Halloween recap: Not-so-spooky New York
Trick or treating is hard work. In order to fully reap the benefits of the free candy, careful planning and consideration must be paid to find the cutest costumes that will get the biggest "Aw" factor, hottest neighborhoods, and best houses (you know, the ones with the full size candy bars). If I thought trick or treating in Palo Alto was difficult, it's nothing compared to New York City.
Firstly, everyone seemed to be out and about, enjoying the cool October evening, donning their costumes and celebreating the holiday. The Saturday night before. Strangely enough, not even many children were out on the actual night. Those that were were reduced to bundling up (something not completely necessary in California), giving strange looks to those of us who actually did dress up, and bouncing from restaurants and bars that set out candy for them. What?! Little kids in bars? Yes.
I was semi-festive and attended the matinee of Wicked, seeing the show for the 1,000,000th time. I then attended a Halloween party for all of thirty minutes before I had to leave to get to bed early (don't listen to what they say--Brooklyn=far). Best costumes of the night included Mary Poppins, her chimney sweep, Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas, and a hilighter. Yes, a hilighter. Brilliant, simple, and effective.
Morals of the story:
- You will stand out more wearing a costume than not on Halloween (but the opposite the Saturday before).
- Always check your candy bag for unwrapped treats (or bottles of booze).
- Next year, go as a hilighter.
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