General musings

I’ve probably mentioned this before, but Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Food, football, and family — what could be better than all that? 😉

I also think it’s nice to take a moment and remember everything that I have to be grateful for — my family, friends, and significant other; the fact that everyone is in pretty good health; that we all have enough food and roofs over our heads; the fact that my newspaper isn’t among the many that have folded this year which means I still have a job; that I sold a new book series …

I could go on, but you get the idea. What are you guys grateful for this year? Share in the comments.

I have big plans this weekend — I’m going to clean my desk out. Okay, you can quit laughing and feeling sorry for me now. 😎

Seriously, though, it’s a core that needs to be done. Whenever I’m writing, I just let papers pile up on my desk. And since I’m taking a couple weeks off from writing, it’s time for the Paper Purge of 2008. Wish me luck.

What about you guys? Anyone got big plans this weekend? Share in the comments.

And I, for one, am glad. Maybe now the media will talk about something other than politics. You know, other important things that are happening in the world, along with arts and books and movies and music.

A girl can dream anyway … :rolleyes:

Because you have the wonderful freedom to.

Because folks have died and sacrificed so much so we can have this right.

Because people in other countries don’t have this choice.

And because you’ve got no right to bitch about things if you don’t. :joecool:

So tomorrow is Halloween. It’s never been a holiday that’s excited me all that much. Probably because when I was a kid, I wore the same costume every single year — a black witch’s hat, a black cape, and a plastic orange pumpkin for collecting all that sugary goodness.

Seriously. I never remember going as anything else. (My mom didn’t have a lot of extra money for a costume.) But as long as I got candy, I was pretty happy.

Sadly, this year, I will be at home, cleaning mounds and mounds of papers and other debris off my desk and generally trying to get my house into some kind of cleanly shape. Luckily, though, I have a candy dish full of dark chocolate to console me while I work. Yummy! 😉

What about you guys? What are you dressing up as for Halloween? Going out with the kids or no? And most importantly, what’s your favorite candy?

Mine is those dark chocolate Godiva bars filled with raspberry you can get at most department stores. Mmm … 😈