Our Humble Abode + Brute Chieftains

I put in some pictures of our house to show off our mad skillz in home decor. The first picture is of some of our Halo action figures and figurines, consisting of Jackals, Brutes, Hunters, Elites, Drones, and Master Chiefs. The Hunter is my favorite (the big one in the back). In the third picture we have displayed our Halo statues. They are (left to right) Master Chief fighting off the Flood, a Brute Chieftain, and the Arbiter with invisibility activated. We have other figurines too, but these are most of the Halo ones. A few weeks ago we did our decorating for Halloween, and the medieval skull is the coolest thing we acquired this year. Now that he's been lit a few times, he has a big chunk with red wax dripping out to look like blood. Target saves the day again! Now I have to be off to get ready, I have to go to a work dinner tonight even though I want to stay home and cuddle the babies. Happy Halloweeeeeeeeeen!

Eat, Drink, Poop

As you can see, Needler wants to do everything Bender wants to do, whether it's eat, drink, or think about how the Dodgers will do in 2010. It has been very windy around here lately, which has the cats freaking out. Last night our electricity was even flickering off an on because the wind against these mountains is so strong! It was spooky with the "OooOOoooOO," around the side of the house. I guess the wind is gusting only 30 mph today but we have a wind/fire advisory right now. It is perfect pre-Halloween weather! Mark and I watched a movie called Let the Right One In a couple of nights ago, which is a Swedish vampire movie. It wasn't scary but put us in an eerie mood for Halloween. I also finished Pride and Prejudice and Zombies today, which was a fun read. Hey Andrea, I saw a preview for a video game (Assassin's Creed 2) that looks like it came right out of The Rossetti Letter! But the best thing I can promote today is the coolest commercial I have ever seen, and I think everyone should take a look at it! If you go to YouTube you can find it under XBOX 360 - Halo 3: ODST - "The Life" Commercial (HQ), and it will show you why I like video games so much! Watching it on a big HDTV will blow you away! The music is great, too.

Where's Bender?

Does anyone see anything interesting here?

Needler does!

The Kids

Here are some recent pictures of the BFFs. Bender and Needler play a lot around their scratching thingy, and sometimes just chill. Needler is definitely the antagonist in most situations. Last night she had Bender in a chokehold and rode on his back for a little while. Also shown is Bender getting his favorite massage with the pink glowing thing from Grandma Nancy. I swear, he gets more use out of it than anyone! I tried to use it on Needler and she jumped out of her skin (it vibrates, too). As you can see in the picture of Needler and I, sometimes we have to pin up our curtains because Needler likes to run and hide in them, and has about ripped one of the rods out of the wall. I am off to work now, but GO DODGERS!!! (They are in the playoffs with the Cardinals tonight, sorry guys but I bleed Dodger blue).

MURDER!

It looks like someone was murdered in our bathroom while we were at work! Or maybe it's the scene after Mark was attacked by Bender, that blood-thirsty animal! Here is a picture requested by Andrea of Mark and I, even though I think she's already seen it. This is us in Santa Barbara.