Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil
Halloween is such a wonderful time of year... There's something about the phrase "All Hallow's Eve" that sends chills down your spine. It makes me think of eerily carved Jack O' Lanterns faces peering into the darkness, or a dense fog that slowly winds its way through a silent wood, maybe an errant gust of wind that blows a pile of dead leaves across a deserted lane. It's a sense of tradition, a celebration of the harvest, and a time to remember that every thing in nature experiences death. As winter approaches we huddle by a fire and celebrate the forbidden. There's a wonderful cycle to it all.(I will refrain from typing a bitter diatribe against postmodern goths and their bastardization of Halloween and gothic sensibility. It's enough to know that their idea of tradition is to call each other on cell phones and say "Hey, man - my coven's going to perform a ritual sacrifice tonight at the cemetery off the interstate. We're using syrup for blood and wearing our best capes, you wanna come?" WTF, people. I don't care if you're into witchcraft or the occult, but don't play a CHARACTER. And for God's sake, people who seriously delve into the Craft don't go around using phrases like "So mote it be" in regular conversation. Right, so I said I *wasn't* going to type a bitter diatribe, but I did anyway. Meh.)Now that the first phase of apartment hunting is over, Mom & I have embarked upon the gathering phase of this little adventure. We started making the rounds (Pier 1, World Market, Target) in an attempt to find the everyday apartment wares one needs. What I love about a new place is that it gives me a chance to start from scratch and build a design aesthetic from the ground up. After my quasi-Moroccan experiment of the last year, I'm returning to my contemporary/Asian ideals - black or cherry-hued woods, cherry blossom patterns, dark jewel-toned silks, and natural fibers. I bought a dark green bolster pillow that I think will be the jumping off point for the color palette. But, considering my current lack of extraneous funds, I shall have to limit myself to the necessities for now. Besides, I want to be able to use the nickname "Spartan Apartment" for awhile. I find such things amusing.Time to run - dinner's ready and there's a barrage of little monsters waiting to have candy handed out to them. And Erek & I have some questing to do - assuming he feels better. I have a major jones for Caramel Apple Pops that cannot be quelled.