Pirate Octopus VS Ninja Kitty: Who Will Win?

I think that it's probably safe to put this here, since it's doubtful that Aaron ever looks at my blog.... I have put together the Most Awesome Gift Ever for Aaron for Giftmas, but the part that I had put the most work into were these fellows: Pirate Octopus vs Ninja Kitty.

Pirate Octopus is made out of Bijou Red Heart yarn, and although you can't see him, he is flamboyantly sparkly green and silver. He had his two swords sewn to his front two tentacles and an eyepatch over his eye. His mouth is sewn into a grimace, as is proper.

The Ninja Kitty is made out of cotton yarn, because ninjas are-- of course-- all-natural. The banes of his existence are his white paws, which detract from his stealthy ninja-ness. He comes with a small hoard of weapons: two shuriken and a pair of nunchuku. Beneath his ninja mask is the manic grin of pure Cheshire-style evil.

PIRATE VERSUS NINJA!

Thanskgiving Pics

Here are Thanksgiving food pictures! Which was awesome, by the way. Though I think I liked making it all more than Elizabeth did....

The cranberries as they were cooking. They were too pretty not to photograph.

The cranberry sauce once it was finished: whole-berry cranberry sauce with cranberries and a Granny Smith apple.

Buttermilk oatmeal bread with spinach and red pepper dip, the cranberry sauce, and stuffed mushrooms. All of the things that were my contribution to dinner.

The dinner rolls, roasted green beans, made from the Moosewood recipe, and spanakopita, also made from the Moosewood recipe.

Elizabeth, posing as she takes the first carving-- excuse me, cut-- of spanakopita. The flash was accidentally still on, so ignore the strange lighting.

Elizabeth, who requires no explanation.