Thread: So..55 days left. What's on your "to-do list?"

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I remember seeing the 100 day marker and thinking it was still so far off but it's only seven weeks and some change now.
What's still left on your to do list?

I need to trim out and re-paint my cemetery columns; 1 weekend

line my toe pincher with fabric; 1 afternoon

re-paint castle facade; couple of afternoons

re-skin some 4x8 wall panels 1 afternoon

finish a couple of tombstones; couple afternoons

build drop panel; 1 day

That's about it. I hope to have everything done by the second week of October so I can kick back and relax a bit, just tweaking small details, etc.. This is the first year I'm not scrambling like a madman to get things done.

1. Fix my axworthy drive.

2. Finish 3 axis skull.

3. Get some new tombstones.

4. Work on some new sound effects.

- paint my 14 pvc pumpkin light posts
- paint my 2 pvc black flame candles
- fix the grave digger eyes
- finish the sides of the toe-pincher coffin
- paint some gravestones
- paint the entrance lamp posts
- misc painting and assembling things
painting in on the plan for tomorrow and to clean out the gargage between coats of paint

So many things to do, so little time, I should have started in August..

- Finish my animated ground breaker zombie. 70%

- Find a motor to power and finish my thrasher zombie! 30%

- Complete my shaker zombie. 80%

- Paint paint paint! 50%

- Set up motion activated lights and test sensors. 95%

- Complete my 'vortex' fog chiller. 90%

And find a way to quiet my police siren so no one calls the real cops!

1. Stop myself from curling up in a fetal position in the corner at the thought of how little time is left.

2. Finish my haunted rocking chair (cut aluminum arms and drill/attach)

3. Set up and test FCG rig

4. Finalize invites and party guest list

5. plan menu and game pieces that will need to be printed up

6. Find costumes for hubby and myself.

7. Finalize about a dozen new props and decoration ideas. (paint, purchase bits and pieces, assemble)

8. Hang and adjust my moving eyes painting

9. Panic. Complete and udder meltdown because I know I'll forget something. (see #1)

Finish cemetery fence and gate. Just need two more full sections and two short sections and gate. Not too bad.

Finish caretaker prop. Still have to seal the head and add hair & eyebrows. Then build the body and dress it. Again, not too bad.

Got a couple of bluckies that have to be fitted with pvc once I decide how to pose them.

Finish the tiny cemetery for my newest spooky town display.

Definitely all doable. Just gotta keep at it.

55 days?!?!? I gotta get cracking! I have to finish my talking owl, finish my controller, finish my scarecrow, build more LED spotlights, record dialog, write VSA routines, the list goes on.
And today, instead of focusing on what I've already started, I decide to build a grave grabber. I think I need my head examined...

Wow I wish I had 55, 24 for me til showtime, you think you're nervous!
Need to-
do a extension cord count, I'm sure I'm still short...
finish hearse
finish roof candles and pumpkins on stakes
finish hanging roof lights
and so much more it hurts

41 days for me, as I'll be in Japan for 2 weeks, returning early October.

- 2 more spider sacs.
- Find a 55 gallon plastic drum so I can make a toxic barrel.
- Toxic waste victim to go in the above barrel.
- Entrance sign to toxic storage (main entrance to my haunt)
- Lighting outlets for all my lighting.
- 5 more dead bodies.
- 1 zombie ground breaker.

Gawd, I'm getting burned out with prop making...

Halloween will go out on the 16th! still need to make tombstones and figure out what I am doing out front...