Halloween random thoughts

Happy Halloween!!

I never really liked to go trick or treating as a kid. I was painfully shy, and having to approach a stranger's door, ring the bell, and listen to them gush about how cute we were still gives me a nervous feeling in the pit of my stomach. My folks would host the neighborhood Halloween party, and that was a bit better because it was all the neighborhood kids I knew. My sister managed to transfer some of the 8mm footage of one of these parties, and I was the loner kid (did I say I was painfully shy?)

Since I work at the hospital, employees and other kids show up for trick or treating. They usually don't make it to my wing, but I still have to be on the lookout for mobbed hallways of costumed kids blocking the way. Okay, the kids are cute. But what annoyed me was that Friday there was this group of middle-school aged girls looking for treats. And their costumes weren't that costumey (one was wearing a short cowgirl skirt, boots, and a cowboy hat, and another was wearing white with cat ears on her head). I guess kids are getting lazier. I should have brought my camera today to take pictures of the cute kids....

As of yesterday, my boyfriend and I are not in the same time zone. A bit weird, but getting used to it. When the new DST rules go into effect, we'll be in different time zones three weeks longer. BTW: neither of us could explain how the new rules will save energy.

Finally got the proper transfer cable to my camera and uploaded a bunch of cat pictures this weekend. I will post pictures sometime today (or tonight).