Happy Halloween, mother fuckers. A scant 200 or so years ago, this holiday was illegal - if it actually existed in its current form - so we should all rejoice at the opportunity to take a formerly solemn time with an almost religious significance and turn it into one of the biggest commercial successes of the modern fiscal year.**
This was going to turn into a slightly bitter discussion of recent events (well, events that lead to recent events to be more accurate) that involved a metaphor comparing myself and others to publicly-traded corporations, but just before passing out candy probably isn't the best time to talk about
poison pills.
In other news, November is just around the corner. Being near one of my favorite months of the year (September), November holds a unique position in my Months of the Year ranking, which varies widely from year to year. November 2004 was particularly shitty,**** for instance. After an additional two agonizing years of national mismanagement, November 2006 finally offers some glimmer of hope, a light at the end of the tunnel that may not be a train this time. That's right, November is the month that Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii debut.***** Oh, and something about an election.
*It would have been outlawed by the Puritans. Then again, they were so strict they banned all holidays, including the celebration of Christmas (life isn't to be celebrated, after all, it's just a horrible condition between pre-life and death...Life must have been relatively shitty back then). They said that it was too focused on the material world and material things. It's a good thing they don't hold any power or exist now. Not for their sake, we just don't want them raining on our parade!***
**Not that I'm against that. Capitalist all the way right here.
***Not sure if this is the
royal "we" or a manifestation of multiple personality "disorder". (Can't it be both?)
****For what should be obvious reasons. In addition, this line gets my "use of the word 'shitty'" quota out of the way for a while.
*****Wii is the first system I've been excited about since 1995, when the PS1 came out. I don't care too much if I don't get one on launch day, because the only game I really want for it (Super Smash Brothers Brawl) won't be out until next year anyway. Once it is out, though, I'll probably spend most of my waking moments (and more of the sleeping moments) playing with my Wii. (That joke isn't tired yet, is it?)
