In 1995, it was El Che...

In 1998, it was Garth Brooks...

This year, the pumpkin carving got...

Personal.

(or, rather, I got carried away while at home during a sick day.)

I think it looks pretty cool, if mildly narcissistic. I guess the fact that it's on a pumpkin (it is an actual pumpkin!) compensates for the ego trip. Judge for yourselves... Anyone know how to preserve a gourd without having to put it on top of a bell tower?