Yes, I've said it. Look, it's there in plain english in the title. Halloween should be over now. I was thinking this a few weeks ago, and I'm even more sure of it now. Get over with Halloween!
Okay, so I'm mostly upset at the moment because despite skipping classes to attend to all the little kiddies who should be coming to our door... no little kiddies are coming to our door. WHAT?! I finally have my own house (shared, mind you, but at least not my parents... or a dorm room) and there's no kids? I know it's raining, it has been for the past few days. So? Back in my day, we went out rain or shine. Free candy is not controlled by rain. Nay, not even our parents could stop us from braving the wind and weather to collect free goodies from relative strangers.
As I'm writing this, we're finally getting our first visitors. Older kids collecting younger kids' candy. Yeah, back in my day we waited until after curfew (is that a global thing? Curfew on Halloween?) to collect left over candy. As teens anyway.
And remember those houses that would leave the bowl outside if they weren't at home? And remember how you feared the wrath of your parents if you dared take more than the allotted amount? (Maybe one more if you were feeling daring.) Now those bowls lie empty after the first kid passes by (and no wonder if parents are refusing to go out in the rain).
Despite all of this, these are not truly the reasons I want Halloween to be over now. One reason may be I don't have a costume, nor a good drink, but more important than that, I'm just too darn excited for Christmas this year! And you can bet, come November first, I'll be playing Christmas music, drinking eggnog, and breaking some peanut brittle.
Oh. And doing NaNoWriMo, which I'll continue to advocate for. Until the day I die (or at least until sometime in December when the event is over).
Anyway, happy trick-or-treating to the few actually participating. Come by London, we have lots of candy here. Which isn't getting eaten. Except by us. And we're sick now. Anyway...
Best Wishes!
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