Hallowe'en Tag!

Well, I've been tagged again, by my blogging buddy, MissLauranne. So here we are, on Hallowe'en Eve, having Hallowe'en thoughts and typing Hallowe'en things.
I'll get on with it.

1. What is your favorite Halloween movie?

Considering everything freaks me out and I don't like to be scared, it's surprising I like Hallowe'en at all. And I'm going to wuss out and tell you that my favourite thing to watch at this time of year are the cartoon's Hallowe'en specials. I love those. Like, Bob's Burgers, Adventure Time, Hey Arnold... They're the best! And when movies get in on the action? My day is made! Toy Story and Shrek shorts, a cup of blackcurrant tea, and it's a happy Halloween night.

2. 1-10, how much do you enjoy Halloween?

I like it a whole NINE! But sometimes it's gruesome and gory and then I hate it.

3. What is your fondest Halloween memory?

I loved the first year I started going out with my fiancé, because we dressed up a little (face paint and the like), brought my little brother and his buddies trick or treating, and then we went into town and went for drinks! (Featuring my worst Halloween costume ever- a black dress and a white face; I went as 'Hallowe'en'... *rolls eyes*)

 

4. Have you always been a Halloween lover?

Definitely! My Mom used to make all my costumes, and there were some gems! I was Esmerelda, a Vampire Queen, Pocahontas... She used to knit me wigs and cut up her old clothes to fit me. On the other hand, my little brother Jake used to hate dressing up, and he just wore a bin bag every year. One year he was a black pumpkin. Another year he was a clown. He wore a bin bag again. Classic.

 

5. How do you get into the Halloween spirit?

It's great being a preschool teacher, the kids will get into the spirit of just about anything. I bring in a hand puppet of Frankenstein's monster, called Frankie, and he comes to talk to the kids every day at storytime. That really gets me in the spirit! That and our Hallowe'en party, where I get to dress up! I usually pick something different for the school Hallowe'en party and for going out on Hallowe'en night, for obvious enough reasons. This year I made myself a half-arsed Captain America costume!

 

6. Favourite Halloween decorations?

I love pumpkins! And my favourite favourite thing is post-Hallowe'en Pumpkin Dumping! It's a tradition me and Steve made up. One year I was sad at the thought of throwing away our pumpkin cos he had a face. I was genuinely sad! I form attachments with inannimate objects on a daily basis, it's a condition.
Anyway, we decided to carry the pumpkin out into the woods and leave him sitting happily on a tree stump. In my mind, he became a temporary home for a family of mice. And then a feast for a bunch of hungry robins. Yes, in my mind, the world is a Disney film.

 

7. Favorite halloween/fall scent?

Gotta love the smell of rotting pumpkins! I kid.
I dunno, maybe blackcurrant tea? I tend to drink that a lot around this time of year. I have to agree with Laura, who loves the smoky outdoorsy smell of wet leaves and people's fires in the air too.

 

8. Favorite candy?

Chocolate, most certainly. All those lovely mini versions of everything that came home in your trick or treat bag! They were all the sweeter, for having gotten them from strangers (wow, that's the worst thing to say to children, never repeat that)

 

9. Vampires or zombies?

The world seems obsessed with zombies, in particular the zombie apocalypse. Forget that! I watched What Happens in the Shadows last night, a brilliant vampire mocumentary, so I'm going to go for vampires on this one.

 

10. What is your weird/odd fear?

I'm afraid of everything. Is that weird?

 

11. Last but not least, do you believe in ghosts?

I do indeed! But I don't believe in the spooky kind that do mean things. I believe in the sort that give you little messages from the other side, help you find a parking space, that sorta thing. The friendly fellahs.


That was really fun! I didn't realise I had so many Hallowe'en opinions! I tag Leighanne again, cos I don't really know any other bloggers as of yet. There we are now. I'm off to finish my DIY costume for this year... If it goes well I'll stick it up here! Till next time, absolutely nobody.