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Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Monday, October 29, 2012
A Perfectly Chilling Morning
When I stepped outside today, long before the dawn, there was a chill in the air, sharp against the ears, that carried a certain tang to the tip of the tongue. My dog's ears tracked leaves blowing in the street like radar dishes, panning this way and that.
The sky was a river, clouds blowing across the morning moon as they rode atop the currents of the heavens. Orion stood high and proud, further over my left shoulder than he does during the warmer months. His belt shone through the swirling mists, a stoic line demarcating autumn's grip upon the world.
I looked across the street, where tiny ghosts hung from the trees like so many legless horse-thieves dangling from the gallows. They danced in the chill wind. Beside them, skeletons clawed their way out of earthen graves, their animation suspended as if the cold had taken hold of their old bones, and locked them into permanent suffering, halfway buried, halfway free.
I turned to the house next to me, and smiled at the web of the giant spider that had enveloped it, wondering how anyone could get through such a thing without an enchanted elvish blade to hack free of the fibrous netting. Then I looked at my dog, shook my head at her reluctance, and brought her back inside the house.
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Just a little bit of free writing today. Happy Monday, everyone!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Halloween Weekend Recap
I had a severe cold all weekend. No fever, but very sore throat, constant cough, and endless sniffling. I don't know what's wrong with me. I never used to get sick. Maybe I'm getting old. Anyway I said eff it and had a great time anyway.
Kelly and I went to a party on Friday night. No not a birthday party. A grown up party. With beer. And a band. It's been a long time. It was actually thrown by some friends from Kelly's work, but we also play softball together, so I know them too. They asked me to bring my turntables, mixer and some records. I played like an hour long set. It was really fun but I was really bad at it. All my DJ gear has been living in the garage for over four years since I gave up on all of that and got a real job. Still ... it was fun to mess around for just one night.
On Saturday we went to Kelly's mom's neighborhood. Our 4 year old nephew Bryce lives there too. I was basically bursting with pride until I almost cried because he dressed up as the cutest little Darth Vader you have ever seen and I am not ashamed to admit that there is only one source for his love of all things Star Wars: wait for it ... Uncle Matt! Of course he was being moody and wouldn't let me go trick or treating with him and instead he went with my daughter Kylie, but he made up for all of it with that costume selection.
The neighborhood is a really fun one where everyone knows each other and there are like several huge parties going on at once. I spent the majority of the night riding shotgun in my buddy Dale's golf cart, while 8 nine year old girls (including my daughter Madison) hung off the back and sides of the cart and made us stop and start at every house over and over ... it was a blast. We could only go about 1 mile an hour uphill, but it was worth it.
Sunday was not as good. I had gotten really sick by then so I spent almost all day in bed, getting depressed by watching football. Oh well, at least my fantasy team won. Both my daughters had friends spend the night because there is no school in the county today, and they all went trick or treating around our neighborhood again. Thank god mom was home to hand out candy. Of course after all the kids were done, there was the obligatory escape of the puppy and I had to run outside in my pajamas to chase her for 20 minutes.
How was your weekend, friends?
Kelly and I went to a party on Friday night. No not a birthday party. A grown up party. With beer. And a band. It's been a long time. It was actually thrown by some friends from Kelly's work, but we also play softball together, so I know them too. They asked me to bring my turntables, mixer and some records. I played like an hour long set. It was really fun but I was really bad at it. All my DJ gear has been living in the garage for over four years since I gave up on all of that and got a real job. Still ... it was fun to mess around for just one night.
On Saturday we went to Kelly's mom's neighborhood. Our 4 year old nephew Bryce lives there too. I was basically bursting with pride until I almost cried because he dressed up as the cutest little Darth Vader you have ever seen and I am not ashamed to admit that there is only one source for his love of all things Star Wars: wait for it ... Uncle Matt! Of course he was being moody and wouldn't let me go trick or treating with him and instead he went with my daughter Kylie, but he made up for all of it with that costume selection.
The neighborhood is a really fun one where everyone knows each other and there are like several huge parties going on at once. I spent the majority of the night riding shotgun in my buddy Dale's golf cart, while 8 nine year old girls (including my daughter Madison) hung off the back and sides of the cart and made us stop and start at every house over and over ... it was a blast. We could only go about 1 mile an hour uphill, but it was worth it.
Sunday was not as good. I had gotten really sick by then so I spent almost all day in bed, getting depressed by watching football. Oh well, at least my fantasy team won. Both my daughters had friends spend the night because there is no school in the county today, and they all went trick or treating around our neighborhood again. Thank god mom was home to hand out candy. Of course after all the kids were done, there was the obligatory escape of the puppy and I had to run outside in my pajamas to chase her for 20 minutes.
How was your weekend, friends?
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Guest Post for Halloween!
Not much to report today, but I do have a really creepy, highly disturbing flash fiction piece for Halloween today. I've shared it with Jeffrey Beesler from World of the Scribe.
It's up on his blog now, so please be sure to visit, read, and comment, and don't forget to follow his blog as well. You can find the story here, but it will also be added to my "My Writing" page across the top of this blog here.
Enjoy!
It's up on his blog now, so please be sure to visit, read, and comment, and don't forget to follow his blog as well. You can find the story here, but it will also be added to my "My Writing" page across the top of this blog here.
Enjoy!
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