It was a little last minute when I decided to throw a little Halloween fest at Melz Crazy Cathouse (my house), but Mr. Crowley was playing the local arcade Gameworks at Ontario Mills on Halloween night and it seemed like a good idea to toss together a pre-party. After all, many of us had already seen Mr. Crowley just the night before at Riki Ractman's Cathouse; now *I* was going to show 'em how to throw a REAL Cathouse party -- only my Cathouse has real cats! The cats had to be locked in the bathtub for the event, lest Feles flee and lose another life,

This job SUCKS! Another year, and I was still the only person in my department who dressed up for work on Halloween. Computer geex, I gues, are not festive. Here I am, hissing at the camera at my desk, wishing I was at home preparing for my Halloween party.

This job BLOWS! Dave and Ana arrived early to help me with party preparations. Dave was given balloon duty.

After freshening up my make-up (ha! can you believe I just said that!!), I threw on a tee shirt to protect my costume from pumpkin blood as I began the honors of carving the jack-o-lantern.

And the finished product. What would Halloween be without jack-o-lanterns, junk food, and BEER!!

It's (not) Mime Time™: Although Ana didn't dress festively for work (laaaammmmeeeee), she did don her Halloween best for the fiesta. Here's what Ana would look like if she were a Marilyn Manson disciple.

The party invaded Ig Beach, the lovely beach area designed, built, and residing in my neighbor's yard. The Beach features a wet bar, a huge shade built with palm leaves, a waterfall, and tons of sand. We munched pizza and drank brewski on the beach, while the neighbors were out trick-or-treating with the kids -- bwahhahhahahaaa. I love Ana's expression here!

 

Horns up! Most people didn't realize that Tony had dyed his hair gray until after the fact. Here, it's very obvious that his hair color has been altered, as my camera tends to oversaturate the whites.

Derin and Aric munch junk food and drink beer, respectively. The blood on Aric's scrub is actually ketchup. While it looks pretty kewl, the scent eventually drove him insane. He's now residing in a maximum security psycho ward. Okay, maybe not, but by the time we hit the show at Gameworks, he had to remove his costume completely.

A great big thanks to everyone who attended the fest, especially those who brought beer n treats! Actually, it was nice to have everyone over, the first time since Melz First Annual Birthday Bash. Two weeks later, I still have gobs o' treats and beer, and there are balloons everywhere, some of which were converted into tasteful art:

Ana the Artisan shows off her balloon handiwork. Hey, we had a sharpie, but no one passed out! Had to write on something!!