the woes of halloween

I moved.
Yup, I did. Well, we did. My brother and I.
We've never had to deal with halloween before, being from the "cuntry 'nd all", and then living in appartments. Hence, neither of us thought to buy candy on October 31.
ooooops. big mistake.

I was cooking in the kitchen when we heard our first cries of "Trick or Treat!" coming from the neighbours' houses.

So what did we do? Yup, we proceded to run around the house, shutting off all the lights, and hiding in the living room. (we're adults, really! I promise)
(it was suggested that we invite them in to our basement to find some "treats" there, but I decided that doing that would yield unfavorable results... .... the police come to mind...)

The whole thing was retarded. We had NOTHING in the house to give them (except granola bars and apples...), and so my brother and i tried to cook macaroni and eat and exist without any lights on, and without showing the little dressed up children that we were home.

Next year, even though Halloween is not my favorite event of the year, I'm going to buy some candy so that I don't have to hide behind the fireplace in the living room with the lights off. I'm going to buy enough so I can cook supper without running away and burning the cheese sauce on the stove. Then I'm going to run away and hide.
But at least I'll have eaten.

a bus poem

this is a poem that was part of the ETS Poetry in Motion project. I read it one day, and really liked it. Now, I'm sharing it.

"you try to hang on to the dream you were having
like trying to hold on to the flavor of chocolate on your tongue
your entire day will be softened by this memory
as you wear the edges smooth
going over it again and again"

~title and author unknown~

wanted

WANTED:

~ Pillsbury Dough-boy ~

on charges of international travel without a passport,

evading capture, impersonation and being found in unexpected places.

Also suspected of espionage.

~

Anyone knowing the wherabouts of this criminal is asked to contact the authorities.

A reward will be given for any tips leading to the capture

of this fugative.

~

Last seen wearing a white chef's hat, and impersonating

a good chef. (unfortunately, completely UNTRUE)

being thankful

So, this past weekend was Thanksgiving. I had a friend ask me how my weekend was, and I actually had to stop and think. The "acceptable" answer would have been "good". But then I got to thinking.

Thanksgiving was really wonderful! Mostly because I realized that I have so much to be thankful for. Putting aside the incredibly true cliche things like "family" and "good health", I am really glad to be in the spot that I am. As much as I loathe getting up in the dark to ride the bus to the University for 8am, I am really thankful that I am IN university, taking the things that I want to take. I'm thankful for my job, and for my boss (who really is great!). I'm amazed by the incredible people that God has put into my life in the last year, and for the things he's done through me and around me at church.

I look back to last year, and realize that I'm in a new, exciting place. God's taking me on new adventures that I didn't ever think would happen. He's blessed me in so many ways.

Thanksgiving was incredibly wonderful. I had a great time with my friends, and with my family. I hope yours was equally as eye-opening.

"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever."
I Chronicles 16:34

evil leaf-thiefs in action

as I said.