Happy Halloween!

[arashi]

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Halloween!
 

Came to work today dressed in the Barnabas costume I wore to the August Fest. Got several "Oh, yeah!" reactions when asked who I was, 1 wasn't that a soap opera? and 1 had no idea (who was def. old enough to remember but I don't like the guy so I'll hold it against him). For the record I'm currently working Document Control at the construction of a power plant in NY, so the ratio is like 98% 35 - 50+ year old men.

Anyone else dress up for the day?

[Lydia]

Happy Halloween to everyone!  Nope, no dressing up on my part.

I'm sitting here waiting for the first of the trick-or-treaters.  I suppose people will start later than usual because the end of daylight savings was pushed back a week - which seems sort of hard on the tiny ones.  I love it when the parents are encouraging them to say "Trick or Treat!" and then "Thank you!" and they're just sort of clueless about it all.

[Lydia]

PS just got my first.

[Gerard]

Happy Halloween!  We had trick-or-treat on late Sunday afternoon.  It was a gorgeous day.  I had purchased four bags of candy.  Not one trick-or-treater rang the doorbell.  Not one.  Not a single one.  None in the neighborhood got a trick-or-treater.  I've placed the candy in the basement freezer to keep temptation away and to preserve it for Christmas.

Gerard

[Mysterious Benefactor]

I've placed the candy in the basement freezer to keep temptation away

Now where's the fun in that?! 

I haven't dressed up in a few years. But perhaps my crowning achievement at work was the year I dressed as a nun for last period back when I was teaching high school in the mid-80s.    And as I recall not very much teaching actually got done that day even though I tried to keep a straight face for as long as possible and act as if what I was wearing wasn't at all out of the ordinary.

[barnabasjr]

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Halloween!

Anyone else dress up for the day?

I'm a banker, where costumes aren't a good idea, but I did wear all black and sprayed my hair black. No trick or treaters, either, but I did get a phone call from someone saying "Boo!"

Happy Halloween, everyone!

[Mark Rainey]

[Julianka7]

I got tricked, not treated this year. A raw sore throat.
My husband did the passing out of candy. We had quite a few
kids, but not as many as in years past. It being a school night
didn't help.

[Phil]

 I was bummed there weren't more trick or treaters. Wife and I made jack o'lanterns...

[Nancy]

But perhaps my crowning achievement at work was the year I dressed as a nun for last period back.

What I wouldn't do to see a picture of that!

nancy

[Bobubas]

I had a great Halloween that was partially Dark Shadows related. I saw the matinee performance of Jersey Boys here in Chicago. The show was awesome. i sat front row center. 

Afterwards I visited with fellow boardster Ben, who works in the city. We hadn't got together in a couple years, so it was nice to catch up and hear how his book; Inventing Late Night is doing. After that, I visited another Dark Shadows friend who used to post on the old Vantage Net and Sci fi boards, and is a friend to many here - Thom Jenkins. He and his partner are now retired and have settled here in Chicago. It has been 5 years since Thom last attended a Festival, but I think I have him convinced that Burbank is a MUST next year.  He wanted me to pass a hearty  "Hi" on to both MsCriseyde and Midnite. 

[MagnusTrask]

So, it's "All Hallows Day" today, or something?

[Mysterious Benefactor]

What I wouldn't do to see a picture of that!

There aren't any. Nothing but memories in the students' (and a few other teachers') minds. 

[Mysterious Benefactor]

So, it's "All Hallows Day" today, or something?

We're going through Halloween withdrawal today.    But things will slowly start to disappear. And hopefully a whole new default theme will debut before the end of the day...

[Mysterious Benefactor]

And hopefully a whole new default theme will debut before the end of the day...

We're having FTP issues, so it's looking like the new default theme won't debut until Friday (IF I can make time) or more probably sometime Saturday. But I can definitely stand to see the Halloween theme stick around a little longer.