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Cooler weather, crunchy, colorful leaves, and pumpkin spice in the air are all telltale signs that we're getting to that spooky-scary time of year — you know, Halloween! If you want to get into the spirit but itchy costumes and messy greasy paint aren't your thing, we've got a few simple alternatives to more elaborate Halloween costumes that let people know you're in the spirit, but not down with the less practical aspects of costuming. Behold our our list of Halloween shirts for taking little ones trick or treating, handing out candy, or just watching your favorite scary movies!

1. Don't Make Me Put a Hex On You Witch Shirt

Let the neighborhood kids know there will be hell to pay if they smash your Jack O'Lantern with this funny, witchy shirt. Perfect for keeping the trick or treaters in line!

2.Dracula and Frankenstein and Mummy and Wolfman Shirt

Settle in for a monster movie marathon and celebrate your favorite classic monsters with this modern minimalist shirt that's perfect for horror fans. And if Wolfman corners you in an alley, just remember this little tidbit of advice from 80s classic The Monster Squad: Wolfman's got nards. Kick him in the jewels and don't look back! 

3. Headless Horseman Shirt

If classic literature is more your thing, this Headless Horseman shirt is the perfect way to get in the Halloween spirit. Great for reading scary stories or visiting your favorite haunted house!

4. Your Coffin or Mine Vampire Shirt

Get your flirt on with this low-key Dracula look at the Halloween parties this season.This funny vampire shirt is perfect for charming all the undead honeys this Halloween!

5. My Other Ride is a Broomstick Witch Shirt

Pointy hats and frumpy black dresses are so last century. Rock a modern, stylish witch look with this funny witch shirt. Perfect for taking kids trick or treating or an evening of casting spells.

 Until next time, 

Peace, love, and caramel apples,

Boredwalk

 

It seems like in this increasingly Trump-ified world some people are having trouble seeing eye to eye. But what if people like Kim Jong Un and the alt-right could learn a little something from our furry friends?

What if all it took were the following images to be seared into their minds for them to put down their tiki torches (or nuclear codes) and give each other big hugs? Worth a try, right?

Here are some adorable animals who let go of their more obvious differences and became besties!

It's no secret that creative types have a penchant for idiosyncratic ideas and behaviors, but boy, do we have some doozies to share with you today! Check out these fascinating factoids about famous writers and thinkers of decades (and in some cases centuries) past.

Shiba Inu pups, baby bears and chipmunks oh my! Let's cheer ourselves up with some of the cutest animal gifs the internet has to offer.

Retroactive to August 11th (the night those sad excuses for human beings first held their "vigil" in C'ville) and running through August 31st, Boredwalk is donating 10% of our gross revenue from our website to CityOfPromise.org. This means that if you buy one t-shirt from us for $25.00, City of Promise gets $2.50. If you buy eight t-shirts from us for $200.00, City of Promise gets $20.00. You get it; you guys are smart!

It's been a couple months since our last farmers market post, so we figured we were due for another!

Last weekend we really made out like bandits; here's everything we picked up:

• Beets

• Shallots

• Garlic

• Red onion

• Grape tomatoes

• Red leaf lettuce

• Fresh rosemary, sage, and thyme (sorry, parsley — no Simon & Garfunkel for you!)

• Mushroom medley containing shitakes, oysters, baby bellas, and wood ears

• Gaviota strawberries

• Blackberries

• Spicy tofu and spicy cucumbers from Dave's Gourmet Korean Kitchen

Here's what we did with 'em...

For the fruit, we did absolutely nothing (except wash 'em). We got the berries from the Harry's Berries stand, and good grief, were they amazing. This is our second time going with Gaviotas over Seascape strawberries, and we are converts. Seascapes are bigger and more along the lines of the strawberries you typically see at the local grocery store, as they're hardier and transport more easily, but they're more acidic and tart and ideal for using as role players in sweetened desserts. Gaviotas are smaller, but way sweeter and ideal for eating as-is.

Blackberries are a bit more of a gamble. No matter how plump & juicy they look, it's really hard to tell how sweet & juicy they might be just by looking at them. We hit the jackpot this time, though! Bursting with sweet, juicy deliciousness.

We made a spicy, crunchy, sweet salad with the lettuce, tomatoes, half the onion, tofu, and cucumbers. We then topped the salad with the beets, which I cut into 1" chunks and roasted in foil packets with crushed garlic cloves, rosemary sprigs, half the sage, quartered shallots, salt, pepper, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and a splash of lemon juice. I probably should have done two smaller packets instead of one big one, as it took considerably longer for the beets to cook through than I expected. If you want to try this yourselves, preheat your oven to 425ºF and put the packets on the rack. Roast for about 45 minutes. When checking for doneness, you should be able to pierce the chunks with a fork with minimal resistance, but they should still hold their shape. Reserve the leftover liquid from the foil packets! Once it cools, you can remove the herbs, larger chunks of garlic & shallot, and use as-is or season it further and use it as a dressing for your salad.

Be sure to hold onto the tops of your beets! Remove the leaves from the tough stems, wash them, and chop roughly. Set aside.

While the beets roasted, I sautéed the mushrooms in some melted soy margarine infused with the thyme and remaining sage, which I minced finely along with a couple cloves of garlic. Once the mushrooms have reduced in size and caramelized, remove from heat and add 1/4 cup of booze (brandy or bourbon are best, but dark rum will do in a pinch), return to high heat, and scrape the tasty bits from the pan with your spatula and stir them into the liquid as it cooks down. Once most of the liquid has evaporated and the mushrooms start to get a little crusty, add your beet leaves and toss with the mushrooms until bright green and just wilted.

The kimchi-style spicy tofu and cucumbers from Dave's give the salad a nice little kick and some Korean flair that can't be beat. Fun, delicious, and nutritious!

Meredith & I are heading out to the desert this afternoon for a quick weekend getaway to watch the Perseid meteor shower tomorrow and Saturday night. Those of you who have placed orders recently, don't worry — James, Adam, and Devin will be here at HQ printing and shipping stuff out!

We may even have access to a telescope, in which case I may be able to share some cool video of the light show on Facebook Live, so if you're interested in that, follow us on Facebook now to get a notification when I go live after the sun goes down! Best visibility is after 11PM, so have some coffee handy!

Peace, love, and tacos,

Boredwalk

One of the joys of trashy late night television is bad infomercials — we love em! Not the long 30-minute spots you see at 4AM for Shark vacuums and the latest exercise craze — we prefer the short, punchy, and insane 30-60 second spots you see during late-night reruns selling bizarre products touting miracle fixes for nonexistent problems. We like them so much we decided to try making an infomercial of our own.

We love animals here at Boredwalk. Anyone who's spent even a couple of minutes here on our site can see that we have a serious appreciation for our furry, feathered, and yes, even our scaly friends!

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Summer may be famous for Independence Day fireworks, but we prefer an altogether different light show, courtesy of the cosmos. Every summer you can catch this spacey show in the Northern Hemisphere — if you make a point to travel away from the city.

 

Brunch in the summer is one of our favorite things about this time of year. Nothing beats sipping a refreshing mimosa on a patio and enjoying some sunny weather. This week we've got a few fun factoids for you about brunch to get you in the mood for weekend plans.

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