Halloween plans

I don't have any.

This upsets me because Halloween is nigh the best holiday ever. Right up there with Flag Day. (For those of you new to the game, Flag Day, June 14, is my birthday.) But not only do I have no plans, I will be alone because The Boyfriend will be in California doing his groomsman duties. Sure, I will be in CA soon enough to go to said wedding, but I will be there like 3 days instead of 10.

The main thing I will be missing (because I will be on a plane at the exact time its going on) is the Fall Ball at NYU Law (it rhymes, so you know it's good!). It combines some of my favorite things; namely costumes, free wine, friends, and getting hit on by drunk guys in hockey masks. Ok, that last one's not really my favorite. But the party is still fun times, and I am confident that one of my lovely law school buddies would allow me to attend even if The Boyfriend wasn't there. But no, I'll be having way more fun sitting next to strangers in a cramped little box for several hours. But I love Jet Blue, so I at least will get to watch tv. Or read (shock). The important thing is that I won't be in costume, though I may wear my tiger ears. And yes, it will be just after Halloween, so I'll look like the crazy guy on the plane.

Halloween night itself is not such a big deal because it's a Tuesday and of course I have to work the next morning. But the weekend before. I am available. There are bound to be fun things a'happening, that are made signifigantly less fun by my all-by-myself-ness.

I may check out the Halloween parade in the Village, but again, not by myself. I heard this "rumour" (read: fact) that the crime is highest that night, especially for an alone, innocent, pretty young girl (in a sexy costume? No - I'm not that stupid). Plus I have this thing where I hate crowds, epecially crowds of drunk people, so there is a good chance that I would kill a lot of people and be thrown in jail. And, as we've already discussed, jail would be no fun.

So I'll probably end up sitting alone at my house wearing tiger ears, eating ice cream, watching a scary movie. Or a comedy. Whatever. The only difference from any normal night is that I might try to put a costume on the cat, which could only end in my being mauled. Maybe I'll buy myself a bag of pity candy (mmm smarties) because I'm not in stupid CA having stupid fun and not going to stupid work. But my time for that will come.

Halloween, I love you. And I loathe you a little bit too.


ps - I realize this sounds like a pity party that you're all invited to, and it kind of is, but mostly I'm just complaining because that's what I do best. And I hadn't written anything in a while (2 days!) so I wanted to assure y'all I ain't be dead or nuthin.