In case you’ve been wondering why I’ve neglected my posting duties, I’ll point you in the direction of a box. To be completely honest two boxes were involved, often working in conjuction to dominate my life during the last month.

Beyond that though, I had been putting a ridiculous amount of time into preparing my halloween costume, Xerxes from the movie 300. I shaved my head three times, went to the tanning bed (never thought that would happen), learned a great deal more than I cared to know about makeup, and of course, the hallmark of any great homemade costume creation, perused thrift stores and hardwore stores looking for something good.

I actually was quite pleased with the result, although it would have been nice to have been nine feet tall:

Xerxes being interviewed

Xerxes and a spartan