Halloween Costume

It's heading towards that time of year again, whan the geeks and freaks can dress exactly how we want for a couple of days and no one will bat an eye, gotta love Halloween!

Last year I went as Deadpool (comic version, not film), which was great fun and I was tempted to do it again this year, that is until me and the missus watched a certain horror film inspired from a game franchise, you may be familiar with Silent Hill :)

Those who have played the games or watched the film will know the big bad, Pyramid Head, and that what I've decided on for this years costume.

I've done a LOT of research, trawling through multitudes of Comic Con pics, YouTube tutorials and other blogs describing the production of their Pyramid Head costume. In the end I settled on a design, bought the materials and started to work.

I've never tried anything this adventurous for a Halloween costume before, normally I'd just get a pre made one or go rooting through my wardrobe and see what I can put togetherm, so something I've completely made from scratch is quite a challenge! That being said, I have completed the helmet and I'm part way through the apron (just gotta stain and paint it), then the fun of creating the Great Knife!

I've been taking plenty of pics, so once it's all done I'll put together 3 seperate tutorials, for the helmet, skirt/apron, and the knife, detailing how I put it all together. I know there are loads of other tutorials out there, but I'm hoping I can create something comprehensive.

I'm really happy with how things have gone so far, if the knife comes out as good as the helmet then I'll be such a happy monkey!

Planning for the Future

I have been in the RAF for over 13 years so far, and although I've had fun it's time for a change.

I've been an aircraft tech for a long time, and I'm good at what I do, but I've never felt passionately about it. However, throught the years my thoughts have always come back to one job that I would love to do. I know many of you will laugh because the odds of being successful are minimal (especially with the recent govenment cutbacks), but I'm still going to do it.

I'm going to be a Crime Scene Investigator.

Quite a leap I know, but it's something I've been passionate about for many many years, and I've decided to do what I want to do, rather than do what is the 'easy and logical' choice (which would be I.T).

I know that it's nothing like you see in tv (especially here in the UK), the hours are long, the pay isn't exactly rock star wages, and you can experience some pretty nasty things, but to have the potential to really help someone is something that I have to persue. Finding the evidence that helps to put away a criminal, or free an innocent, or simply giving a grieving family closure, that's what I want to be a part of.

I've signed up for an Open University Course (S104 for those in the know), so that'll get me on my way with qualifications, and I've got myself a pretty decent camera so I can practice taking photographs rather than the usual snapshots I've done in the past!

Been a while!

I guess the title sums it up nicely, 2 1/2 years since I looked at this thing! A lot has happened in that time, some good, some bad, some bloody awful, but in the end things have all worked out for the best :)

I've still not really got much of an idea on what I'd like to tell the world, but some things that I'll more than likely bring up at some point will be:

1. Poi - My girlfriend has been teaching me on and off for around 6 months now, I love it and will hopefully be doing my own fire routine during the summer :)

2. Science - I'm a geek and proud! I get very excitable about things (the pictures from the Mars Curiosity had me ranting like a chipmunk on speed), so I'll no doubt start yabbering on about life, the universe and everything................42

3. Music - A big passion of mine, I love Metal but am also partial to a bit of swing and have even been known to do Garth Brooks on the ol karaoke lol I've just started trying to learn the tin whistle (I'm half Irish so it's kinda in the genes).

4. LARP - Live Action Role Play, no not the kinky type of role play, more like real(ish) life Dungeons & Dragons, forget what you may have seen on Role Models, we at Curious Pastimes do it a thousand times better!

There'll be other things I'll go on about, if anyone has any interesting topics, suggestions or ideas then let me know :)

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  I'm not even sure why I'm doing this, it's not like I've got anything majorly profound to say, but let's see what happens shall we?