"I'm a mouse now. Mice are cool."

This year, for the first time in a long time, I decided to decorate for Halloween. Usually I'm too busy, between work and school, but this year I really wanted to make the extra effort and add some spooky cheer to the house. So I went to a flea market and found an armful of stuff for about $3, including this little beauty:

Is the Doctor dressing up as a mouse for Halloween?

At first I thought, "Oh how cute, a mouse with a pumpkin!" Then I saw he was wearing a fez, and I snatched him up before anyone else could come close to buying him. My friend suggested I make a bow tie for him (because bow ties are cool), so I added that detail.

Fast-forward a few weeks to my birthday. My friend had let me know to expect his present to arrive, so I wasn't terribly surprised when I found a box from ThinkGeek on my doorstep. I rushed inside to cut open the tape when I heard the Tardis.

For the first second, I thought it was my phone, until I remembered that my phone no longer has the Tardis ring-tone (boo). Then, for a good 2 seconds, I was convinced that THIS WAS IT, the Tardis was really going to materialize, and I was going to start my adventures with the Doctor.

Then I realized the sound was coming from inside the Think Geek box. I opened the box to find a Tardis cookie jar! Cookies + Doctor Who = awesome, amirite? Also, as my friend said, "It's a talking cookie jar. How could I not get it for you?" I think it goes perfectly with my Halloween Doctor-Mouse. :-)

After Halloween, I'm thinking of making a voodoo doll of myself and storing it in the Tardis cookie jar. Maybe that'll encourage the Doctor to finally show up.