Halloween 2013!

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Taken on October 31, 2013

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These are the photos of Halloween 2013!  

For every Halloween I've had the desire to take photos and/or videos. After having taken so many the year before, Halloween 2012, I took just  a smaller number of photos and couldn't find any videos. If I find some videos I'll upload them at a later time, but for now these are all I could find.

No enormous prop this year. Just a Happy Halloween sign and the lady prop that we've used previously.

Audio:  Slowed down the intro of the song Scorn by Portishead that I have from the soundtrack from the movie The Craft and other bits of it and weaved it a bit along with slowed down intro of the song Europa by Monica Naranjo from the Tarantula album.

 

#Hallowen #Samhain #costumes

Halloween 2012 - Costume Dress Up!

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Taken on October 31, 2012

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This is a compilation of the photos and videos (the videos previously uploaded individually as they were) of how the make-up and costumes we used for Halloween 2012. 

This is is the only time I remember taking photos making faces with the paint on. It was a fun time. 

Audio: A slowed down of the song Chant of the Paladin by Dead Can Dance from the album The Serpent's Egg.

#Halloween #Samhain #costume

Halloween 2011!

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Taken on October 31, 2011

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This is a photo collage of the photos from Halloween 2011!

The photos themselves were taken throughout the month of October and up to Halloween. Previously I'd taken photos mostly only on the 31st, however for some reason in 2010 didn't take any photos, therefore made sure to take plenty this year.

Having gotten a Sony Digital Camera in December 2006, which was definitely an upgrade from the HP camera that came with a photo printer bundle i'd gotten in 2005 helped  me take more photos more often as long as I didn't forget my camera. 

For memory's sake I wanted to list the main prop info for this and previous years. Bu main prop I mean the big one used at or near the front door.  If you do want to take a look at them, watch my Halloween photo videos.

Halloween 2005 - Housewarming Halloween Party with no particular big prop. Jack-O-Lanterns at the entrance with tombstone, however I'd gotten a fantastic looking witch mask, so I sat trying to not move by the entrance, so technically me dressed as an evil green witch was the main prop.

Halloween 2006 -  Grim Reaper 

Halloween 2007 - Scary Clown

Halloween 2008 -  Non-Scary Clown (The trick-or-treaters were a bit too spooked the previous year)

 

Halloween 2009 - This year I've got minimal photos and unfortunately none of any props or decorations. For some reason also no work event photos and I think this was the year they stopped doing the costume contest, which would last several years before it was renewed. 

Halloween 2010 - Though I have photos of work events,  not a single photo of what we did to decorate the house or props inside or out. It may have been the year that the prop made that looked similar to the girl in The Ring as the following year that was repurposed into an Evil Pumpkin Head prop.

Halloween 2011 -  Enormous Black Widow Spider and Evil Pumpkin Head person.

Audio:  The song Ebony Shroud by Midnight Syndicate from the Gates of Delirium album. slowed down for an eerier sound to it.

#Halloween #Costumes #pumkin

Halloween 2009!

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Taken on October 31, 2009
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This year the decorations were minimal. Used what we had, no new ones that I can remember were purchased. Dressed up to hand out candy to trick-or-treaters. Real pumpkins is something we do each year, however this year took no photos of home decor, just of what we wore to hand out candy.

Music: File name of Resmus with title of Research. Slowed down to .25 of regular for that eerie effect. Still don't know where it is from so let me know if you know.

#Halloween #Decorations #Costumes

Halloween 2008!

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Taken on October 2008
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The previous year was a scary clown, so this time a more kid friendly clown. Less decorations overall and I forgot to take a picture of myself with this entrance, however I did dress up the same as for my work costume contest. The last photo here is what I dressed up as with a scary pumpkin monster.

Music: Two different ones that not sure from what game or place were extracted from. I slowed them both down a bit to make them creepier. The first one is Science Fiction, which you may recognize as used it at regular speed on the second half of my Halloween Costume Contest 2008 photo video. The second song has a file name of Resmus with title of Research. If you know where they may be from let me know.

#Halloween #Decorations #Costumes

Halloween Costume Contest 2008

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Taken on October 2008

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These are photos from the 2008 Halloween Costume Contest from my then place of employment. I have photos of really just the team I was in. Wasn't able to obtain the photos of all participants. I was the evil pumpkin monster.  

Music: Two different ones that not sure from what game or place were extracted from as all I have is the file name I saved them with. The first is mystspce and the second Science Fiction. If you know what they are or where they are from, let me know.

#Halloween #Costumes

2010 Phoenix Annual Parade of the Arts!

2010 Phoenix Annual Parade of the Arts!
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Taken on November 13, 2010

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I discovered the Phoenix Parade of the Arts (P.A.P.A.) while cruising in Phoenix.

This is a compilation of the 3 videos (previously uploaded individually) I took plus a handful of photos. The color was adjusted to see them a bit better. 

The three previous videos:
Phoenix Annual Parade of the Arts 2010 ~ 13 November 2010 - 1/3  → https://youtu.be/sg0qw5QayVk
Phoenix Annual Parade of the Arts 2010 ~ 13 November 2010 - 2/3 → https://youtu.be/fyE4kcARttA
Phoenix Annual Parade of the Arts 2010 ~ 13 November 2010 - 3/3 → https://youtu.be/vYy6nYMqpzU

Audio: The first 10 seconds is from "Vueltas en el Aire" by Thalia from the 2002 self titled album. Drum circle and ambient sounds during the event from the videos themselves.

#NoTanDiarioChronicles #ArtParade #PAPA #PhoenixParadeOfTheArts

***2026-08-26 Update: Added link to the title with link to the video. Added links to the original three videos and a slight rewording on the description. 

Halloween 2006!

Collage of photos from Halloween 2006! 

The inside of the house was decorated almost to the max. Covered all walls with black trash bags and decorations of all sorts including spiders, bats, skulls, skeletons with a mix of store bought decorations and DIY decor. Plenty of decorations also on outside of the house for party out back and out front for the trick-or-treaters on Halloween.

There were so many great decorations this year, however the large Grim Reaper by the entrance was the most impactful feature as anyone driving by or when stopping to trick-or-treat on Halloween,

Music: An old midi file I had with title noctu01. If anyone knows it, let me know to update this.

#Halloween #Costumes

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

 A second take from Halloween 2012.

#Halloween #Costumes 

Halloween 2005!

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Taken on October 2005
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Collage of photos from  Halloween 2005!

For as long as I can remember, I've enjoyed doing something for Halloween. Trick-or-Treating when I was young, coloring, decorating, giving out candy, now that I'm older, and/or dressing up.

When I was young I always wanted to be a vampire. My grandmother even made me a cape. Any photos, if they exist are likely in old albums either in my home in Texas or perhaps at my grandmother's house in Mexico.

Although I'd already been living in Arizona for a few years, in 2005 after having lived in apartments, we rented a house and had a Halloween house warming party. This was when I started taking more photos because I purchased my first digital camera. Having a digital camera  really made me take more photos than I ever did before. Thinking back I wish I had taken more videos with it also. The camera was a boxy HP that came as a bundle with photo printer. 

If I come across any photos prior to 2005, i'll scan and perhaps make a photo/video collage .

Music: An old midi file I had with title noctu01. If anyone knows it, let me know to update this.

#Halloween #costumes #decorations