Halloweeen Open Thread

By Jeralyn, Section Blog Related
Posted on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 12:44:39 PM EST
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How are you celebrating Halloween tonight? Are you getting dressed up and going out or to a party? Or turning the lights out and pretending not to be home?

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Halloweeen Open Thread | 71 comments (71 topical)

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Sign Sign Everywhere a Sign (5.00 / 1) (#3)
by Rojas on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 01:46:32 PM EST

The 100 Best Signs At The Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear

I'm off to buy candy (5.00 / 1) (#6)
by Jeralyn on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 02:27:08 PM EST

No one's trick or treated at my house the last 3 years, but I have a feeling tonight is different. Halloween seems to be a bigger deal this year, I think because so many people need an escape hatch from their economic problems and disappointment with the way things are going in this country, if only for a few hours.

: You're (5.00 / 1) (#8)
by Ga6thDem on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 02:55:22 PM EST

probably right about that sadly.

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beautiful autumn walk in the botanical garden, (5.00 / 2) (#12)
by Dr Molly on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 04:20:14 PM EST

now making hungarian goulash for dinner.

nice, relaxing day for the first time in forever. i need it because yet another work trip coming up on wednesday.

Hope that your trip (5.00 / 1) (#20)
by Cream City on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 05:35:38 PM EST

is not slowed by the reported ramping-up of airport security. If it helps, a family member who was flying this morning reported no difference at all -- no long lines, no one taken aside for more searches. And he was flying into O'Hare! the target of the reported IEDs.

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Thanks CC. (5.00 / 1) (#21)
by Dr Molly on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 05:43:10 PM EST

I'm off to a conference in Montreal, then to U of Vermont (Burlington), then to Cornell (Ithaca).

Regretting the decision to give seminars - which seemed like a fun idea at the time, and which now seems like too much work in too little time! But that's always the case. I'll be doing my usual thing - writing my powerpoints on the plane and in the hotel rooms at the last minute. Some things apparently never change....

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What, no handouts (5.00 / 1) (#22)
by Cream City on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 05:58:43 PM EST

of your PowerPoints, for when the computer connection in the conference room inevitably fails? Or the promised computer connection and/or various equipment isn't there?

You are couragous. I, on the other hand, have learned the hard way to have old-fashioned handouts as a backup when relying on bad planners.

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UVM? (none / 0) (#54)
by gyrfalcon on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 11:47:01 PM EST

Going by plane, I suppose? I'm about 60 miles south of Burlington, and if you had time and a car, I'd really enjoy getting together for a couple hours.

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would be great to meet you, gyrfalcon (none / 0) (#66)
by Dr Molly on Mon Nov 01, 2010 at 11:32:42 AM EST

I'll have a rental car.

Is there a way to get in touch?

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I just put (none / 0) (#68)
by gyrfalcon on Mon Nov 01, 2010 at 11:26:22 PM EST

my email address in my user info on the site. Drop me a quick email so I know you've gotten it and can do deleted it again.

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: Got it. (none / 0) (#70)
by Dr Molly on Tue Nov 02, 2010 at 09:06:28 AM EST

Maybe we can actually get together for a coffee or something. I'll email you later this week. Will be in your area on Sunday I think.

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Add extra Garlic so Vlad the Impaler ... (none / 0) (#13)
by Ellie on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 04:39:48 PM EST

... doesn't invade your dinner. Ghoulash sounds perfect for tonight.

(Vlad Tsepes AKA Count Dracula still puts those wimpy lovesick nouvel Vampires to shame.)

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What kind of goulash? (none / 0) (#53)
by gyrfalcon on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 11:45:34 PM EST

Pork or beef? I like both, but have a particularly fondness for the pork-and-sauerkraut goulash, known as Szekeley goulash.

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I was (5.00 / 2) (#18)
by lentinel on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 05:34:03 PM EST

watching Chris Matthews show. They were talking about the Senate contests and the Republicans who look to be winners on Tuesday.

Talk about Halloween.
Talk about the Freaks inheriting the Earth.

And yet I can only feel a sense of numbness about it.

The Democrats were given everything on a silver platter. All three branches of government. And they threw it all away.

The wars.
The patriot act.
The absurd health insurance company giveaway.
You know the litany.

As much as my stomach is turning at the prospect of these Republican cretins being put into a position of power, my stomach has already been turned inside-out by the display of callousness on the part of the Democratic party and by its titular leader, Mr. Obama.

The revelations by Wikileaks, and the predictable Bush-textbook response by the Obama administration was just extra rancid icing on a rancid and decomposing piece of cake.

I usually get a lot of kids (5.00 / 0) (#23)
by ruffian on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 05:59:42 PM EST

They are all gathering now waiting for it to get dark. I'm ready! I have a baby gate this year to keep the new dog out of the hall. It will be interesting to see how she handles all the doorbell rings.

The old dog tends to try to steal the kids' candy, so I'll keep him away from the door too!

His version of trick or treat (5.00 / 2) (#24)
by ruffian on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 06:00:34 PM EST

Is that you come to the door and give him a treat.

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first time i've had to deal with the door (5.00 / 1) (#28)
by nycstray on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 06:23:32 PM EST

issue in years. i've decided on a candy bowl down on my lower steps and then blocking off above that. that way i don't have to worry about the dog/cats/bird/kittens. also, my bottom steps aren't that well lit and i would hate for a kid in costume to trip on them. could ruin their fun.

the only place i could keep the dog where she wouldn't alert to the door would be the outside studio, but i think the cats would still freak a bit and my bird would prob step up in the alert dept sans dog :)

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The baby gate is working out great. (5.00 / 1) (#35)
by ruffian on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 07:18:16 PM EST

I can actualy stand in the doorway for a minute and enjoy the cute kids instead of throwing them candy with one hand and holding the dog back with the other. Very nice evening,

There are some adorable little tykes this year. Must have been a baby boom in the neighborhood.

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: My little set up (5.00 / 1) (#44)
by nycstray on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 08:43:00 PM EST

seems to be working also. mostly parents with small kids, so i don't need to monitor. when i was setting it up, a dad came by with his son and i had to convince the son with Dad's help he could take more than one :) the dog is clueless, cats are asleep, as are foster kittens and the bird is hoping for some play time. only if she says "Lets Go Giants!" ;)

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Oh, (none / 0) (#26)
by Ga6thDem on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 06:22:36 PM EST

we had a dog like that one time. We had him on leash the entire evening inside the house. I tried to put a Halloween Costume on him but he would have none of it. This year the dog we have rather enjoys Halloween but the new kitten is rather close to having a nervous breakdown I think.

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Good news (5.00 / 10) (#27)
by Ga6thDem on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 06:23:07 PM EST

for me Hubby got a job. It's a good bit less money but yet it's still a job.

congrats! :) (5.00 / 1) (#29)
by nycstray on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 06:24:11 PM EST

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: Thanks. (none / 0) (#31)
by Ga6thDem on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 06:52:06 PM EST

eom

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Congrats Ga6thDem! (none / 0) (#37)
by Dr Molly on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 07:25:26 PM EST

That must be a relief. And it's so demoralizing to be out of work, so I'm glad for your Hubby. And for you.

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Thanks (5.00 / 3) (#39)
by Ga6thDem on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 07:35:13 PM EST

so much. It has been a rough couple of months to be sure but I consider us extremely lucky considering what so many other people are dealing with.

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Excellent news, Ga6thDem. (none / 0) (#45)
by caseyOR on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 09:00:23 PM EST

So glad to hear that someone got a job. Not enough of that happening these days.

Unemployment is so stressful. Hope this takes the pressure off for your family.

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: I know (5.00 / 1) (#60)
by Ga6thDem on Mon Nov 01, 2010 at 05:42:45 AM EST

Even though I am out of the situation I have friends who are still struggling. One friend of mine got a teaching job and her principal told her that she might not have one next year. She almost broke out in tears in front of me. Very sad.

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Wow! (none / 0) (#47)
by MO Blue on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 10:05:51 PM EST

Fantastic news. You both must be so pleased.

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: We are. (none / 0) (#61)
by Ga6thDem on Mon Nov 01, 2010 at 05:43:32 AM EST

Thanks.

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We've never had a trick-or-treater (5.00 / 2) (#40)
by Anne on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 07:58:42 PM EST

in the 27 Halloweens we've been in our house - we're out in the country and there just aren't enough homes on our street to make it worth any kid's while. Not only don't we have the expense of candy, but we don't then have the temptation of the leftovers!

When the kids were little, we'd go to my mom's neighborhood, or later, to a townhouse community that was built about 5 miles away.

I made a chicken/potatoes/mushrooms concoction in the slow cooker, white wine/chicken stock "gravy" simmering all day smelled heavenly - that's for tomorrow. Hubby caught some striped bass yesterday, so I steamed two of the fillets in parchment, cooled them, then flaked and prepared them like crabmeat, into cakes. First time I've done that, and if I do say so myself, they were delicious.

Time for The Next Iron Chef...

: I'm drooling! (5.00 / 1) (#56)
by gyrfalcon on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 11:51:16 PM EST

Your fish sounds fabulous!
I get no trick-or-treaters, either, because I'm so far out in the country. All the kids go down to the village, where at least there are a couple dozen houses in a walkable distance.

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: Ooh (5.00 / 1) (#62)
by Ga6thDem on Mon Nov 01, 2010 at 05:44:58 AM EST

can I come eat at your house?

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Boo! (none / 0) (#1)
by squeaky on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 01:09:45 PM EST

Aw, hell. (5.00 / 1) (#11)
by scribe on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 04:04:29 PM EST

You beat me to it.

Boo.

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LOL (5.00 / 1) (#14)
by squeaky on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 05:00:48 PM EST

you didn't stand a ghost of a chance.....

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: Fire bad... (none / 0) (#30)
by desertswine on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 06:26:41 PM EST

Wine good...
Happy Halloween!

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Trick or treating for our town (none / 0) (#2)
by Militarytracy on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 01:29:51 PM EST

in Enterprise was last night between 5 and 7pm. The different churches are doing something called Trunk or Treat so I think I will take Zoey (3) and Naomi (1) to the largest one tonight. It is being held in the old football stadium of the destroyed high school and there are supposed to be some inflatables to jump on there too. Last night was fun but did not have the grandbabies. Joshus is an alien this year.

We got some great photos at Joshua's school fall festival. A local award winning portrait photograhpher was taking a single photo for $5 which she donated to the school since it is so broke. I got photos of all three there, she did a really terrific job. As soon as my scanner software is fixed (husband can't get it at the moment) I'm sending them to Captain Howdy, he does a lot for kids and did a lot for Josh, wanted to share our kids with him while they were all dressed up. Zoey is a devastating devil. But we decided to not take her to the church get together as the Devil, not down here.....she will be an Auburn cheerleader tonight.

: Will be interested in hearing what Trunk or Treat (none / 0) (#33)
by Inspector Gadget on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 07:01:47 PM EST

ends up being.
There's been a banner up at the baptist church near my parent's neighborhood for weeks....must admit, though, considering where it was I didn't really care one bit what it was. Just thought they were trying to get recruits to their house of holy.

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"don't forget to vote" admonition (none / 0) (#4)
by Yes2Truth on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 01:47:06 PM EST

REMEMBER to vote.

Skeleton Dance ... anyone wanna come with? (none / 0) (#5)
by Ellie on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 02:24:35 PM EST

Guess Who with Shakin' All Over with Krazy Kat doing a cameo appearance. No sign of Ignatz Mouse, though. (Krazy and Ignatz were the inspirations for Itchy and Scratchy on the Simpsons.)

Cramps Human Fly, with footage from the original The Fly, later remade with Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis.

Hard clubbing with the Sugababes reVAMP'd Freak like Me, sets a high bar for great mashups. This one features Gary Numan samples woven into the Adina Howard soul classic. Sugababes' film references include The Hunger, Blade, Warriors and lots of other tasty jugulars!

Beasts of Bourbon Psycho, just ... Aussie Rules sick as only the Aussies can do it.

: whoops ... here's the real Sugababes link (none / 0) (#7)
by Ellie on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 02:42:31 PM EST

Freak Like Me! deserves a viewing today.
The link above was to the Avalanches' Frontier Psyciatrist (creepy in its own right.
Sorry about that, Jeralyn! Hope I still score a mini Mars out of the deal (or a Skor.)

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Happy/scary Halloween (none / 0) (#9)
by star on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 03:51:54 PM EST

Both kids taking care of their own costume and are old enough to go around the neighborhood on their own.. my tray of candy ready .. Am all set and more than an hour to go ! never happened to me before.

And about voting #@!#@#!

I did vote for Meek in Florida and NOW there is talk about having him DROP OUT!! i am so fed up of dem party. How can they trust Christ to caucus with them? he goes which ever way the wind blows. he is the most opportunistic bas....d as they come. If once again my vote is irrelevant for this party, i do not know why I bother to remain a Dem???

I saw a crawler on CNN this morning (none / 0) (#32)
by Inspector Gadget on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 06:59:48 PM EST

that said Bill Clinton is going stumping for Meek!

Is this all just a ploy to make people who haven't voted yet simply reluctant to vote for the guy who may drop out?

Oh boy, I really, really want the R side to take majority!! Good grief....that just really seems like over the top cheating.

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You want the Rs to take majority? (none / 0) (#34)
by nycstray on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 07:02:11 PM EST

Really?

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Do you really have to ask? (none / 0) (#36)
by Inspector Gadget on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 07:23:10 PM EST

forgot the snark tag -

No, I certainly do NOT want the Rs to be anything other than punished for their trickery and lies.

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: my snark meter seems to be on the fritz :) (none / 0) (#41)
by nycstray on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 08:07:54 PM EST

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Last night was the bigger night (none / 0) (#10)
by waldenpond on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 04:02:05 PM EST

A neighbor had a 9th grade scavenger hunt and asked up to participate. We had a total of 24 wanting ordinary things.... colored paperclip, Oct magazine, bag tab (extra pts for expiration date, licorice, orange crayon, bubble gum, cork, garlic... was fun.

Tonight just giving out candy.

I've even built fake facades for the front porch and dress up... example... I made a castle facade and dressed as a wizard. Got 'best make-up' for this.

Same here (none / 0) (#16)
by Cream City on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 05:31:28 PM EST

since we went over to the main street of the nearby campus to see the college students play, an annual ritual -- but necessarily a nighttime ritual.

So today, they still were asleep while the wee ones had their daytime hours. But their mainly store-bought, manufactured costumes were boring, compared to the creativity of college students . . . inspired by a combination of hormones and alcohol.

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I've seen that before (none / 0) (#38)
by Inspector Gadget on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 07:29:35 PM EST

is this the first time you've done it?

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: It was a few years ago (none / 0) (#42)
by waldenpond on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 08:18:19 PM EST

just the once. It takes too long to draw!

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Had to make another candy run ! (none / 0) (#15)
by samsguy18 on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 05:01:37 PM EST

The last few years we've had only a few children.
We live in a suburb of Chicago. This year we're getting a lot of inner city kids.The children arrive by the car loads......good for their parents ! I think every child should be allowed to enjoy Halloween without the dangers the inner city kids live under......especially here in Chicago !

We;ve seen that for years here (none / 0) (#17)
by Cream City on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 05:33:17 PM EST

and agree -- but it is especially wise in Chicago, with the year you were having there, the sad loss of so many promising young teenagers. I haven't heard much about that lately, though, so has there been some sort of crackdown that finally slowed it?

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: Sadly No.... (5.00 / 1) (#25)
by samsguy18 on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 06:07:01 PM EST

The election cycle has pushed it off the front page.....

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We don't get many kids, but I'll still be (none / 0) (#19)
by esmense on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 05:34:04 PM EST

standing by with my witch's hat and big orange pumpkin basket full of candy. Some years we have had no trick or treaters -- but we did have a few the year before last and even more last year. Today we are getting a break in the rain, so I'm hoping for a few princesses and goblins and other characters to show up at my door.

Living way out in the country (none / 0) (#55)
by gyrfalcon on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 11:48:16 PM EST

I get no kids ever. :-(

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I live in a neighborhood with a mosque (none / 0) (#67)
by esmense on Mon Nov 01, 2010 at 12:35:39 PM EST

and a Coptic Christian church. In addition to a lot of young professional couples (most but not all without children), late middle aged couples and elderly widows we have quite a few immigrants from the Mid-East, Ethiopia, India, etc. in the neighborhood. It seems it takes awhile for the immigrant children to convince Mom and Dad that trick or treating is an ok thing. When children do show up, they tend to be toddlers accompanied by both their young professional American parents. But, in the last two-three years some older immigrant children have been showing up too -- I think it is a sign of assimilation, and that they're getting old enough to wear down their parents' objections.

Last night, though, I was surprised and charmed to see a Mid-Eastern family that just recently moved in across the street show up at the door - Mom and three little ones, all in traditional garb (the girls had head scarves) but with shiny new plastic pumpkins. Their house is owned by an Iranian immigrant who moved here during the revolution. He moved out of the house to more upscale digs about 15 years ago, but he tends to rent it to recent immigrants from the Mid-East. In this case I think it was the little boy (about 6) who got Mom to agree to the trick or treating. He was obviously giving instructions to the others about what they were suppose to do, and was a little impatient and irritated, in that way big brothers can be, when his very tiny little sister got confused and tried to give me candy. She couldn't have been more adorable.

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: Very, very, very nifty (none / 0) (#69)
by gyrfalcon on Mon Nov 01, 2010 at 11:38:50 PM EST

That kind of ethnic mix is the one thing I really do miss about living in an urban area. VT is a wonderful place with wonderful people, but aside from the Jamaican guys who come every fall for a couple months to pick our apples, it's pretty relentlessly white Christian (more or less, we're the least religiously observant state in the country, I read).
Halloween is a pretty hair-raising event for newcomers to America, even those from Western European countries. It's so nice to hear about your neighbors venturing into the spirit of the thing. It's just a wonderful kind of holiday for kids.

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Watching the (none / 0) (#43)
by lentinel on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 08:29:28 PM EST

World Series.

There's George Bush and Laura sitting there - he in shirtsleeves - enjoying the game. Clueless as ever.

Happy Halloween.

: W. has the (none / 0) (#63)
by Ga6thDem on Mon Nov 01, 2010 at 05:49:58 AM EST

biggest boulder on his shoulder I think I've ever seen. He thinks that he was a great president and that no one really appreciates what he did and that his only mistake was not privatizing social security.
He also said that he wrote a book and the "elite" didn't even believe that he could read. Wow, talk about thin skinned.

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I'm getting lots of kids (none / 0) (#46)
by ZtoA on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 09:50:36 PM EST

Have given out nearly all my 335 pieces of candy. Not all of it "smarties", but good ones, like KitKats and M&Ms and Crunch Bars. I encourage greed. The kids like it and I get a kick out of how the parents react to me saying "just take lots!"

This year there are a multitude of super heros and many hippies.
Lots of hippies actually. My niece, who is "a hippie" called today - it is her 20th birthday today and she is off at college. She asked what it felt like having people dress up like people "my generation". Ah, I adore her.

My fav has been a bunch of grapes. Purple face with lots of purple balloons with a little dog dressed in purple mini balloons. Just a lone kid and a mom. Could hardly grab that candy.

just gave away (none / 0) (#48)
by ZtoA on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 10:08:53 PM EST

the last of 8 bags of candy. Now I've asked if the trick or treaters can give me some of their stuff (its later now and so its the middle schoolers). Their looks are priceless. I expect my front to be TPed.

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Somebody(ies) came by and emptied (none / 0) (#49)
by nycstray on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 10:16:39 PM EST

my candy bowl while i was bottle feeding the foster kittens. you can tell it was a PU and Dump into the bag. oh well, porch light off now and at least the youngest had already been by to get their treats . . . .

down the street at the house that grew corn and other produce in their front yard, they are holding fort on their decorated front porch playing a violin and guitar. more harvest sounding and very nice :)

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Ah well (5.00 / 1) (#50)
by ZtoA on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 10:27:28 PM EST

kittens are a treat unto themselves. My sister's family just got two rescue kittens. I'm recovering from the severed artery in my leg and major loss of blood from when they both tried to climb up to say a surprise "hi". It might be fun to sue my sister, but definitely not worth it. But the kittens are great fun. Hope yours are OK. Bottle feeding means very young. They may bond with you.

This holiday seems to bring out the feral in everyone, and kids have feral in abundance.

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kittens are doing well :) (5.00 / 3) (#51)
by nycstray on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 11:05:16 PM EST

have had the 3 for almost a week. just temping until next weekend when the more perm foster home has room. they aren't big/strong enough for serious blood loss (YET!) but i'm very happy not to have kitten hickeys all over my neck and cheeks after letting them cuddle/nurse me last night while i was reading :) they were picked up and brought in by the local cops, so i'm calling them Felony, MisDemeanor and Miranda ;)they're getting close to 4 weeks i think, by size and ability. they are happy to gorge on wet food when offered and they are very hungry, but boy, they need their bottles, lol!~ and all 3 look identical, except Felony (male) is visually a tad bigger. i'm using beet juice to mark the girl's ears so i can tell the 3 apart at a glance for feeding etc.

i understand kids going feral and did think that the candy stash would get bagged, but the optimist in me would have liked a different outcome :) it's sad they didn't think of others . . . but on the up side, kids with parents in tow were very thoughtful, almost painfully so.

and yes, the kittens are a treat! OMG, the cuteness/softness factors just rock! {swoon}

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How 'bout those Giants? (none / 0) (#52)
by MileHi Hawkeye on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 11:24:33 PM EST

27 outs away...

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: ya mean that original NY team* in the WS?! (none / 0) (#58)
by nycstray on Mon Nov 01, 2010 at 12:17:44 AM EST

YES!!!!!!!!
I'm tossed though . . . would LOVE to see them win in da City :) My sis lives in the hood/down the street where the stadium is, so if they make it back here, I may just have to venture to her place. I was there when the '9ers did it, could do it again :)
*please note, I was a Giants fan when I moved to NYC :)

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Wow, four weeks (none / 0) (#57)
by gyrfalcon on Sun Oct 31, 2010 at 11:55:59 PM EST

That's really tiny!

I think little kittens are just about the most wonderful thing there is. If only they didn't grow so ridiculously fast. I adore them as adults, but kittens are the absolute best, IMO. <sigh>

They do bond intensely if you have them at about 8 weeks or earlier. After that, they start to get past that really serious bonding thing. They can be great friends even so, but won't consider you their Goddess, the way they do if you started when they were really little.

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: aside from the sucking . . . . (none / 0) (#59)
by nycstray on Mon Nov 01, 2010 at 12:29:16 AM EST

i'm having a great time. they are SO freakin' cute. love the innocence. i can put all 3 in one hand as a kitten pile or hold them as a bouquet :) and then there's the 'smooshies' with them :) they are pretty sturdy, so it's fun watching them get their 'sea legs' :)
they def think of me as "mom". it would be great if i was in the 'market' for a kitten or 2 or 3, as they are going to be great, but i will pass them on. it will open me up for more bottle babies though :) ah, the joys of working at home, lol!~

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Didn't see any Halloween (none / 0) (#64)
by oculus on Mon Nov 01, 2010 at 08:43:02 AM EST

decorations or trick-or-treaters in Delhi but the Diwalli lights are up--beautiful. And got to hear a sitar/tabla/vocalist concert at Habitat World.

Is there another country in the world (none / 0) (#65)
by Inspector Gadget on Mon Nov 01, 2010 at 10:18:02 AM EST

that celebrates Halloween the way Americans do?

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: Ireland. Plus open bonfires. (none / 0) (#71)
by oculus on Tue Nov 02, 2010 at 06:05:53 PM EST

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