I don't have the love of Halloween that I used to. It used to be my
favorite holiday and I just loved it, but this year I just skipped it.
I did see a young boy in a teenage mutant ninja turtle costume and
offered him some candy at the desk where I was sitting, but beyond that
I just didn't get into it. Why? There's not much point. I'm too old
to trick or treat, I don't have a kid to take trick or treating, and I'm
too much of a curmudgeon to get invited to parties (although that's not
entirely true--I received mass invitations to two, but I had conflicts
for both). I live in a condo and have never had trick or treaters, but
even if I had I was at work and couldn't exactly be in two places at once.

Or maybe I'm just negative nancy these days. While I'm trying to
remember the positives of being single (one more--one less birthday/xmas
gift to stress about and then buy!), one huge negative is slapping me
right in the face: I am really missing the shows right now. Even though
I hated the in between sets part of the show, I miss the music itself.
So the moral here is don't date a musician who plays in bands you love.
If you must date a musician, make sure s/he plays in terrible bands.