More Asshole Than Is Strictly Necessary or Appropriate

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Devil horns!

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Did I mention I am excited to have my camera’s battery working again? Yes? Sorry.

Last weekend, Frannie and I made Mexican sugar skulls, partly for fun, and partly to present to her class and let them decorate their own. Though I don’t personally identify with the culture, The Day of the Dead is an interest of mine and it was fun to go in and speak to the kids about it. I was kind of surprised how many kids had heard about it already, but maybe when I asked them they just raised their hands like lemmings. I don’t know.

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The wee skulls dry out after molding.

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Franny liked working with the moist sugar. It feels like very fine sand without all that gross nature stuff like kelp and crab claws.

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Here is a big skull that we did for home.

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Here are some of the kids’ skulls after they finished. I think it was pretty successful. The royal icing got everywhere and dries like cement, and when I asked Franny’s teacher if I could ever some back she just laughed. Hmm…

I was going to wear my devil horns out tonight, but I think I’ll be dignified for once and let the kids have their fun. I will just go as my normal self.


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Too bad I didn’t have time to shave though. EEESH.

26 thoughts on “More Asshole Than Is Strictly Necessary or Appropriate”

  1. I wanna learn how to make sugar skulls!!!
    please please!! It’s gotta be more than just sugar and water. Where did you find the molds?

  2. Wow, 3 in one day. Getting ready for the “blog everyday for a month” thing with a vengance?

    I love the Sugar Skulls! They hurt my teeth just looking at them.

  3. try mexicansugarskull.com. I got mine in town, though. It’s VERY easy.

    And I will NOT! post every day, I will poke choads every day.

  4. Original Medium skull with Medium Sombrero Hat Pack FTW!!!111 i love him the best!!

    thx SJ.. a new holiday tradition for us!

  8. So I reminded my boyfriend that it’s NaPoChoMo and he got all sad and upset. He knows he’s in for a bunch of pokin’.

    Your sugar skulls look awesome.

    I don’t know if you noticed, but Spike’s got a new Playing With Dolls up. Just thought I’d throw that out there.

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