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In the Movies Ep. 12: Drunk Hocus Pocus
It's not Halloween if you don't watch Hocus Pocus! We got drunk watching Hocus Pocus and then talked about it! But everyone knows Hocus Pocus, and if you haven't seen it in a while, then you should be listening to our drinking game rules, watching/drinking, and then finishing the podcast. So, instead of talking about the movie we all just watched, let's talk about... remedies for the colds we both have, my birthday plans, our plans to be the Sanderson Sisters for Halloween next year, the spider crawling up my wall, Juliana's crush on Billy Butcherson, Thackery's little sister fetish, our relationships with our brothers, my issue with how many colors should be in a rainbow, my hair cut, our high schools' arts and techs programs, the Descendants sequel and Juliana offends possibly everyone with her lisp, black sass, holocaust reference, and poor Spanish.
Yup, this podcast is all over the place and it's great! So, who wants to be Winifred for Halloween next year? Juliana is Mary and I'm Sarah, so...
Here are the rules I collected from various sources on the world wide web.
Drinking Game Rules
Binx emotionally says his sister’s name “Emily”
Anyone says the word “Virgin”
“BoooOOOoook!” opens its eye
The Sanderson Sisters get upset for being called ugly or old
You see Ernie’s “ICE” shaved head
Dani says the word “Yabbos” or cries or screams
Winnie says “SISTAHS!”
Winnie smacks/hits/shoves one of her sisters
The sisters cast a spell together
Sarah flirts with a boy
The sisters sing or dance
When the bullies call Max “Hollywood”
Binx dies and comes back to life
Billy Butcherson loses a body part
Whenever the Sanderson sisters are confounded by the modern world
Conversely, drink every time the Sanderson sisters have knowledge of things they should have been dead for
Shots for title mentions, Duh!
Have a happy Halloween/Tish's Birthday! Drink responsibly! While watching Disney movies!
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My Favorite Witches
I've always felt an innate kinship to witches. I like to think it's because I was born on Halloween. I'm sure the deeper psychological reason is because witches are powerful women. I always hoped I would wake up one day with magic powers and I would finally be as unique and special and capable as I felt inside. Okay, I probably had the unique part, I was a pretty weird kid, but I was also a very shy, quiet kid. I was super smart but being so socially incapable made me feel like there was so much I couldn't do. If only I could be a witch and be able to do amazing things and control my life to go the way I wanted. Even if nobody ever knew, I would know that I had something special, that I could do something they couldn't.
Well, I didn't get a Hogwarts letter, have a family member tell me I'm a witch, or discover a book of shadows in my attic. I did watch every witch I could find in movies and TV, though. There are many witches that have shaped me, but these are my favorites.
Nancy Downs, The Craft
1. The Hair
2. She's a Leader
Obviously, Nancy Downs cannot be said to be a role model, exactly, as she is actually pretty evil, but if we take everything she does down a few notches, we can see her amazing qualities. Nancy is the clear leader of their circle with most of the ideas and knowledge. The other girls look to her for guidance and support. She befriended two other outcasts of the school and created a safe place for them to be themselves and feel powerful in a world that is constantly telling them that they are anything but. And then Nancy welcomes the new girl Sarah into her group and teaches her everything she knows.
3. She Protects her Girls
This whole movie is about girls standing up for themselves. They fight back against bullies, boys, and abusive step-fathers. We all learn a lesson when they take everything too far, but before that we see how important female friendship is, especially for teenage girls. Nancy, as the leader, takes it upon herself to help her friends by working magic for them, warning Sarah about gross Skeet Ulrich, and she protects her mother from domestic abuse. Before all her new powers turn her completely mad, her first priority is protecting the girls/women in her life.
Gillian Owens, Practical Magic
1. The Hair
2. She's a Vagabond
Gilly leaves home at 17 and rarely comes back. She wants adventure. And she has it. She's always moving around, hanging out with new people, and having fun. I was always so envious of characters like this when I was young. I wanted to be independent and bold and social and live on the road. Turns out, that's just not my jam, but watching movies about characters like Gilly definitely is.
3. The Sister Bond
Before Gilly leaves, she makes a blood oath with her sister Sally. They are connected. When Sally's husband dies, Gilly knows she has to come home. When Gilly is in trouble, Sally knows and comes to get her. I don't have a sister, but their connection has always made me desire that sort of connection with a best friend. You're there for each other no matter what, you share your secrets and every detail of your life, and when the two of you accidentally kill your abusive boyfriend, you'll raise him from the dead. And when you have to kill that bastard again, you'll bury him the yard together. And when he starts haunting you and possesses one of you, the other will get a coven together to banish him for good. Just normal sister stuff.
Luna Lovegood, The Harry Potter Series
1. The Hair
2. She's an Outcast
Oh, Luna, my soul sister, I feel for you. People don't understand you, they make fun of you, they don't believe what you believe. You are absolutely brilliant but everyone just thinks you're a nutter. (Team Ravenclaw!)
3. She's a Goddamn Hero
Luna is a very important part of the team that ultimately defeats Voldemort and saves the wizarding world. Luna has brilliant ideas and is so brave and level-headed when shit is hitting the fan. She fights in the battles, she tells Harry about Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem, she helps them escape on the thestrals, she is kidnapped by death eaters and doesn't give up hope. She's also just a good friend to Harry, talking to him about why he can see the thestrals and helping him after Malfoy petrifies him on the train. We salute you, Luna Lovegood, hero of Hogwarts.
Sarah Sanderson, Hocus Pocus
1. The Hair
2. Witches Just Wanna Have Fun
While Winifred is busy trying to kill everyone or cast a spell on everyone, Sarah just wants to flirt with bus drivers, play with her food (children), chew on her lucky rat tail and dance with The Devil. And in a funny-throughout movie, it's her one-liners and physical comedy moments that are the funniest.
3. She Can Sing
Okay, so I'm not really on board with the Sanderson sisters' agenda, but if I were, I would say Sarah is really the key to their plot. Without Sarah, how would they get a hold of children? Sarah's beautiful voice bewitches all the children of the town making them come to them. "Come little children, I'll take you away..."
Paige Matthews, Charmed
1. The Hair
2. Her Personal Growth
Paige is thrown suddenly into the crazy world of the Charmed ones. She rejects the idea of being a freak at first, but she comes to accept her new powers, her position as a Charmed One, and her new sisters. Seeing Paige grow both as a woman and a witch is one of the strengths of the show. Paige goes from rejecting her Charmed duties to becoming Super Witch and finally finding her balance. She finds true happiness in life when she can combine the human, witch, and whitelighter parts of her into a purposeful life of helping people using all of her gifts.
3. She Has the Coolest Power(s)
Paige is half witch, half whitelighter. The prophecy says that the third sister has the power to move objects with her mind. So, after Prue, with her telekinesis, died, Paige filled her spot in the Power of Three. However, Paige's powers work differently because she's half whitelighter. Whitelighters are like guardian angels for witches, so they need to be able to quickly be at their charge's side when their life is in danger. They call it orbing, which is the magic version of teleporting. Paige can orb herself, people or things she's touching, and can also move objects that she's not touching by calling out their name as she uses her orbing power to move them. If I had to choose one witchy, or superhero, power to have, it would definitely be orbing/teleporting. I would be able to instantly be anywhere in the world! I could spend the day lounging on a beach in Fiji or hanging out in Tuscany, hiking a glacier in Greenland, looking at elephants in their natural habitat, meditating at a temple in Japan, and then pop back home to spend the night in my own bed. Imagine the possibilities!
Halloween Cakes: Dia De La Meurtos Sugar Skulls
For my birthday/Halloween (it's the same day!), I decided to make several small cakes, rather than one big cake. I had a lot of fun making and taking photos of my birthday/Halloween cakes last year. I thought this year my friends and I could have fun painting these sugar skull cakes.
To go along with my sugar skulls, I created a candy table. Lots of candy, lots of glass containers, plates, and stands with a few Halloween decorations thrown in.
I couldn't have a candy table without a plate of my famous candy sushi.
You can tell which two of the six my friend Kim painted because she is a perfectionist and I was just having fun.
What a Bloody Mess
Here are some photos I took while making my Anatomical Heart Cakes for Halloween. I didn't share them all on Instagram because I didn't want to give this one away, but I did take a few shots to show my friend as I was working. Here's a little peek into making these gory cakes. (And eating them!)
red food coloring in oil // carved & iced // fondant on
icing mess // adding some blood // bloody hearts
photo shoot props // after holding one for photos // digging in
birthday dinner (2 + 3 = 23) // birthday dessert
You can learn how to make them too, just in time for Valentine's Day. Watch out for a forthcoming video.
The Fairest of Them All...
For the first time in many years I planned, made, and wore a full costume on Halloween (aka my birthday). I had the idea for a while that I wanted to be Snow White now that I have my long, dark brown hair back. However, I wanted to do some sort of twist on the classic Disney Snow White outfit, so I chose to make a 50's pin-up Snow White.
My original idea involved a pencil skirt, which screams pin-up to me, but after not being able to find appropriate yellow fabric to make one, I remembered I had a yellow skirt (vintage square dancing skirt from Grandma) that would also work.
My original idea involved a pencil skirt, which screams pin-up to me, but after not being able to find appropriate yellow fabric to make one, I remembered I had a yellow skirt (vintage square dancing skirt from Grandma) that would also work.
The "make" part of the costume was mostly the shirt. I bought a blue collared shirt from Value Village, glued white t-shirt fabric inside the collar, glued red t-shirt pieces on the sleeves and sewed (because the glue soaked through) yellow ribbon on the shortened sleeves. I also safety pinned tulle to a strip of fabric to make a sort of tutu, to give the skirt some "poof". From there, the details were all pin-up classics. Bandana, short bangs, big hair, red lips, cat eyes, mary jane pumps. The little heart on my cheek is Marina and the Diamonds inspired, just because.
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