Oh Deer, I’m A Wand-erer
In the fall and winter, I frequently see deer behind my apartment building. It’s kind of amazing, since I live all of 60 seconds from a mall, but the bit of rural-ness near me is a haven for all kinds of fun animals. Today, in contrast to their dusky or nighttime visits, two does ventured out at around 2:30pm. I took some fun pictures:
And a little fun with editing…
And of course, due to the name of my blog, I could not help but take a picture of the other wildlife:
If that’s not good times, I don’t know what is.
And now for something completely different.
My best friend’s son is going to be Lord Voldemort for Halloween. For the uninitiated, Lord Voldemort is Harry Potter’s archnemesis. The costume he bought included the robe and the mask, but no wand…and you cannot be Voldemort without a wand. That’s like a soldier without a rifle. A farmer without a tractor. Britney Spears without bad judgement. It just cannot be.
So I leapt into action. Using a knitting needle, beads, silver string, a toy snake, wire, and unrighteous amounts of superglue, I fashioned him a wand of which I am rather proud:
I should explain the wand a bit - Lord Voldemort went to school at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. His house (kind of like a dormitory at college) was Slytherin, whose mascot was a snake, with silver and green as its colors.
I gave the wand to Rachel’s son today, and he seemed to really like it. So Voldemort has his wand, and is once again a soldier WITH a rifle, a farmer WITH a tractor, and Britney Spears WITH her bad judgement (but no kids).
David in DC responds:
Posted: October 29th, 2007 at 1:51 pm →
Oh deer.
It’s a good thing you’d squirelled away a knitting needle, beads, silver string, a toy snake, wire, and unrighteous amounts of superglue.
That’s an awesome wand.
abroad responds:
Posted: October 29th, 2007 at 3:08 pm →
You are very brave to give a 9 year old boy a knitting needle and set him loose in the world. Hats off to you for your creativity McGuyver.
Playtah responds:
Posted: October 30th, 2007 at 10:53 pm →
David in DC - Thanks! Bonus points for the puns.
abroad - Thank you too! I feel OK giving a 9-year-old boy a knitting needle for two reasons:
1. I thought it would be a good way to teach him that in the real world, “magic” doesn’t help you - you need to stick the needle in someone’s neck yourself.
B. I figured that if he did stab anyone in the neck on Halloween, I’m entitled to half of the victim’s candy, since I made the weapon.