Friday Eye Candy: The Halloween Edition
Happy Halloween! For today’s Friday Eye Candy, I thought it would be fun to take a look at the gorgeous celebrities that are no longer with us, but haunt us with their hotness.
Let’s find out who made the list:
My top choice (and my friend Kate and 3Boys1Mommy’s too) would be Marlon Brando (in his pre-Big Mac days). When I was about 15 years old I was flipping through the channels one day when I came across the movie “The Wild Ones”. I then tried to watch all his old films and could not believe how sexy this guy was in his prime. Yum!!
Jen E.’s pick was Gregory Peck (especially in Roman Holiday):
My friend Kate, Elaine, Susan, 3Boys1Mommy picked the very recently deceased Paul Newman:
Now let’s talk about some more celebrity guys who died way too young. My top choice for that category would have to be River Phoenix. I fell in love with him when I first saw him in Stand By Me and carried around a laminated picture of him in my purse the whole 8th grade school year.
Tena’s choice of dead guy she’d like to “do” would have to be Kurt Cobain (Did you know there was a rumor that Ryan Gosling was supposed to play him in a movie about his life with Scarlett Johanssen playing Courtney Love–I think that would be great casting!)
SmellyAnn is still sad about Heath Ledger (and so am I when I look at pictures like this one.):
I was surprised that no one mentioned James Dean. I love this picture of him:
This week’s Aloha Friday question is a two-parter:
What is the scariest movie you’ve ever seen and which of the guys on today’s list would you most like to cuddle up with when watching that movie?
And since it is Halloween and even though he isn’t dead, I couldn’t resist putting this picture on here today:
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A More Upbeat Post
The last couple of posts have been kind of a downer, haven’t they? First, the Slave Chocolate and then pedophila post. This has got to stop and it has got to stop right now.
But wait, I did remember one other depressing piece of news that I needed to share with you:
Joaquin Phoenix has decided to retire from making movies.
Nooooooooo!!! This can’t be true.
He says he wants to devote more time to his music.
Now, before I throw myself off a cliff, I have to remind myself that this might be a good thing because we all remember how sexy he was in Walk the Line.
So, maybe this story isn’t as depressing as I thought.
That reminds me that I still need to write about my Joaquin Phoenix story. Yes, I stalked him and had a 10 second moment with him. It was my favorite celebrity encounter EVER!!! However it is one that deserves its very own post.
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So guess where I will be at 12:01am tonight?
If you guessed smashing pumpkins you would be wrong. That is a good guess, though since it is “Moving Night” (Is that just a Maryland thing or do these sort of antics happen all over the country?) Since I’m not a 13 year old hoodlum, you’ll have to guess again.
Let me give you a hint.. I’m a 34 year old (mostly) happily married mother of two who has developed an unhealthy obsessive tendency to lust for 17 year old vampires. Particularly this one:
So if you haven’t guessed, I’ll be online at Fandango.com purchasing advanced tickets for Twilight.
I’ve completely lost my mind. Not only am I going to purchase two tickets for opening day, but I’m also purchasing more for Sunday afternoon for a second showing with my book club.
I need an intervention.
This new sneak peak of the cafeteria scene was released the other day and I’ve watched it more times than I care to admit. The best part is the very end…that smile…ugh! Check it out:
The other day I was emailing a friend back and forth, another one of my converts (I swear I’m starting to feel like a cult leader). Anyway here is how the email went:
Me: Check out the new Twilight clip.
(No Response for a few hours.)
Me: Have you watched the clip yet?!!!
Her: I just watched it. Girl, I’m not sure I want to see the movie now, and I’m very upset I just watched that clip. I don’t think Bella looks anything like she’s described in the book. I don’t know. In the trailer she looks paler than him! I know she’s supposed to be pale, but not as pale as a vampire! I’m torn.
(I go and rewatch the clip for the 19th time that day.)
Me: Ok, I just re-watched the clip and I see what you mean. She should be tanner. I showed (my husband) and he says that it is probably just the way it is showing up on youtube, but that on the big screen she will be the appropriate shade of pale.
Do you believe we are discussing shades of pale? And vampires?
Her: I know – it’s hysterical! And can you believe we’re obsessed and drooling over a vampire??? Too funny! I never, ever, thought I would be into a “vampire” series. I hate them!
That is pretty much how I felt before reading Twilight. I avoided shows like Buffy and I didn’t see the appeal of the movie Interview with a Vampire. I’ve seen clips of that show True Blood and it just looks unappealing.
I’m not sure what the difference is with Twilight but I just can’t get enough! Maybe I need to give the vampire genre a fair chance.
What is your favorite non-Twilight vampire book, movie or show? Or do you try to keep your life as vampire-free as possible?
Check out My Friend Amy’s Vampire Day on her blog for even more blood-sucking fun (I can’t believe I just typed that.)
The Scarlet Pumpkin
One of the hardest things about parenting is finding the balance between protecting our kids without smothering them and teaching them the ways of the world with out scaring them too much in the process.
My daughter went to her first sleepover this past weekend. It was actually the first time that she has stayed overnight at someone other than a relative’s house before. As much as we trust the little girl’s family, there was still a bit of apprehension over her being away from home. All night. In someone else’s house. Without us.
I’m not usually a worrier, but I couldn’t help but make up scenarios in my mind that were very unsettling.
It probably goes back to a childhood memory that I had at my first sleepover. It was at our next-door neighbor’s house. The girl’s dad asked me to sit on his lap and started whispering things in my ear, telling me how pretty I was and how I was his favorite.
Ugh. I can still remember how creeped out I felt. Even though I was only 7 or 8 years old, I knew that this man was crossing a boundary that shouldn’t be crossed.
Luckily, that was as far as it went, but I have no doubt that if given the opportunity that this man would have done other things.
(Oh and did I mention that the creep worked at a toy store. I’m sure that wasn’t on purpose or anything. Yeah, right.)
The point of the story is that I didn’t say anything to my parents about it even though it made me feel very uncomfortable. I actually just told my mom about it the other day and she was horrified.
I began to wonder about my own kids. Have I kept the lines of communications about this sort of thing open enough? Would they feel comfortable talking to me or their dad about this sort of thing? How well do we really know this family?
By the time the day of the sleepover arrived, I knew that the only thing that was going to make me feel better was to have a talk with her about some important things.
We’ve had this talk before, so it was more of a refresher course and as much as I know how important it is to have this conversation with both kids, it is still not an easy topic to discuss. I feel like I’m taking away a part of their innocence by bringing this up. I wish that I didn’t even have to put these ideas in their heads. I wish they didn’t have to know that there are people in the world who do things to hurt children.
Even though I tried my best to keep the conversation light, I could still see the fear in my daughter’s eyes and that made me feel so sad. I felt like I said too much but at the same time I felt like I didn’t say enough. I just wish I could find the perfect words that could protect them from this ever happening.
Unfortunately, there are no guarantees. No matter what we do to try to protect our kids, things can still happen and that is the sad truth.
While we are on this topic, take a look at this sign:
In Maryland convicted violent and child-sex offenders will be required to display one of these signs on their front door on Halloween or they will face a parole violation. In addition to posting the sign, they have been instructed to stay at home, turn off outside lights and not answer the door.
Some are applauding the efforts to keep children safe while others are calling it the Scarlet Letter of sex offenders and possibly a violation of Constitutional rights.
I have mixed feelings about the signs.
Of course my first and most important priority is to protect my children. I want them to be safe at all costs and if the pumpkin signs would prevent even one child from becoming a victim then I guess it is worth it.
However, there is just a part of me that doesn’t feel right about the signs. While I’m not trying to defend or take sides with a sex offender, I do think this is a bit cruel to those who are really trying to change and do better. Couldn’t they just be required to do the whole turn of the lights and not answer the door part.
Should we require convicted drug addicts/dealers to display a similar sign? What about people who have been convicted of any violent crime? Aren’t they a danger as well? Where does it end?
What do you think? Are the signs a great idea or taking it too far? Do you have any good advice/books to recommend that you use for talking to kids about this subject?
Make a Difference Giveaway
First a little bloggy business…
Thanks to Jen who offered to host the check in for the Looking Fine challenge.
I’ve been fighting off a cold this past week and that means that I have been eating and drinking non-stop. This is what I do when I get sick. I like using the flushing out method because it gives me an excuse to overindulge in copious amounts tea, juice and cookies. I don’t think it is working because I still feel achy, tired, feverish, and not surprisingly, I managed to gain 2 pounds. 
Not only have I been sick, but my blog hasn’t been feeling well either. Over the past couple of weeks I have been having a ton of issues. I even got an email from Blake asking me if my blog had really been possessed by some sort of ghost from the Gettysburg tour. Oh, how I wish that were the case. I think an exorcism would have been a much easier fix than the nightmare that I’ve been having.
I feel terrible about Melanie’s Friday Eye Candy List. She only received a couple of comments because of the fact that my blog was down all weekend. If you didn’t comment, please go to this post or her blog and leave her some comment love.
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Now onto the giveaway. I’ve been meaning to do this Make a Difference post for weeks, but because of the aforementioned trials and tribulations of my blog, I have been putting it off. What better time to do it than the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival.
By now you’ve probably seen or at least heard of the movie Blood Diamond. If not, it really is a must-see movie. For one reason, it exposes the fact that many diamonds are mined and sold to fund the unlawful and illegal operations of rebel, military and terrorist groups in Africa.
If that doesn’t give you enough reason to want to watch it, then there’s always this reason:
Oh Leo, you rock my world.
Now, this giveaway has nothing to do with diamonds. Or Leo.
It has to do with one of my other favorite guilty pleasures. Chocolate.
Here are some facts about chocolate that you may not be aware of. Did you know:
- Two thirds of the world’s cocoa bean production comes from Africa (Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, etc.)
- More than 109,000 children in Africa work in the cocoa industry.
- As many as 10,000 are victims of human trafficking or enslavement.
- Many of these children are lured into slavery by promises of living wages, only to be beaten, forced to work for no pay, and confined to prevent escape.
- Others come from impoverished communities where they are removed from school because their help is needed on family farms.
- Enslaved children typically work over 12 hours a day harvesting cocoa beans and have no idea what chocolate tastes like.
Why is this happening?
Cocoa farmers are not paid living wages for their crops. Companies such as Mars, Hershey’s, Nestle, and Cadbury purchase the cocoa cheap, take enormous profits, and sell it for less than its real market value around the world.
How can you help?
Consider buying candy other than chocolate for Halloween. If you must buy chocolate, look for brands that are labeled “Fair Trade” chocolate.
To help try to raise awareness about this problem, I’m giving away a bar of chocolate from one of my favorite brands–Endangered Species Chocolate.
Endangered Species Chocolate not only donates 10% of their net profits to environmental organizations that work to help endangered species and their habitats, but it also makes sure that its cacao beans are sourced and harvested from small family-owned properties and are ethically traded.
I’ve purchased Endangered Species Chocolate at Target in the past and have been very pleased with their quality and taste. My favorite flavor is the Supreme Dark Chocolate–yum!
To enter the giveaway, leave me a comment letting me know what flavor of chocolate bar you would like if you win the contest. Visit this page to see all the flavors.
If you plan on making an effort to buy only fair-trade chocolate please leave that in the comments section as well. I will be sending this page along with all of the comments to the big chocolate corporations.
You may also consider sending a letter or email letting them know you will be boycotting them until they support better fair trade practices. Visit this site for sample letters and addresses.
The giveaway will stay open until Friday at 5pm EST and is open to everyone.
To enter some more bloggy giveaways, click here.
Friday Eye Candy–Melanie’s List
You all guessed correctly last week–gorgeous Australians. I really thought I may have stumped you. 
If you are new to my blog, you may not be aware of the fact that I like to take suggestions of lists from my readers. That way I’m not constantly putting up pictures of Ryan Gosling, James McAvoy and Leonardo DiCaprio every week (my list). All I ask is that you try to narrow your list down to 5-7 guys (10 at the most). The idea is the “laminated list”–the list of celebrities that you are allowed a free pass by your significant other if you were given the opportunity to get to know a little better (i.e….well you know what I mean).
This week I’m excited to bring you a list from Melanie of Smelly Ann Strikes Again. Her list first started out at 17 guys, but she was kind enough to narrow it down to these seven hotties. As always, I’m leaving the comments that go along with the picks.
Enjoy! Don’t forget to go over to Melanie’s blog to say hi.
-Matt Damon – he’s my #1, I loooove him
-Josh Duhamel
-James Marsden
-Mark Consuelos – thought he was cute since long, long before Ripa was on Regis
-Denzel Washington – hello!
-Shemar Moore
-Lenny Kravitz - so sexy
Here are the guys who didn’t quite make the cut but definitely deserve an honorable mention on Melanie’s list:
- Will Smith – now, not back in the Fresh Prince days!
- Ryan Gosling
- David Hyde Pierce (I know! I think he’s cute)
- Kelsey Grammar (I know! I think he’s cute)
- Tom Hanks – had a thing for him since Splash
- Harrison Ford – despite the earring
- Omar Epps
- Mekhi Phifer
- Gary Dourdan
- Pierce Bosnan – even though he can’t sing!
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This week’s Aloha Friday question:
If you could share a dance with any of the guys on Melanie’s list, who would you pick and what kind of dance would it be (swing, waltz, salsa, basic slow dance, sexy club dancing, or something else)? You can choose the guys photographed or the ones in the honorable mention list.
To see more questions, visit An Island Life.
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Just to let you know, my blog may be down this weekend. I’m in the process of switching over to a new webhost. Hopefully, I’ll get everything up and running by Monday and I may have a giveaway in store so stay tuned for that.
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If you would like to see your list of guys featured on Friday Eye Candy or if you have an idea for a theme, please feel free to send email me—dailymishmash (at) gmail (dot) com
I always love to see who makes your list!
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Have a great weekend!!!
A Low Blow
Well, the Madonna / Guy Ritchie divorce just keeps getting uglier.
Apparently, this is their son Rocco wearing a Yankee’s T-Shirt.
How is this a low blow? Well, Madonna is rumored to be dating Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriquez, and that is one of the reasons for their split.
Now, I’m going out on a limb here, but I think that this may be just a coincidence or maybe someone else dressed Rocco on this day. I just don’t see Madonna letting her kids parade around in Crocs, especially not blue/green ones that don’t perfectly match with the outfit. No offense to Croc lovers (Sorry, but I’m just not a big fan).
On the other hand, this could be a calculated move (not the Crocs, but the t-shirt). Supposedly, Guy was abusive in the marriage and would call Madonna “old, fat, ugly and wrinkled”.
Who really knows what to believe? The only two people who know what went down in that marriage are Guy and Madonna. The rest of us are just left guessing (and feeling better about our own marriages) when we read these rumors.
All I do know is that to involve your kids in your divorce is completely inexcusable. I really hope that if my husband ever called me names and I start dating a MLB superstar that I wouldn’t dress my kids in logowear to rub it in his face.
Actually, I’m thinking he wouldn’t mind anyway being the baseball fanatic that he is. In fact, he may encourage it.
Luckily, I haven’t had this happen to me yet. We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.
The closest I can think of to delivering a “low blow” would be when I was dating a guy in high school. I found out from a friend that he had lunch with another girl and was planning on asking her on a date.
How did I retaliate to this news?
I took all the stuffed animals he ever bought me, every single one of the notes he’d ever written me, and every last picture we ever took together and put it in a giant trash bag. Then I drove up to his place of employment (Pizza Hut) and dumped it all out on the floor.
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
It’s your turn–tell me about a time when a guy/girl wronged you in a relationship. How did you retaliate?
Just A Few Things To Share
I’m not really sure where I’m going with this post, but I had a few things that I felt like sharing, so here you go.
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My daughter just got her haircut. It is so cute and bouncy that I’m suddenly thinking of abandoning my plan of growing out my hair again and getting it cut into the same style so we can do the whole mother daughter matching thing like Katie and Suri Cruise.
What do you think? Cute or obnoxious?
Is it just me or are the striped outfits a cry for help? What do you think–are they trying to send us a secret message about being prisoners?
The other thing I noticed when I was looking for pictures of Kate (still have trouble calling her that) and Suri is that the girl never walks. Seriously, why do they always carry her? Is that some sort of weird Scientology ritual for toddlers.
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Birthday Wrap-up
This is the last you will hear of my birthday. I have clearly stretched it out as long as humanly possible and now I’m even sick of talking about it. Before I commit to no more birthday talk, I just wanted to do a little summary of a few things I hadn’t yet blogged about.
We finally tried PF Chang’s last week. I think I had really high expectations for this place because of the majestic horses out front. I figured if they took so much time with the outdoor decor that the food would blow me away. Don’t get me wrong- the food wasn’t bad. I guess I just expected something more. Something horse statue worthy.
Did we order the wrong things? We had the lettuce wraps for an appetizer–they were actually my favorite. Then we ordered the Sweet and Sour Shrimp and Chang’s Spicy Chicken for our entrees. Everything was tasty enough but I’m not sure I’d rush back anytime soon.
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist was a bit of a disappointment. I had read that it was the Say Anything of this generation. Ummm….no.
It annoyed me for a few reasons:
- The kids in the movie had no curfew. Do parents in NJ not enforce curfews anymore? Are high school age kids allowed to run around NYC all night nowadays? It wasn’t like it was prom or anything like that. It was just some random Friday night. What gives?
- There is a scene where a drunk girl pukes and then fishes her gum out of the toilet and puts it back in her mouth. If that isn’t gross enough to read about, imagine my reaction watching it on the screen. I apologize for “spoiling” this scene for you, but I thought I’d do my readers a favor and give them fair warning to close their eyes before the puke scene. You’ll know it is coming so consider yourself warned. That was probably the most DISGUSTING thing I’ve ever seen in my entire movie watching life. YUCK!!
There were actually a few other scenes that bothered me but I don’t want to give too much away in case you are planning to see it.
If you saw it, what did you think? Thumbs up or down?
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Check out this package that I received in the mail the other day. It was completely unexpected and such a sweet birthday surprise.
My friend sent me some goodies from my favorite show in the whole, wide world–The Office.
My absolute favorite is the Shrute Beet Farms pencil because that reminds me of Dwight’s cousin Mose. Don’t you just love when Mose is on the show?
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I lied about not mentioning my birthday ever again. I actually will be mentioning it in November when I tell you all about the gift I bought for myself.
I scheduled a massage for myself at the local community college massage therapy center. It was a phenomenal deal so I just couldn’t resist. I haven’t gotten that many professional massages (unless you count those $20 for 20 minute beach fondling massages in Cozumel and Costa Maya-which by the way were heavenly) so I doubt I’d be able to tell the difference anyway.
Speaking of massages, have you seen the latest trend in the art of massage therapy?
People Paying For Massages From A Snake – The funniest videos are a click away
OH HELL NO!! That is the stuff nightmares are made of.
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And finally, here is your weekly dose of Gosling:
If you stalk Ryan like I do, you know that he’s taken up a new hobby/career as a DJ. Well, there haven’t been any photos of him spinning his tunes. Until now.
When asked about his new gig, he said:
“I’m a total amateur. I just try to keep my hands busy. You know what they say about idle hands.”
Even his quotes are sexy. If he needs to keep his hands busy, I can think of a few other ideas.
Ghost Tour-An Update
If it is possible to have post-traumatic stress disorder from a ghost tour, I think I may have it.
Ok, so I may be exaggerating just a bit, but let me just tell you, I was up until almost 2am last night because I was so spooked.
What got me so spooked you may be asking since I proclaimed to the world in this post how lame the tour had been?
A few things actually-
The Random Ghost Phone Call
I talked to my brother (who accompanied us to Gettysburg) the day after the tour and he told me a very peculiar story.
He said that the morning after the ghost tour he received a call from his girlfriend’s brother asking why they called his house so late. The guy said that around midnight the phone rang and my brother’s cell number came up on the caller ID. When he answered it sounded like he was standing in a wind tunnel or train station. He said he also heard a lot of strange voices in the background but couldn’t understand what they were saying.
The weird part is that my brother did not make any calls that night. In fact, he said his phone was off the entire night.
The other interesting part of the story is that the ghost tour guide told us of a ghost named Jeremy who liked to make calls with cell phones. He warned us to turn the phones off or there may be some unwanted calls.
Strange Photos
One more thing….after further research, I think that I did capture orbs on my camera. A lot of my pictures had these weird circles in them. I thought that my lens was dirty, but they aren’t in all the pictures so that couldn’t be the case. After doing some research online about what orbs actually look like, I’m really convinced that these are the real deal.
Take a look at this photo. This was in the woods where the tour guide told us to take photos. The first one is a shot with no orbs.
Now take a look at this one taken just a few seconds or so later:
See all those white circles. I thought that they were some sort of smudges on the lens, but I did a quick search on orbs and it appears that when you are in a known haunted place, these little balls show up in pictures. They are thought to be ghosts in the form of balls of light. Supposedly they are life forms that travel in groups. Another theory is that they are not the spirit at all, but just the energy being transferred from a source (i.e. power lines, batteries, people, etc..) to the spirit so they can manifest.
This last picture is the one that kept me up last night. Take a look at the orb or whatever the heck it is that I circled:
I tried to zoom in on just the face:
I know I said that the ghost tour was a bust, but I think I may have spoken too soon.
What do you think?
Fine by 2009: Week 8
We are getting really close to the halfway point in this challenge.
YIKES!!
I realize that there really is no ending point and that this really needs to be lifestyle change, not a short-term thing. I just wish I was making better progress and seeing more results.
I took a few weeks off to celebrate my birthday. Luckily, the scale gods were gentle with me and when I got on today, after eating terribly and ZERO exercise, I hadn’t gained any of the weight back. Thank you scale gods.
This week’s goals:
-Get to sleep by 11:30-12 (Mon-Fri)
-Workout at least 4 days (Govt says we should be getting 2 1/2 hours a week according to this study)
-Eat 2 fruits a day (should be more but I’m shooting low since I really don’t love fruit)
Since I didn’t have my linky up last week, I want to point out a couple of posts that you need to go and read and comment on:
Susan from the Psych Ward wrote Growing up Fat–A great post about body image.
Make sure to go over and cheer on Shannon at Simply Shannon who has lost 10.5 pounds since starting the challenge! Way to go Shannon!! She is doing something right!
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Link up to let us know how you are doing with your goals!
Ghost Tour
Last night, we took a trip up to Gettysburg for the ghost tour. I had high hopes of seeing, hearing or experiencing something creepy.
Gettysburg is supposed to be one of the most haunted places in America. This is due to the fact that approximately 50,000 Americans lost their lives in a period of three short days during this Civil War Battle.
(Sorry for going all Wikipedia on you. I guess I just want to prove that my blog isn’t all pop culture and fluff. That is pretty much the end of the history lesson for the day. Back to complete and utter nonsense.)
We spent about an hour wondering around town looking for ghosts. I told my husband to keep his eye out for individuals that may look like people, but really aren’t of this world. He asked how you would know the difference and I told him you would just know. (I really had no clue but I like to pretend that I do.)
The town itself is very quaint and we enjoyed walking the streets playing the ghosts or real people game for awhile. When we bored of this, we went into a few shops to see lots of spoons, shot glasses and magnets. And of course t-shirts.
The other thing we noticed was that every corner you turn there is a sign for a ghost tour. The town seems to be trying to cash in on the fact that it is haunted. I really don’t blame them. I believe in the “if you got it flaunt it” motto.
We chose this tour:
Our tour didn’t start until 11pm because it was called the “mature tour”. We chose this one because it was supposed to be the scariest one in town according to random websites that I visited to plan this trip.
Since the tour started so late and we had a few hours to kill, we decided to go on our own little ghost hunt.
First we made our way to the Jennie Wade house. This is the site of the only civilian killed during the Battle of Gettysburg and is supposed to be one of the most haunted places in town. Unfortunately, it was already closed for the night, so my husband just stood outside and pretended to be scared.
We walked along and came across this creepy horse and wagon. My husband thought it would be a good idea to sit in it and take a picture to see if a ghost appeared in the shot. Unfortunately there was a sign that said to Keep Off so I just stood next to it.
No ghost. Darn.
We decided to kick it up a notch and went wondering onto the battlefields. We weren’t really supposed to be there because it was after dark, but I’d read that if you just walk around there at night you might experience something.
I wanted to be scared, but I wasn’t. I wanted to see something, but I didn’t. I wanted to feel something, but I didn’t.
All I felt was cold. And I’m not talking about the Sixth Sense kind of cold. I was just freezing because I chose to wear ballet flats without socks instead of a more sensible footwear option. I’m stupid like that.
Who was I trying to impress? Maybe the (cute) Confederate soldier ghosts? I don’t know.
We finally gave up on our ghost hunting expedition and made our way to the local pub to get some different kind of spirits.
I had two glasses of wine and was feeling fine. We had dinner, annoyed our waitress with questions of ghosts, listened to bad live music and then finally it was time to start the tour.
The tour was an overall disappointment. Our guides were more interested in making us laugh than they were in scaring us. I felt like they were auditioning to be the next Dane Cook. We soon found out that it was called the “mature” tour because they were allowed to drop the F-bomb. That isn’t what I paid for. I wanted real terror, not bad comedy.
The closest I came to experiencing anything even remotely ghoulish was when they took us to this place called “The Grove”. It was a field with a row of trees next to the high school.
As soon as we got there, I did feel a different kind of energy. It was a strange feeling. I didn’t get chills or anything like that (how would I know since I was so damn cold). I guess the best way to describe it was that there was a heavier feel to the air there. It almost was like being on an airplane with the cabin pressure. It is hard to explain, but there was something odd taking place.
The funny thing is that of all the pictures I took that night, the only ones that had anything remotely ghost-like was the one I took in that area.
Someone just tell me that those are orbs so I can feel like I got my $11 worth.
After The Grove, they took us into the woods and told us a story about a hissing 13 year old girl ghost with long nails and stringy hair. They told us to take pictures of the trees because sometimes you might see a figure hanging from one of them. Sadly, mine were just boring old trees.
The last part of our tour took place in the basement of The Farnsworth House–the 7th most haunted inn of America. The basement was decorated to look like a funeral parlor and they called it the Mourning Theater. I tooka picture of the dead guy in the coffin because it was the closes thing I saw to a soldier ghost.
Wanna-be-Dane-Cook told us more tales of guest’s experiences staying at the inn and of course there was more bad comedy. It is probably a bad sign that I actually started falling asleep in the middle of his tales. I blame the wine and the dark. And of course the fact that it was almost 1am by that point probably didn’t help much either.
At the end of the tour, I tried to snap a picture in the mirror because we all know how creepy things tend to show up on mirrors (If you’ve ever tried saying Black Aggie 10 times in the dark at a sleepover you know what I mean).
Alas, the mirror was ghost free.
My Gettysburg ghost tour was a letdown, so I’m going to ask my commenters to tell me your own haunted experiences.
Have you ever seen a ghost? Do you believe in ghosts? What is the scariest story you’ve ever been told?
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