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Random thoughts from the weekend:
1. New rule: if your voice has changed, or you can fit in a B-cup bra, you are too old to be trick-or-treating. There comes an age, little one, when you're no longer a cute trick-or-treater, but are rather a perpetrator of petty larceny.
2. Related rules: if you are of an age where you consider yourself too cool to put on a costume, or if, as someone really told me she witnessed, you're pregnant and it's not a costume? Again, you are too old to be trick-or-treating.
3. Given number 1 and number 2, it is entirely possible I've become the crazy old lady who screams at kids to get off of her property.
4. Unbelievable that it took over three weeks for that tooth to finally come out. But it did, yesterday. And you cannot imagine how pleased as punch a 4 year old can be when that happens.
5. Loving this quote from a friend of mine, when I mentioned to her that I was unexpectedly and rather unreasonably nervous about opening an online store: "yes, it is important that you have the jitters, it's panic mixed with excitement, fun thing is YOU get to choose which emotion to feed."
*I* get to choose which emotion to feed. True in just about everything isn't it?
Finally, I'm starting to get excited about our trip to England to visit family, which will happen in just under two weeks! It should be a lot of fun -- and I've been feeling rather nostalgic for a cold, grey, drizzly English winter, too, so the timing is perfect.
Song: Rollercoaster, by Everything But The Girl
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P.S. Incidentally, even though our trip to England is primarily pleasure, I've got a few days available if you happen to be around and would like to have some portraits done:
Gloucester: November 17
Falmouth: November 24
London: November 28
Just e-mail me at chookooloonks@gmail.com for pricing and scheduling.
Mon, November 3, 2008
Reader Comments (8)
As a girl who was a B-cup in the 5th grade, I resent rule number one. That being said, I understand the point you are trying to make.
However, for me, if they're in costume and trick-or-treating, then I'm appreciative of their last clutch to childhood.
you rock the planet.
xo
bleachusd --
I take your point, and apologize for any resentment caused. However, and I'm not exaggerating, at least 50% of the trick-or-treaters -- perhaps more -- who came to my house were high school students. Sans costume. I can't help but think the entire magic of trick-or-treating is somewhat lost? When did it stop being about little kids?
K.
Hey, we're going to be traveling around the UK and London that same time. Do we have to go overseas to see you?? ;) Have an awesome trip!
My sister has decided that next year she's going to get boxes of raisins and give them out to anyone over twelve.
"I get to choose which emotion to feed."
Love it. Love, love LOVE it. Must write out in calligraphy for my new workshop. Also, must purchase "Hope" print for my new workshop desk. First...must sign another client so I have funds. ;)
One of my saddest adolescent memories is going out trick-or-treating with my little sister when I was -- oh, I dunno, 13? 14? Some sour old lady said, "Aren't you a little old to be trick-or-treating?" I was completely crestfallen -- that thought had never occurred to me. I was in costume, and enthused about the whole event -- honestly, in spirit, I don't think I *was* too old. But apparently, she thought so. I never went out again.
That said, I do also resent surly teenagers with no costumes who are clearly in it for the candy & not the fun. Especially because they tend to keep ringing doorbells late into the night if there is the slightest indication that you might be home. Love the raisins idea! :)
P.S. Love this photo!!