10/20 Meeting Recap

• Longhorn Halloween is next Sunday, October 30, from 2-5. Currently all our slots for working the booth are filled, but if you're interested let me know and we'll notify you if someone has to drop. That being said, we do need wizardly clothes (robes, scarves, ties, hats, wands, etc.) for the relay race and books (preschool through middle grade) for prizes. If you have anything that would work, let us know. You can bring books and clothes to next week's meeting or to the booth by 1:30 the day of (if you're doing the latter, please let us know ahead of time). I should note that you WILL get the clothes back, we just need to borrow them for a few hours. We're also looking to make a trip to Half Price Books before Longhorn Halloween to get some cheap kids' books. More details to come, but if you want to come along let us know what days work best for you.
• NaNoWriMo is almost upon us! For those who don't know, National Novel Writing Month is a time for the truly masochistic to face down sleepless nights, failing grades, and imminent doom as we try to crank out a 50,000 word novel in the 30 days of November. If you're doing NaNo this year (or if you want to give it a try), the UT Frenzied Writers group is hosting a plotting party this coming Tuesday from 7-10 in Parlin 101. They'll also be having periodic write-ins throughout the month. If you guys are interested, I'd love to host an HPA write-in as well, so if you feel like downing some butterbeer and trying to get out your daily 1667 words, let me know!
• Two weeks from today (Nov 3), Film Committee is screening Deathly Hallows Part 2 outdoors on the South Mall! We'll be meeting at 6:30 that evening to go over some quick updates, then we'll head down to the South Mall early to get good seats and have a picnic dinner. The movie starts at 8, so if you can't make the picnic you can join us later!