What Diabolical Chicken Stepped on Your Face and Stole Your Neck?!

There is confetti in my bra, white make-up in my hair, and a smile on my face. Spock, Severe, and I have just gotten home from a Rocky Horror Picture Show midnight showing. For the first time since I started going to shows, I full-on dressed up. Don't panic, you will get to see. Spock had never been to--or even seen--Rocky Horror, and my dad hadn't gone since before I was born. So, it was a lot of fun for all of us, what with the flying rolls of toilet paper, party hats, and squirt guns. We did the Time Warp as best we could, because, well, we were in a theater, and there isn't a whole lot of room to wave your arms about, or pelvic thrust, or anything, really. Faythe was there, and she and I heckled the entire time, trading loud, obnoxious comments back and forth. It was much different than Repo!, where everyone except for the four people that have been there before are afraid to say anything.
Today's list helps to promote my fellow Deviants, and their endeavors in Rocky Horror-based fan art. Click on the pictures to see larger versions on the DeviantART website.
Thirteen Sweet Rocky Horror Pictures
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And a poem!
Quake in fear, you tiny fools!
~Sushi

Pining for the Fields?!

I'm feeling rather jaunty tonight. My dad found a Monty Python special on IFC- they've been running them for about a month now- so I decided to write a second, certainly funnier, blog entry.
So of course, being a Monty Python freak, I am linking you up to my...
Top 13 Favorite Monty Python Skits

1. Ministry of Silly Walks
2. How Not to Be Seen
3. The Parrot Sketch
4. The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch
5. The Galaxy Song
6. The Lumberjack Song in German
7. Self-Defense Against Fruit
8. The Black Knight
9. The Spanish Inquisition
10. Argument Clinic
11. Wink, Wink, Nudge, Nudge
12. Military Fairy
13. The Funniest Joke in the World
Oh, and just for kicks, Rowan Atkinson: Invisible Drums

Always look on the bright side of life!
~Sushi

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Finishing Watchmen for the second time, I certainly understand it a great deal more than the first go-round. Though I still don't see why people thought Rorschach was a homophobe; it must have been something that was implied in that second-rate movie that came out earlier this year. I went to the midnight show with a friend of mine, and every time Doc Manhattan came on screen, someone behind us shouted, "Blue wang!" Imbeciles. Rorschach is still my favorite character; he was the only one to remain himself despite all that happened. He was only warped because of the massacre that his childhood was, because of his mother, his peers. He never had a chance for a normal life, in my opinion. For a psychology student, he is the perfect anti-hero.



What do you see?
Thirteen Rorschach ink blots...

























Who are you kidding? All I see is a pretty butterfly, and some nice flowers.
~Sushi

Sockaholic

Currently, I am shopping for knee-high socks on the Spirit Halloween website. It's after Halloween, so all of the Halloween-related swag is 50% off! The only trouble is, I'm rather broke at the moment, considering that I haven't been employed since May. Socks are important, though. Which brings me to a list.



13 Things I Can't Buy From the Spirit Website
_{Because they would absolutely destroy my budget!}
1. Catwoman Adult Costume
2. Black and White Over the Knee Socks
3. Ghost in the Attic Edwardian Spectre Adult Costume
4. Danny O Green Hat
5. Cat in the Hat Thing One Adult Costume
6. White Skull Mask Beanie
7. Skull Fence
8. Geisha Tween Girls Costume
9. Gothic Black Velvet Hooded Cape
10. Women's Arena Black Boot
11. Funky Skull Dress Women's Costume
12. Small Deluze Vampire Fangs
13. Black Adult Petticoat
Unless, however, one of my devoted readership would like to buy these things for me...?
Just kidding!
~Sushi

Groupthink Occurrences In Modern Trick-or-Treating

A paper that I recently submitted in my Marriage and the Family class.
Obviously, names have been changed.



Though I am aware that the original assignment was to observe groupthink in either a haunted house or at the movie Paranormal Activity, I didn't have the opportunity to take in either of those things, because I had to take care of my sisters all weekend. So, rather than forgo the extra credit that I know I so badly need, I decided to use an experience that I could have over the Halloween weekend. Being that my sisters are a great deal younger than me, I had the chance to go trick-or-treating with them, which can oftentimes be more terrifying than any haunted house.
My sisters, Ladybug, 8, and Sunshine, 5, were stuck in the house for the majority of the day, so I set the kitchen timer so they would know exactly how much time they had for me to change my mind about taking them anywhere. When 4:30, the beginning of trick-or-treating in our town, came, they were already in their costumes and clawing at the door. My dad and I drove them to town [we live in the country], to my friend [and fellow classmate] Spock's house. He and I decided to dress up as Shaggy and Velma from Scooby Doo. And so, the trick-or-treating began.
Groupthink isn't really prevalent in trick-or-treating when you're young. Half the time, you don't even realize you're following a crowd. However, as I observed my sisters, as well as the other children, I noticed a few patterns. For example, whenever someone screamed, either from sheer delight or absolute terror, an echo of accompanying screams would bounce from street to street. When a group of children would skip a house, either because it was scary or because it didn't have a light on, several other groups would skip that same house, even if there was someone with candy there. Also, and I have noticed this at several costumed events, adults would refer to the children as the costume they were wearing. I am included in this group, sad to say; I even referred to children I knew as the embodiment of their costume. Occasionally the children would do this as well, but they mostly greeted each other by name, or as “Whoever-You-Are.”
There was one instance of learned behavior that I, disappointingly, didn't see all night. This would be the dreaded question, “And who are you supposed to be?” When I was younger, I would be asked this question countless times, by countless adults, even if I was dressed as the most obvious thing on Earth. Possibly that example of groupthink has been eliminated, but when I'm certain that when I answer the door on Halloween night, I'll ask every single child what they are. Just for fun.


A different kind of list
My On-the-Way-Home-From-School Playlist
_{Just as a warning, most of these songs are rather...well, dirty.}
1. Capital P, Mindless Self Indulgence
2. Sometimes a Fantasy, Billy Joel
3. Pussy All Night, Mindless Self Indulgence
4. Bomb This Track, Mindless Self Indulgence
5. Fanatica, Eisbrecher
6. Utah Saints Take On the Theme From Mortal Kombat, Utah Saints
7. Faggot, Mindless Self Indulgence
8. Mark David Chapman, Mindless Self Indulgence
9. Tom Sawyer, Mindless Self Indulgence
10. Honesty, Billy Joel
11. Alienating My Audience, Mindless Self Indulgence
12. Smooth Criminal, Alien Ant Farm
13. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth), George Harrison


My mix CDs sometimes have a life of their own.
~Sushi

On the Boardwalk

Yesterday, I went on a field trip; yes, we still have those, even in college. I traveled with my fellow baccalaureate scholars to Navy Pier, to tour the backstage of the Shakespearean Theater. I felt very privileged to see a side of the theater that so few people can take in. After the tour, we wandered around the rest of Navy Pier, which was quit boring in comparison. Apart from the the outside attractions, which I didn't visit because of the fact that it was pouring rain, all there really is to do is shop and eat. Well, there's also the Chicago Children's Museum and the IMAX theater, but I didn't really have the time to go to either of those. Another time, maybe.


Just in time for Halloween:
13 Costumes I Would Wear for Halloween [If I Didn't Already Have One]


1. Spock



2. Misty [as if I haven't cosplayed it already]



3. Chewbacca



4. Shilo Wallace



5. Phantom of the Opera as the Red Death



6. Repo Man



7. Lolcat



8. Thing One



9. Catwoman [Michelle Pfeiffer version]



10. The Riddler [1960s TV version]



11. Johnny the Homicidal Maniac [only my hair would be way cooler]



12. Dr. Tran



13. Any of the twisted Transylvanians from The Rocky Horror Picture Show



May none of your candy be laced with cyanide or razor blades.
~Sushi

The Ritual Mutilation of a Gourd

My family, whom have taken a long period of time to get used to Spock and his weirdness, lovingly decided to include him in the family tradition of pumpkin carving. My sisters picked out a pumpkin for him, and my mom invited him earlier in the week to come. We were going to carve the pumpkins yesterday, but when Spock couldn't show, they decided to wait until today. And, when I called over to his house, Spock's grandma said that he couldn't come, because his mom had taken him to see the Blue Man Group. Guess who had no idea he was going... Normally, I wouldn't complain, because he tells me pretty much anything. But he didn't. So, I hope you don't mind my childish whining, but this silly ritual is important to me, as is my family's acceptance of my t'hy'la.
And now for a themed list:
Thirteen Awesome Jack-o-Lanterns


1. The Death Star



2. Mario



3. Laser Pumpkin



4. Pumpkin Nomming Another Pumpkin



5. Huge Toothy Grin



6. Satan?



7. Hello Kitty & Domo-Kun



8. Big Mac



9. David Letterman



10. Pumpkin Pi



11. LEGOs



12. Soccer Ball



13. Spock [of course!]



Here's hoping your gourds will all be beautifully mutilated.
~Sushi