Apparently today is Halloween. I went to the grocery store today, and the dude who was checking my groceries asked me what my plans were for the night.

I thought for a second and replied, "Uh. I'm not sure. Nothing big."

To which he replied, "No egging or toilet papering or nothing."

I must have given him the blankest stare he'd seen all day. Then it hit me.

Halloween.

Trying to save some kind of face and not look like a crazy person, holed (or whooled) up in his house all day (which I am) and oblivious to the fact that today is Halloween (which it is), I simply pointed to the kid running passed me and said, "Oh. That explains why Darth Vader is here."

So.

Happy Halloween you little ones. Let us all celebrate pumpkins, witches, and of course black cats.

Enjoy.

Growing up, I always liked wednesdays. My dad had them as a day off and my sister and mom had girl scouts, so he would pick me up from school and we would hang out. One time he picked me up on his yamahopper and we drove around without helmets. He took me to Thrifty's for ice cream and I begged him to buy me one of those giant gumballs. Biting in and discovering it was hollow was one of the first times in my life I can remeber being dissapointed and misled. I think my dad probably used it as an opportunity to teach me about life and having a thankful attitude.

I am thankful.

I am thankful I'm not Brian Wilson cause if I was then my dad would be Murray Wilson. And if my dad was Murray Wilson then I would have had to live through his drunk rantings during the Help Me Rhonda sessions

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Pitchfork reported recently that all of Sonic Youth's gear stolen backstage in 1999 has been returned to the band. Apparently a "relative" of whoever took it gave it back.

That reminds me.

1. Darren, my sister stole your bottle of nice vodka.

2. Jesse, my dad stole your Trooper and made it explode.

and

3. Andy, my cousin just called. He told me to tell you he's real sorry about stealing your dignity.

Pitchfork has a new and excellent article about the recently released director's series part 2.

It will be damn hard to beat the first releases though. Michel Gondry and Spike Jonze. I agree with the fork folks that Michel Gondry is way better than Spike Jonze. Don't get mad Jesse. I still like Spike Jonze a whole lot.