I wonder if people are literally only going to friends' houses, because I heard some kids screaming outside and we have decor!
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Oct 31, 2014 1:40:15 pm PDT #9381 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
JenP - Oct 31, 2014 1:42:08 pm PDT #9382 of 30000
Twelve so far. Tiny Batman is my fave so far -- he stopped on the way back to his folks to cheerfully reply "Happy Halloween!" to mine. Polite Batkid.
Steph L. - Oct 31, 2014 2:03:29 pm PDT #9383 of 30000
It's actually been a really hard year, when you stop and do the math. Eliot would cry, too, if it didn't take him seventy minutes of therapy, two cocktails, and a Sondheim medley before he can experience a human emotion through the haze of his PTSD.
I don't think we've gotten any Elsas yet, but we got a mummy whose wrappings were strategically loose so you could see his sweatshirt underneath, which had a ribcage printed on it. Clever. We also got a teeny tiny Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, who seemed unclear on the concept of trick-or-treat but had a deathgrip on his candy bucket nonetheless.
Hil R. - Oct 31, 2014 2:13:30 pm PDT #9384 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Trick or treating here was last night, and I wasn't home, so I don't get to see the costumed kids. I'm looking at all my friends photos on facebook, though. I love the ones where the costume was obviously the kid's idea -- my friend's three-year-old is "Super Girl Kitty," which seems to be a purchased Super Girl costume, red leggings, whiskers drawn on her face, and cat ears drawn on her forehead. (I have a feeling that the "Kitty" part of this costume was a last-minute addition.)
Anne W. - Oct 31, 2014 2:40:28 pm PDT #9385 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
No trick or treaters here yet.
Jessica - Oct 31, 2014 2:44:20 pm PDT #9386 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
All the Elsas I saw had winter coats on over their costumes. But the Olafs looked nice and warm!
A couple of people mistook me for Elsa. One person recognized the Mother of Dragons, Stormborn, Queen of the Andals and the First Men. My dragon kept falling off, though. [link]
Nobody recognized Dylan as Asterix, but he looked AWESOME - the helmet and belt came out really great, I thought. [link]
I didn't get a good picture of Aeryn because she had DH carrying her all night.
aurelia - Oct 31, 2014 2:56:34 pm PDT #9387 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
In addition to LSD being swamped [link] the haunted house attraction on Navy Pier is sinking [link] . Setup for Nick Wallenda's highwire over the river continued though.
JenP - Oct 31, 2014 3:12:30 pm PDT #9388 of 30000
Seems to have topped out at a whopping 21. I have several pieces left, but not that much, actually. I'll leave the light on until 8:30p, but I kind of hope they're done - I want SOME leftovers. That's fair.
Steph L. - Oct 31, 2014 3:29:15 pm PDT #9389 of 30000
It's actually been a really hard year, when you stop and do the math. Eliot would cry, too, if it didn't take him seventy minutes of therapy, two cocktails, and a Sondheim medley before he can experience a human emotion through the haze of his PTSD.
I think we got 30-ish. We went through the entire bag of snickers (which was about 18 pieces), and maybe half the bag of M&Ms. (The Milky Ways were on the bottom of the bowl, because they're my favorite, so I wanted them to go last. Yes, I am that selfish.)
Steph L. - Oct 31, 2014 3:29:15 pm PDT #9390 of 30000
It's actually been a really hard year, when you stop and do the math. Eliot would cry, too, if it didn't take him seventy minutes of therapy, two cocktails, and a Sondheim medley before he can experience a human emotion through the haze of his PTSD.
Don't know how I double-posted that, but Halloween candy, while important, isn't important enough for 2 duplicate posts.