Mrs. ACW and I did some pumpkin carving the other night, as is our yearly tradition, and I thought I’d share the jack-o-lanterns with you. Not because you care, but because I think they are awesome, and I don’t really give a crap what you think, so you can suck it.
Anyway, here’s the first one.
I guess this isn’t a true jack-o-lantern per se, because we didn’t really carve it, and because it’s got no candle in it, but it was fun to make anyway. They only issue was that the stupid people who designed this thing were under the impression that it would be positively simple to stab the pieces into the pumpkin. The soft, round-tipped pieces. It was like trying to carve a turkey with a tampon. So I had to break out the drill and pre-drill the holes for the Mr. Pumptato Head Pirate guy. You should also make notice of all the little bumps and warts on his face. I took special care to pick a pumpkin with “character” since I knew I wouldn’t actually be carving it. Next year I think I’m going to use a styrofoam pumpkin and glue the pieces in place so I can just get him down from the attic each year.
This was my favorite pumpkin this year. I carved Jack Skellington! The pumpkin is actually upside-down, because I thought that little lumpy part at the top really made a good forehead. I cut out the eyes with a knife, but to make the mouth I used a Dremel and sideways-cutting bit thinger. It was slow, delicate work, but I like the way it turned out.
This Frankenstein Monster was sketched out freehand and then carved with a regular old knife. I was going for a stylized stamp type look, but I did sort of copy the mouth from Bill Watterson.
Finally, Mrs. ACW carved an Homestar Runner pumpkin. Because we’re internet nerds. I think it turned out pretty good considering the top half is actually kind of detailed with the beanie and underbite profile.
Of course the stupid douching cats had to help.
And here they are lit up.
Again, super excited by how this one looks.
Tomorrow I hope to have more stories about fat children being rude, as is also our tradition.
