I wasn't expecting Halloween to start for another 3 weeks or so, but it's already upon us! Stores are starting to set out the scarecrows next to the Back To School Supplies. BLack plastic spiders and getting intermixed with the bins of discount pencils. I'm excited. Very excited. Especially since August sucks and nothing happens unless you're one of those lucky fuckers that has a vacation planned in August.

Every day when I drive to work, I pass a rickety old store called Halloween Headquarters that doubles as an actor costume shop during the off season. Outside is a perfectly chipped and faded wooden signboard cut in the shape of a classic ghost. Every day I pass it, and every day I pine for Halloween. Now it's finally starting! HUZZAH!

To celebrate, I bought myself a small Halloween token from the Dollar Tree.



Popping Pumpkins. They're round wax pumpkins that you can crush with your hand, and they will burst out confetti, spiders, and bugs.



These are absolutely perfect little Halloween toys. Breakable, colorful, kinda messy, kinda creepy, and kinda cheap! The little beetle bugs are quite realistic until you get a very close look at them. You can bet one or two of them will find their ways just behind a few keyboards of my co-workers tomorrow.

Edit: On a related note, I should probably mention that I ammended one of my articles from last Halloween. You will now find the Monster Squad review contains a slightly longer, better quality video clip. You can also check it out on YouTube.