Our apartment complex has a yearly pumpkin carving contest.
I like being creative, so I thought we'd just do it for fun...
...then they said they'd take off up to $100 off rent.
Umm, yes.
Year 1: Mortimer's Day Out
So, being broke the first time around, there was the balance between doing something awesome and doing something as cheaply as possible.
Behold!
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| Mmmm...pumpkin tastes good. |
We got 3rd place! That's $50 off rent
(I thought we should have gotten 2nd and the awesome Dia de los Muertos themed one should've gotten first...some stupid snake thing won...I'm not bitter.)
And, credit where credit is due. We were inspired by this:
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| Mad props, and can't currently find the link for it. |
Year 2: Little Mortimers
Again, trying to balance awesome and cost, we caught a church pumpkin patch on the last day and got a few for way less that we could elsewhere.
Huzzah!
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| There are more...and they're working together! (Dude, I know, the date is all kinds of messed up...I fixed it later) |
We got 3rd place, again! $50 off rent
(I'm fine with this. A GIANT spider made of several large pumpkins with a web-wrapped body made of several more large pumpkins won 1st, and something adorable won 2nd. Estimating the cost of those large pumpkins, we made a net win better than their win...so, HA!)
Year 3: Mortimer is a hardcore vegan
I don't know why, but we got a crazy awesome deal on a huge pumpkin. Normally we carve the day of and about an hour or so prior, but because I was actually employed this year, it all had to be done the night prior.
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| He's so creepy...it makes me happy. |
I didn't let the picky one set it outside till right before work...I don't want other bitches having time to get awesome inspiration from us and have time to do something about it. (Can you see the competitive side coming out? My college roomie would be so proud.)
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| Hardcore vegan...only Mortimer can be a cannibal (see Year 1) and still be vegan. |
Place: Alas, we did not place this year. The winners were more...delicate than Mortimer. Ah, well. For participating, got $25 off rent. Woot!
I think Mortimer will continue to be a feature of future pumpkin carving endeavors, and I'm always a fan of creating tradition. This one is just a little dark and twisted, but I'm okay with that.
