Peter Pumpkinhead

So, this post is not meant as a paen to the Crash Test Dummies (nor did we really name our pumpkin Peter...), but to commemorate our very first pumpkin carving experience. Today was a big game for Michigan (which we eventually won over Penn State- finally!...) and the pumpkin carving thing was an attempt at a theme tailgate. So instead of beer, we had apple cider with malt and rum, and instead of your regular tailgate staples, we had orange-colored candy, candy corn, apple cake, cream puffs and chocolate cupcakes- in other words, more Halloween than football comfort food.

Anyways, it was great fun- there're more photos on Flickr. I saw a picture in a book yesterday and got the idea of tilting the pumpkin on its side and using the stem as a snout of sorts for our carving instead of the regular stem-on-top Jack-O-Lantern. Supposed to make it appear more human-like. I dunno, I think it kinda works even though our carving ended up looking sort of astonished more than anything else- I call it the "huh-what's-going-on-dude?" expression.



I also think it looks more scared than scary. Then our friend Dan put things in true Halloween perspective- wouldn't it be more important to then ask, what is it scared about? Now that's creepy...

Boo.