A Tree Grows in Brooklyn for Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Since the month is an hour and a half away from being over, at least here on the East Coast, I wanted to spend a little bit of time regrouping and talking about what my goals were and what I accomplished this month. My first goal was to make some headway on the job search. I think I accomplished that much, at least. Some people might consider me successful only if I'd actually gotten a job; I think I was successful only in that, even though I've had many rejections, it still means I'm doing... Sign in to see full entry.

Writing the last post reminds me of another Halloween memory. When I was growing up, we lived in a really nice suburban neighborhood. However, there was this one house that stood out like a sore thumb. Where other yards were well-maintained, this one was overgrown and dead leaves remained on the ground all year long. The house was dillapidated and shabby, and a rusted car sat in the driveway. We never got a glimpse of the people who lived in this house, so they were always a mystery to us and we... Sign in to see full entry.

We've all got Halloween stories, and a proliferation of them has appeared here on blogit beginning several weeks ago. We're obsessed! And I see this is true not only with bloggers, but people in general. I don't know what it's like in other countries, or if Halloween is celebrated with the same gusto it's celebrated here in the US, but us Americans are obsessed with Halloween! Why is this, do you think? I think Halloween is one of the few non-denominational holidays out there, so its democratic,... Sign in to see full entry.