I am the "who" when you call, "Who's there?"

[giddygeek]

I went down to a party in Providence for Halloween tonight, and I was so baffled! There were trick-or-treaters! Actual little kids dressed in little costumes! o.O

Well, okay, so that wasn't the weird part--the thing is that me and my friend kerriberri, who was hosting the party, lived in a town where trick-or-treat was rarely on 10/31. It was usually held mid-week, and you could only knock on doors between 5-7. And okay, so our town had a high bar to residents ratio and it was probably about safety and not staying out too late to cause shenanigans, but it was still a really strict deal, and that's what I'm used to in my Halloweens.

So there I was at almost 9pm, passing out candy while behind me my friends were celebrating Halloween as 20-somethings do (I wasn't drinking tonight). And every time the bell rang, the kids were like, cute and innocent and eager to get more candy, and I was like, WHAT ARE THESE SHENANIGANS. DEAR ME, HOW PECULIAR. DID YOUR PARENTS NOT NOTICE IT WAS DARK, AND ALSO ACTUAL HALLOWEEN?

It was as if I were not a Halloween veteran at all, and was in fact a total n00b.

It was fun, though. My favorite was the little girl in head-to-toe Obama gear, including bumper stickers, t-shirt, and mask. I gave her some candy, told her I liked the mask, and she said, "Thank you, vote Obama!" and her dad beamed and I beamed, and it was pretty much adorable.

Anyway, I had a great time, saw a lot of people I don't see often enough, got a lot of compliments on the $2 sequined devil horns I bought at iParty 6 years ago, and came home early. I hope you all have had an awesome Halloween, and your candy hauls are MOST delicious. *G*

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There were lots and lots of groups of parents and kids, it was pretty good. Everyone's apparently quite happy to be social when there's all those little ghosts and ghouls running around!

The best part of a costume is trashing it after. *G*