Trick or Treat

It's interesting, this Holiday. A day when all rules are thrown out the window and kids are allowed to wander the streets to knock on unknown neighbor's doors to take candy.

I sat on the porch and passed out treats tonight. K and I don't have a prime candy-passing location so I only saw a few kids in the hour or so that I was outside. It was a brisk night but I sat and waited, eating hot clam chowder, drinking an RC, and reading the Economist to pass the time. Eventually K came home from work and we went upstairs to watch reruns and enjoy each other's company. We left the carved pumpkins on the porch and a tupperware full of candy. Every half hour or so I would go downstairs to top it off. It felt nice, grown-up even, to sit on the porch, listening for costumed kids to come up the sidewalk and to eat a nice warm meal on my front steps.

I didn't really remember how much work carving pumpkins was but K and I did it. I'll try to post some pictures of our creations in the upcoming days.

Chicago Marathon

Well, I did it. After not training well for months and months, I finished the Chicago marathon. I've never read David Foster Wallace's "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again" but I'm sure marathoning is included.

However, for a free t-shirt and hat, I've registered for the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon on 5-6-07. I'll blog more about the race when I'm not so exhausted. Yep, 36 hours later, and I'm still exhausted.

On a similar note, I saw King Lear at the Goodman Downtown. It is a marathon in itself, clocking in at three and a half hours. The acting was incredible (except for Goneril, who was truly bad) but the director made some "interesting" (read: political, unfocused) choices that ultimately made the play unsatisfying. I'm glad I went; I always love the theater, but I can't recommend the show.

Why I Keep Blogging

A friend recently posted about giving up blogging. It got me to thinking; here's a few reasons why I keep blogging:

1. Even though two of the people I enjoy most have never met; they still have an influence on each other. *67 went to see a movie based on Squirrel's recommendation and I am now reading "The Road" because Squirrel mentioned it on his blog. McCarthy was also an author that *67 was reading when he came to visit me once at IU. The human connection in a digital world.
2. I realize that the banal minutae of my life may not make good reading, it's nice to look back on what's been going on every once in a while. Ultimately, these posts are all about me. The smallest details can trigger the largest memories.
   
3. Even though I'm not so good about staying in touch, this blog helps people know what's going on with me and hopefully makes them post what's new in their lives - which saves my cell phone minutes.

My dad was/is in the hospital today and apparantly was on Saturday night. One would think that I would get a call regarding this. My sister told me today. The lack of communication in the M. household stays true. Awesome.

Goodbye Bad Friend

The Neon left my possession tonight. I posted it on Craigslist and within an hour a guy came, paid me, and towed it away. A great burden of bad car has been lifted off of my shoulders and out of my garage.

Oh, and I have my Miata back.