Please don't ask about my costume.

[saffronhare]

I really loathe Halloween. Sure, I enjoy putting a few things up around the house. In the last decade or so, the spiritual observance of Samhain has been a buffer of sorts against the secular celebrations of the season.

But make no mistake -- I hate Halloween. Bah, humbug.


I guess it's the costuming that makes me all cranky. Either I lack the imagination to figure out really good costumes for myself, or I give in to somebody else's idea about how I should dress -- no matter what, I always feel stupid and ugly. It's been this way as far back as I can remember. In recent years, the costumes for which I have earned any acclaim are the overweight pirate (with a beard and everything) and the nun who totally miscaluclated the impact of her look. Add the shame of discovering that I'm more vain than I thought, and you've got a very unhappy bunny.

Now, I've got kids who have all sorts of ideas about what they want to be, who change their minds faster than I can keep up with, and who have nearly impossible demands for my time and budget.

Please understand: I affirm and promote everyone's right to have parties and dress up in different costumes for all the different events that happen around this time of year. Heck, I even make some of those costumes. I sat at the breakfast table with a needle and thread this morning, reinforcing a strap on Princess Boredom's dress. I really do want everyone to have a great time.

In order to relieve some of this internal conflict, I want to give up on the idea of wearing any sort of costume right now. When I show up at your party (this year or some future year), please just let me be there as myself, for you.

Comments

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

So is there a target time for joint trick-or-treating tonight? We are also on the docket for a belated birthday dinner out, but we should be there between 7-7:30 or so-ish.

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

That timing sounds about right. It's more of an open house than a timed party. You stopped by last year, right? Same thing. I bet Princess B will want to go trick-or-treating with La Greca.

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I just figured we might want to time T&T for them a bit.

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

The most precisest I can get is that we're planning to leave the house for the Grandparent Parade as soon as I get home (which should be by 5:30 p.m.). That'll put us at EHQ by about 7:30 p.m., if not a bit earlier, but who knows for certain. We'll head for home at about 9 p.m., perhaps.

I would very much like to drink tonight.

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

I could bring the Napoleon brandy to slosh into tea, if you like.

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Trick-or-treating usually occurs whenever there's a critical mass of children, AND adults willing to take them...sometimes there's more than one round of it, depending on costume changes/energy levels. It's a pretty good neighborhood for that sort of thing.

7-7:30 or even a bit later should be fine.