Halloween
Pretty uneventful Halloween I must say although I had the beejebus scared out of me when some person dressed in a witch’s suit jumped up off of their chair on their porch and freaked me the hell out. They were playing some kind of weird spooky techno backed by sounds of sirens, wind and screams.
I like those people that get all out for Halloween. People that convert their garages into walk in dungeons complete with bike racks covered in fake cobwebs and tool chests holding up ember-filled pumpkins. I joked with a colleague that he should dress as the old-forgotten Canadian Tire guy this Halloween season.
I remember going to a Halloween party at Richard Dunn’s house. He was cool because his folks owned a convenience store and when you’re young – that is the kind of job that is way cool. Ownership of infinite amounts of chocolate bars and Enquirer magazines are where it’s at. There were floating ice hands in the punch, peeled grapes in a bowl to simulate eyeballs (no thank you) and cold spaghetti to simulate witch’s hair.
When you’re young, this kind of stuff is crazy shit. You’ll believe anything and lose your mind with a sense of exhilaration . Now I’m scared of more concrete realities such as war, old age, sickness, losing my loved ones. Is Halloween and samsara one in the same? This is where the day to day work begins.
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Happy Halloween!!!