Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: thoughtful
  • Music: Annwn, "Chivalry, Honor, and Love."

Happy Halloween, Happy New Year.

Happy Halloween, everybody, and Happy New Year's Eve to those of you who share my particular calendar. May the Great Pumpkin smile upon you tonight, bringing you candles which burn brightly, candy that never goes stale, corn mazes as complicated as the twisting choices of the heart, and costumes that are inventive, interesting, and warm enough to keep you comfortable through all the long, dark hours of the evening.

I measure my life from Halloween to Halloween, instead of in candle-ends and coffee spoons. It's odd, but it works for me, and it's been one hell of a year, hasn't it? I left my day job (and still have no regrets; the tighter finances are more than balanced by the fact that I can finally sleep, I can finally be productive; it's amazing). I roved through Europe, eating all the cheese that I could get my hands on (and losing twenty pounds in the process, all hail the lack of high-fructose corn syrup in European breads and deli meats). I announced several awesome projects, and pursued several more.

I buried some beloved friends. I don't know that I'll ever stop wanting to call them, or reach for them. Lilly has joined the legion of cats that I try to cuddle in the middle of the night, when my dreams turn melancholy. Human or animal, I wasn't ready to let any of them go. Yes, death is a part of life, but that doesn't make it hurt any less.

I hope that all of you out there are ready to have a happy Halloween, full of all the thrills, chills, spooks and spills that you desire. I hope that you've had a glorious year, and are looking forward to a wonderful holiday season. Most of all, I hope that you're well.

Thank you for sharing this past year with me.
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Halloween

tikiera

October 31 2014, 17:58:33 UTC 2 years ago

I have not felt the Halloween spirit this year - and it's because I am a very strict diet that doesn't allow for Halloween treats (not even the savory ones I normally make), I can't do any of the Halloween haunts, and the weather has insisted on making me feel like it's been summer.

So tonight I will buy some treats and hope for trick or treaters (we didn't get any last year) and dream Halloween dreams of next year. I too tend to measure time by the month of Halloween, this month has always felt more like endings and beginnings to me then the dead of winter, which only seems to hold endings. I suspect I will feel kind out of time displaced until next year (when I should be able to celebrate with my normal gusto).

So tonight I will think fondly of all the folks for whom tonight will feel like Halloween and know that I too will be able to revel in the celebrations next year. May your Halloween hold all of its old specialness, and I wish you a dollop of my normal Halloween cheer.

RE: Halloween

seanan_mcguire

October 31 2014, 18:02:45 UTC 2 years ago

Happy Halloween.