Favorite Autumm vegetables and way to eat it?  pumpkin baked into any conceivable form.  sweet potato casserole!

11. Hot Chocolate, Hot Cider, Coffee w/ a seasonal flavor or Hot tea?  hot spiced cider

12.  Lets make a fall stew! Pick any 6 ingredients to create one:  pumpkin, sweet potato, zucchini, garbanzo beans, rosemary, and veggie broth

13. Treat yourself, if you were trick or treating and could only goto 5 houses, what 5 types of candy would you most like to receive in your bag?  butterfingers, candy corn (or pumpkins), cadbury chocolates, caramel apples, and (even though it's totally not seasonal) my favorite, cadbury chocolate eggs with the creme filling.  that just sounds good.

14. Do you tend to eat more or less in the fall versus summer?  i don't think it changes for me

15. Would you prefer pumpkin seeds, walnuts, sunflower seeds, or almonds to snack on?  pumpkin seeds

16. Lets snack on some popcorn because we all love its low fat high fiber goodness, what flavor/seasoning would you like on your popcorn (Caramel, Jalapeno, Cinnamon etc)  caramel, with nuts

17. What is your summer lunch and what is your fall lunch and how do they differ? If at all?  summer lunch, probably a greek salad.  fall lunch is a smaller salad with some stew

18. Do you like candy corn? love it.  reminds me of halloweens at my gran's house when i was a little one.  she always the mix of corn and pumpkins

19.  Do you eat hot cereal in the fall? Even if you really dont, what toppings would you like in yours?  i love cream of wheat.  i fry apples with a bit of cinnamon and splenda and mix that in.  it's really nice.

20. Finally post a link to a recipe for one your favorite fall recipes that we all might enjoy :) you can't go wrong with sweet potato casserole

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2006/12/sweet-po tato-casserole-with-pecan.html

Radio Days is the best in my opinion.

you spread the falafel mix on a pizza.  lots of gourmet pizza shops offer it.

"Skip to the end."

Saves time.