" ...if they were me and i was you would you have liked a present too?"
-Altered Images "Happy Birthday"
Lovelywife was born today. I almost forgot this and low be the head of a man that forgets his wife's birthday. Seems like only last year that i was catchin hell for not even making a cake on the day of her birthday, despite getting $80 tix to go see Def Leppard and Journey. For Shame.
We all live and learn.
" Well I let their teeny minds think
that they're dealing with someone who is over the brink"
-Ministry "(Everyday is) Halloween"
Tonight was All Hallows Eve. Tons of kiddies out in the street, dressed up like their favorite pirate. Yes, ALOT of pirates afoot tonight. Plenty of Grim Reapers too, so don't be worried.
Has Johnny Depp set the trend for the next few Halloweens? Are we destined to reap the benefit of Disney's over marketing to the youth of today? I even had a tween girl come to the casa and tell me she was Paris Hilton. She didn't even have a costume on. I refused her treats on the grounds that she didn't even try. And what is it with kids that are scared to come up to my house? I think that parents have them so phyched out about "evil do'ers" and people who are out to abduct them that we are about to enter a very long period of hypochondria about our children being taken from us or harmed by nar-do-wells. Look out kids, that person over their looks like a fiend that will eat your brains. I was going on a recon up the street and as i stood on the corner, Ron and Nancy Reagan cam walking down the street. they stopped and looked at me and i at them. after what seemed like a good 20 seconds, they crossed the street and ran. I did nothing to warrant this. I made no pedafilic moves to grab and/or rub on them so it couldn't have been that. Could it have been my horns and wings or the red plastic cup with and undisclosed liquid in it? I'm not sure. but as i stood there scratching my head, they were looking over their shoulder like i was going to take after them and drag them into the 3rd level of Hell. I will chalk it up to my uncanny make-up ability.
Highlite of the night was scaring the bejesus out of two 10 yr old girls that saw me standing on my patio talking to my MIL and waiting for them, but must not have got the whole, person not in their house thing. Granted, the afore mentioned uncanny make-up WAS over the top, but for them to scream and bolt, priceless.
It got me thinking about illicite drugs and parading around to see the procession of costumes and candy. I had a drink in hand whilst standing in the cold for 3 hours handing treats out and the costumes got better and better as the night went on probably in part to the liquid lub that was keeping me outside in 38 degree weather. My cheers go out to SEv next door and SAL for providing tasty brew. Check out the Rock Bottom Brewery and their Kolsh if it's a available. Yummy.
