liveblogging delayed telecast halloween!
October 31st, 2007 @ 10:42 pm | blonde moments | Post a Comment5:48 Rush out of the office
6:19 Arrive home and throw on all the lights to announce to the world that I am open for business (candy giving away business, that is)
6:22 No trick or treaters yet. Learn a lesson in patience
6:23 Eat a mini Snickers (okay TWO OF THEM)
6:32 Still no trick or treaters. (Sniff armpits — do I smell or something?)
6:34 Decide to stop waiting around for the children, and instead work on my Wife of the Year credentials. I am making dinner! From scratch! For the second time this week! (Chicken Marsala, a new recipe)
6:35 Crap, I really should clean the kitchen first. (Still no trick-or-treaters)
6:39 I think I need to taste test a Crunch bar
6:50 The kitchen is clean. Start prepping the chicken.
7:15 Someone finally yells Trick or Treat! Hurrah! Oh wait, it’s just the next door neighbor announcing she is home. At this point I start to think I’ve bought 11.2 pounds of candy for nothing.
7:28 OMG KIDS! In costumes! At my door! Trick or treating!
7:29 Holy crap there are like 25 of them. And half of them are not in costumes, but I throw candy at them anyway.
7:33 The recipe calls for bacon. Okay, pancetta, but whatever. YUM.
7:35 More trick-or-treaters! I guess they just get a late start in this area?
7:36 Run out of paper towels and am now draining the bacon on toilet paper. Klassy.
7:45 Stop. Eating. The. Bacon.
7:46 Five boys ring the bell and one says, “If you give me candy, you live. If you don’t, you die.” Ummm, he’s kidding, right? I don’t take any chances and give him some of the precious peanut butter cups. I love peanut butter cups but I also love MY LIFE.
7:48 The mail gets delivered. Jesus, this city is dysfunctional. Feeling benevolent, I give the mail lady some candy.
7:58 A grandma (like a real grandma, not a kid dressed up as a grandma) asks for candy. Oh hell, why not. I just gave some to a kid who threatened my life and then a postal service employee! Bring on the grandmas!
8:00 Dinner’s ready! At this point in the night I stop handing out candy, turn off the lights and enjoy my dinner, and end up at my neighbor’s house where we start drinking wine and eating cake. No idea what time it is now. Fired self from liveblogging job.
10:19 You know it’s time to go home when an the neighbor’s dad congratulates you on your (non-existent) pregnancy. I eat one too many candy bars and this is what my life has come to??
My team’s winning entry in the “most scariest” pumpkin contest at my office. I can’t believe it won since I work for an anti-violence group.
That is the MOST AWESOME pumpkin! Bloody (literally) creative!
written by E :)
November 1st, 2007 @ 3:21 am
Your poor pumpkin!
You are so cute, waiting for the trick or treaters in your new house. Granny needs a bit of a talking to though.. and you get mail at like 8pm? Nuts.
written by alyndabear
November 1st, 2007 @ 6:05 am
The first year I moved into my condo, I bought a ton of candy, too. Only the trick or treaters never arrived and I worked myself through much of it myself. sigh. Glad you got some kids … despite their “humor”
written by Nilsa S.
November 1st, 2007 @ 8:39 am
Mail at 8PM? And I thought our guy (between 4 & 5) was a slacker.
written by rachel
November 1st, 2007 @ 8:56 am
Ha ha! Most the kids I gave out candy to last night were the same way! Not in costume and rude. Bah. What is this world coming to???
written by Ashlie
November 1st, 2007 @ 9:04 am
Our light was off for the whole night and we only had one gang of door-knocking, yelling hooligans (”WHERE’S THE CANDY?!”). Ted barked at them from behind the door, which seemed to do the trick. I’m just glad they couldn’t see how tiny he is.
How did you do the gun for your pumpkin? I love the eyes.
written by RA
November 1st, 2007 @ 9:07 am
We hid upstairs all night, with all the first floor lights off and kids were STILL banging on our door all night.
Your pumpkin is hysterical, especially because you work for a non-violence group!
written by Operation Pink Herring
November 1st, 2007 @ 9:36 am
This was hilarious and I’m going to use that recipe soon, I think.
Also, I feel ya on the stupid unnecessary baby congratulations. Again, if the baby isn’t crowning or you’re not at a baby shower, DON’T ASK. Geez. You’d think people would be smarter.
written by She Likes Purple
November 1st, 2007 @ 10:34 am
That pumpkin is AMAZING!!!
No Trick or Treaters for me… there’s only one kid in my building and the thing around here is to trick or treat at the stores in the neighborhood. NYC is so weird.
written by Laurel
November 1st, 2007 @ 10:39 am
Your pumpkin is hilarious!
We only had like 30 trick or treaters total. But that’s okay. More Starbursts and Reese’s goodies for me!
Did anyone else get very unoriginal kids this year? I had so many girl who were “stars” and not the glamorous stars. Like sunglasses and sweatsuit stars. One girl was a local celebrity.
written by JP
November 1st, 2007 @ 10:50 am
Hahahaha. LOVE that last pumpkin.
written by Lisa
November 1st, 2007 @ 11:23 am
I love the pumpkin…Especially since you work for a non-violence organization and because it is a children’s holiday (or is it??)
written by Lori
November 1st, 2007 @ 11:44 am
Love Love Love the pumpkin. I’m so going to make one next year. This year I was a looser and we didn’t carve pumpkins.
written by Monica
November 1st, 2007 @ 12:34 pm
The first year in our house, we bought a ton of candy too. We are right down the street from an elementary school, there are tons of kids in our neighborhood, so we figured we’d better stock up. We got maybe 6 kids, total. It’s been the same every year since. We just buy less candy now.
I think the fact that you work for a non-violence group is what made your pumpkin so scary. Love it!
written by Audrey
November 1st, 2007 @ 12:42 pm
Oh my God, your pumpking is hilarious! (And scary of course!)
Our very first trick-or-treaters were 12 year old boys without costumes. It was very disappointing, but fortunately the kids got smaller and cuter as the evening wore on!
written by Angela
November 1st, 2007 @ 1:14 pm
i’m laughing out loud.
written by betsy
November 1st, 2007 @ 5:00 pm
BEST PUMPKIN EVER!
written by Ella
November 1st, 2007 @ 6:18 pm
Trick or Treaters are fun when they are really little. But once they’re middle schoolers, you may need back up when you open the door.
written by Julie
November 1st, 2007 @ 7:42 pm
Ha ha! That post was hilarious! I found you through She Likes Purple, by the way, and I’m so glad I stopped by to catch this post. Also, what is with the grandma asking for candy?! That is so funny!
written by Katie
November 1st, 2007 @ 9:56 pm
Had no trick-or-treaters… sad day for heidikins.
xox
written by heidikins
November 2nd, 2007 @ 12:41 am
Um, I wouldnt have voted for your pumpkin. I am against fake guns, but I do like the spewing stuff.
Is your neighbor fun?
written by alexa
November 2nd, 2007 @ 8:52 am
So I was in my office laughing at you and all your trick or treaters! I wish my Halloween was even close to being that fun.
Love the pumpkin!
written by Lauren
November 2nd, 2007 @ 9:06 am
lol Janet, you never dissappoint!
Funny post.
written by Abbie
November 5th, 2007 @ 10:25 pm