Stuff that is not related to knitting in any way

There has been basically zero knitting going on around here at the moment (my arm and shoulder are feeling a bit tired, so I figure a couple of days rest is in order). Instead, I decided to channel my creativity into other pursuits.

That's why, for the first time ever, I carved a halloween pumpkin.

I didn't do a particularly good job, but he is kinda cute, isn't he? Especially when wearing a fetching hat.
He doesn't look nearly as good when the lights go out, though.

This is because the flesh of the pumpkin was so damn thick that I was only able to cut the nose and parts of the mouth through to the middle. Also, I was working with fairly primitive tools- my ancient paring knife and a dpn I sacrificed to use for the fiddly bits.

Mourn not for this dpn. It was a crap dpn anyway, and I've been using it as a cake tester for the past 3 months.

My only quandary is what to name him. Got a suggestion? Let me know in the comments.

The other thing that has kept me sane during this period of knitting non-activity has been the discovery of this guy. Now, I know nothing- nothing- about gaming (the most I do is to play a quick game of chuzzle while waiting for something to load), yet I am completely unable to stop watching his game reviews. (He's also an Australian, for that touch of hometown pride).

This is the video that got me hooked (warning: some swearing)-



And this is the one that had me weeping tears of laughter by the end-