It's been a great weekend! Friday night I hosted a pumpkin carving bonanza (extravaganza) that was a ton of fun-- our little apartment was squished to the gills! 8 pumpkins were carved, including a pufferfish and an unfinished (and rather Canada- and Alaska-centric) 'globe' pumpkin that is beautiful and looks a little like a howling dog, or a dog blowing bubbles. Much yummy food was consumed! I woke up yesterday morning feeling rather sickly, I think b/c of all the crazy things I ate... But I rallied, spent the afternoon painting with kids at the museum, then sat on the couch and got a little work done and played the guitar and talked on the phone and looked out the window at the gorgeous blusteryrainy day. Then took the bus down to Davis Square to meet LaurieAnn for some party hopping, which concluded in the penthouse apartment of a condo-complex that's built in a huge old church! (Very strange. I kept looking for Quasimodo.) There was a DJ, great music and dancing, silly string, and much moon-viewing from the balcony. I woke up this morning feeling much better, and have already gotten some reading in. The sun's out and I'm about to head to the library to work on a paper, then meet the girls in my museum research group, then do 3 hours of calling at the HGSE phonathon.