Real life picspam! Thundercats, zombies, and random fun

[dendritejungle]

Greetings, all! I am trying to combine my social life with staying in touch with all of YOU, so while eboniorchid takes a nap works I thought I'd provide y'all with a long-overdue update. And since I haven't done a real-life picspam in a while, I figured I would kill two birds with one stone and subject you to show you some of the stuff I've been up to recently.

Firstly, here are a couple of pics from Halloween in Toronto's gay village, in particular the OHMIGODSOAWESOME Thundercats costumes and a Lego guy I thought was pretty darn great. (And as an aside, let me just say that for those of you who are on audreyovisual's flist and saw her cop costume, her pictures do not even begin to cover the perfection of her casual, perfect "yep, I'm a cop" lounging, complete with gum-chewing.)




THUNDERCATS HO!


Legoman!



By popular nixwilliams request, I have also included a selection of pictures from the Toronto zombie walk. (Didja know Melbourne just had theirs?) I set myself up at Yonge and Bathurst, right in front of Honest Ed's, and then moved across the road so I could get a wider view and see people crossing the intersection.




Here they come!


Mmmm. Braaaains tooooes....


Zombies as far as the eye can see. They just KEPT COMING for about half an hour.


Zombie med students


Amazing costumes and makeup!


Office workers are zombies too - albeit disracted ones.


I kind of love the zombie cowboy. I wish I'd managed to get a better picture of him.


Zombie prom queen...with balloons?!?


Zombie roller skating brigade


Awwww, zombie roller skaters holding hands! *smishes cute undead*


Zombie kid. I'm sorry I didn't see any zombie babies. That would have been awesome.


DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOMBIES, DRIVER!


...and still they come!


Zombies flailing at Lettieri patrons. Hee!


"Undeadism is wrong! Human/zombie integration now!" (and behind it says in red "HUMAN + ZOMBIE = YUMMY")


Zombie pizza delivery


Zombies waiting all politely at the traffic light. *pets polite Canadian zombies*


Zombie bride and hockey player (complete with hockey stick emerging from his stomach!)


Zombie!stragglers


The zombie hordes outside of the Bloor Cinema in advance of the zombie party.




In other what-I've-been-up-to news, last weekend I went to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair with Mrs. Mongolia a.k.a. torontoreacher and her lovely children Bright Boy and Bruiser. I love The Royal, partly because I love the animals and the booth-shopping, partly because it's just so much fun to go with kids, and partly for the FOOD. Mmmm, food. I was extemely disappointed that the Ontario Pork booth wasn't there this year, because that little pork-sandwich-thingy they do every year is ASDKGJ$WDF!!1!1! *sniff* However, I mollified myself with rosti, back bacon, ice cream, fudge and this crazy-good apple dumpling thing in a cinnamon and sugar pastry... *droooools*

While there, I did notice this: (click for enlargement)

Between the ice cream and lemonade stand were two signs, one solemnly warning of the effects of alcohol during pregnancy, and the other informing us that "ID IS A MUST. We ID anyone who appears to be under 30. Maximum 2 drinks per person." I'm glad they're being so careful with...uh...the non-alcoholic lemonade?!?!? Yes, I assume there is normally some other stand there. I just amuse easily.

I had to share two other final pictures. Firstly, this rather phallic tomato that was part of my dad's late crop. (Yeah, sorry the tomato looks a little worse for wear; it took me a few days to get around to the picture-taking.) I offer it in homage to Nix's famous potato-penis.


Secondly, I couldn't resist this magazine ad for Club House popcorn seasonings. With the little popcorn kernel people all in different sizes! And the one reaching down from the bowl! So cute! That would be such a fun job: looking for the perfect popcorn kernel people.


And I will close by saying, much as Toronto often annoys the crap out of me, I do kind of love living in a city where, on the way home, I can randomly stumble across Aretha Franklin giving a street performance. *smishes city*

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend, everyone!

P.S. For those of you who opted in to my TMI gutter!filter, I'm actually, finally, at long last going to be posting about the Happenings of the Past Month later tonight. Sorry it's taken me such a long time, but it's finally done! \o/ It's over 3,000 words. :P Those of you who want the dish but aren't on LJ just email me and I'll email you the sordid details.

Comments

[nixwilliams.livejournal.com]

there is so much awesome here that i don't have the words to express my joy.

MASSIVE FLAILY HANDS!

[dendritejungle.livejournal.com]

\O/ So glad you enjoyed, good sir! *beams happily*

[audreyovisual.livejournal.com]

BRRAAAAAAAIIIINS!

I'm glad you got pics of the Zombie Holocaust Mega-Monster-Stopping-At-Stoplights-Because-We're-Polite-Toronto-Undead-Shuffle. Because I missed it.

*pouts*

Oh, well, next time.

That tomato would make a good zombie accessory, especially slightly past its prime.

Elephantiasis, anyone? Or just a cock ring gone terribly, terribly wrong?

The Royal is always fun. Do they still have all the exotic chickens? I always liked those.

I'm waiting breathlessly for the Mighty Gutter-Filter Post. I think I speak for all of your filter flist when I say this.

And in conclusion, ARETHA FRANKLIN!!!??? I've seen her, but at Massey Hall, not on a STREET CORNER. WTF? Is this like seeing Elvis?

[dendritejungle.livejournal.com]

I'll totally take you to the Zombie Extravaganza next year, hon!

That tomato... *shudder*

Yanno, we never got to the chickens. The kids were pretty wiped there towards the end. But they've been there everytime I've previously looked.

I finally got the freakin' post up! Late at night, so I'm sure most people will never see it. *facepalm* BUT AT LEAST IT'S UP, DAMMIT.

Hee! *g* Holt Renfrew brought her in to celebrate the launch of their Christmas windows. No, I'm not kidding. (http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2007/11/07/aretha-toronto.html)

[audreyovisual.livejournal.com]

Zombie Extravaganza! It's a date!

OMG, what should I wear? *g*

[soprano-yvonne.livejournal.com]

I was so disappointed when I heard about the free concert after I'd already missed it. It would have been so cool!

Also...OMG ZOMBIES!!

OMG POPCORN!! :D

[neeuqdrazil.livejournal.com]

*smishes*

You're so cute, darling.

[dendritejungle.livejournal.com]

*grins, sighs happily*

[neeuqdrazil.livejournal.com]

*pets and snuggles you inappropriately*

[everly.livejournal.com]

!!!!! Those zombies are AWESOME!!!!! Awesome! I must catch it next year if not participate in it!! *glee*

And those Thundercats are kickass!

[dendritejungle.livejournal.com]

I really recommend it! I've been trying to get to the walk for yeeeears now, and I'm so glad I finally made it. Glad I could share the fun with you.

And yes, the Thundercats! I literally made a sound halfway between a squeal and a scream when I saw them. SO. AWESOME.

[unhobbityhobbit.livejournal.com]

Omg, those are quite incredibly fantastic costumes. Especially the Thundercats!

I'd never heard of a zombie walk before I saw you talking about them. They look brilliant fun.

Also, FUNNY SHAPED FOOD! YAAY!

[dendritejungle.livejournal.com]

THUNDERCATS HO! *flails all over again while grinning like a maniac*

Yeah, Toronto's done it for a few years now, and I know that they have in other Canadian cities and in Australia. In fact, nixwilliams just reported in from the Melbourne one (http://nixwilliams.livejournal.com/135082.html).

*giggle* I so love silly food. Hell, I love silly pretty much anything! *high-fives you*

Uh ...

[twistedhip.livejournal.com]

... i can see Liono's "little Snarf".

Re: Uh ...

[dendritejungle.livejournal.com]

*snickers* I love the fact that you NOTICED.

So busted, dude. *grin*

[torontoteacher.livejournal.com]

Ummm... while I suppose there might be good things about living a life that demands the user id "torontoreacher"... sadly, that's not my life... :)

So much fun! Feel free to smudge a kid's face and post something from the fair...

[http://users.livejournal.com/shing_/]

That looks awesome! Just another one of the many many many things I had no idea happened in this city! I'm so glad I've met you cause I've been introduced to all this stuff :)

[lostandalone22.livejournal.com]

Wow, those are a lot of interesting pictures. It looks like it was a lot of fun, though.

[rbowspryte.livejournal.com]

Is it OK that I friended you?

[openmydoors.livejournal.com]

<3 zombies!!! And the tomato penis! XDDDD

And now, completely off topic, I was wondering if you could help me.
I'm compiling a list of SPN fics for a friend, and I was wondering if you could help.
She likes everything BUT het pairings. UST is her god.
Even one fic would help, because I really suck at finding stuff.
You have my eternal gratitude!!!!

[marysue007.livejournal.com]

howdy! it's me marysue007 kinda late in saying it was really nice meeting you at the Toronto SPN group meeting at greenjeans!!
I just friended you, feel free to friend me back if you like :)
hope to see you again at the next gathering!! :)