{"id":592,"date":"2009-10-30T21:41:56","date_gmt":"2009-10-31T05:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scott-n-katie.com\/blog\/?p=592"},"modified":"2009-10-30T21:41:56","modified_gmt":"2009-10-31T05:41:56","slug":"day-261-pumpkin-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scott-n-katie.com\/blog\/?p=592","title":{"rendered":"Day 261: pumpkin victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> I won the EA pumpkin carving contest with my pumpkin that I carved until around 4:30 AM this morning!<\/p>\n<p>I know that yesterday I said it wasn\u2019t a big deal if I won, but winning (even if it was just by applause) did make me happy.&#160; I got two movie tickets, a random book, and the appreciation of my peers.<\/p>\n<p>I also helped the MySims team sweep the three categories we competed in: pumpkin carving, male costume, and group costume.<\/p>\n<p>OK, here are the pumpkin pictures I promised, with a timeline of last night:<\/p>\n<p><strong>9:34 PM: pumpkin gutted<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scott-n-katie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_0236.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"IMG_0236\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_0236\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scott-n-katie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_0236_thumb.jpg\" width=\"184\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>11:13 PM: pattern transferred onto pumpkin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scott-n-katie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_0237.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"IMG_0237\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_0237\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scott-n-katie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_0237_thumb.jpg\" width=\"184\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>2:38 AM: half done, Violet carved<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scott-n-katie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_0239.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"IMG_0239\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_0239\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scott-n-katie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_0239_thumb.jpg\" width=\"184\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>4:40 AM: all done!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scott-n-katie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_0241.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"IMG_0241\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_0241\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scott-n-katie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_0241_thumb.jpg\" width=\"184\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>So, I\u2019m off to bed a bit early tonight and hoping to sleep most of tomorrow morning.&#160; But, it was all worth it.&#160; The pumpkin looks great and I got free movie tickets.&#160; Also, I really enjoy taking the time to carve tiny details into a gourd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I won the EA pumpkin carving contest with my pumpkin that I carved until around 4:30 AM this morning! 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