Random Thoughts on Halloween
Halloween has never been that big of a deal for me. I love free candy as much as anybody else but honestly, I never really got that much into the holiday. I’ve never had a really great costume and most of the parties I’ve been to over the years have been pretty lame.
One year my mom did my makeup for me and I went out as a girl. My costume was so on the money that people thought I was a girl without a costume. That was an okay halloween I guess. The best one I can think of would be the time I got a pair of opera glasses in my bag. Getting something other than cruddy candy is always a treat and if it’s opera glasses it’s even better. I seem to recall that I got a GoBot in my bag that year as well. GoBots (for those that don’t know) were a lame knock-off of the Transformers and just thinking about getting that lousy robot in my bag still chaps my hide. C’mon, you’re not supposed to use halloween as an excuse to clean out your garage.
Halloween came to mean less and less to me as I got older and by the time I had moved out of my parents house I was totally over it. I was employed and working very hard for not much money and I didn’t like the idea of having to buy candy for a bunch of panhandlers in costumes. Usually I would go to someone’s party and drink a bunch of beer and wonder why I just hadn’t stayed at home and watched a video. One year one of my house mates decided to throw a party and we stocked up on candy for the kids. The candy lasted about twenty minutes and the next thing I know my idiot roommate is handing out cans of Coors Light to anyone that looks like they’re over the age of ten.
I’ve been to Chico, California for halloween. That’s okay I guess. You really have to want to be there though and you have to be willing to deal with hundreds of thousands of drunk people. I use d to have some friends in Chico and would visit every now and again but I never really liked the town itself. Too hot and too many frat boys. Halloween in San Francisco is a pretty big deal. The Castro district closes the streets and suddenly you are surrounded by half a million people that have been hitting the booze all weekend. It’s ugly and I refuse to go there anymore during this time.
This year will be much like previous years, I plan on staying home and not answering the door if any young beggars happen to show up. My lady and I will probably watch a video or two and I’ll hunt around for the Charlie Brown Special and not find it because I don’t have cable. The air right now is just chilly enough for me to make one of my special hot chocolate drinks, so that’s what I’m going to do.
November 2nd, 2005 at 3:47 pm
i have many fond memories in chico. i was there for halloween on time. i think i have a pic of some dude dressed up as a pregnant nun and smoking a cigarette. yeah, too many drunk college kids but not too hard to blend in. great place to visit (if you have deet) but not to live, even for a semester. sign of the times: 2 rings at my doorbell this halloween (one less than last year), of course i had the lights off and was hiding out in my room.
November 3rd, 2005 at 3:46 am
Interesting….I was there dressed up as a nun once. I don’t think I was preggers though.