We’re getting close! It’s almost time!

Halloween is a year round thing for me, but I am now officially full steam ahead with my preparations. I’ve renewed my subscription to ZombiePumpkins so I will have all new pumpkin patterns to carve (and some of the best ones out there I’m pretty sure of that). I’ve also just received my new ZP t-shirts and hoodie! Not only will I have new templates to work from, but I will look HAWT while doing it! Trust me, you will feel envy!

Additionally, my copies of Tom Nardone’s books have just arrived on the doorstep so I have all new sources of inspiration. Because of my keen interest in meat and meat products, his meat corpse is of particular interest to me. Not sure I can afford to put on such a fancy spread, but the idea brings of a tear of joy and envy to my eye. Perhaps one day when I am a rich and famous Internet celebrity I’ll invite you all over for entrails.

Moving on! I also spied that my neighbors have fresh pumpkins on their porch so that pretty much seals the deal that I will be lighting up a few of these bad boys this weekend. The first pumpkin of the year is always the most special so I will need to come up with something quite grand to start the countdown to Halloween off right. I’ve got a whole slew of ideas I want to try out. Without giving away too much just yet, let’s just say it should be quite fiery and perhaps even a little explosive. And there might even be some video too, so stay tuned for that!

If you have something special in the way of pumpkin patterns or lighting up these little orange devils, don’t keep it all locked up inside, speak up, I’d love to see what kind of trickery you get up to!

Other Articles of Interest:

• The Halloween Pumpkin Tally for 2010
• Boston Can’t Handle the Flaming Pumpkin!
• Halloween Tally
• 2008 Flaming Pumpkin Kickoff
• Zombie Pumpkins – Pumpkin Carving Patterns
• Flaming Pumpkins – Old Hag and El Chupacabra
• My Halloween Pumpkin Carvings
• The first flaming pumpkin of the year!
• This is your pumpkin, ON FIRE!!
• Tallahassee – A tribute to Zombieland