so it's hallowe'en. i really thought it was tomorrow nite. all this studying and reading has me lacking an awareness of time and space. pretty messed up.

so as notorious b.i.g. asked on his last album...what's beef?

today's beef is tender. nonetheless, it's beef. as i sit here in i front of my t.v. and on my laptop, im obliged every few minutes to hand out candy to the kids around my block. what's the problem, you ask?

a lot of these kids don't even say "trick or treat" anymore. some of them just come up with their bags open expecting me, like some kind of robot, to just get the candy from my basket and drop it into their loot bag. ha. the last kid came up to my doorstep with his hands opened. not one to mess around with or scar kids, i gave the youngster his candy and let him be.

that's my beef. that's all. whats happening to the kids?

anyhow, looking back at hallowe'ens of the past, i remember smashing pumpkins, egging a house or two, not dressing up during grade 8 and still trick or treating. who does that? it's my sweet tooth that compelled me..had to be.

5 favourite treats
1. m&m's
2. skittles
3. rockets/sweet tarts
4. chips/doritos
5. coffee crisp

13 bad things
1. ghost and/or devil-based horror movies (i still shit myself whether or not theyre watched on hallowe'en)
2. perverts on the ill-lit streets offering kids "treats" - whether in their pants or from their car
3. poisonous/razor blade candies
4. opened candies
5. egged houses, cars and people (i admit, im guilty of the first)
6. the ol' poo in a burning bag on the doorstep trick
7. old school costumes of my generation (particularly those plastic masks with poor ventilation and rubber band back-of-the-head straps. so much for safety.)
8. houses that don't give candy or celebrate hallowe'en (assholes..excuse me...cheap assholes)
9. rain, sleet and snow (dear God, kids aren't postal workers)
10. pennies instead of candy as a treat (who ever thought that was cool? if you thought candy was bad for your teeth..try chewing copper)
11. old kids that don't dress up (guilty as charged i was)
12. leaving a bowl of candy on the doorstep for kids (like the honor system applies here. ha. are you an idiot?)
13. kids jumping kids...for candy. (c'mon man)

we give good candy!