Halloween

Alas and alack, once again no Halloween for us. We just do not know in advance if we can be home and the worst thing is to decorate up the house and have it dark on Halloween. Too much mischief .

But I do still love Halloween and remembering how to be scared.

My favorite scary things:

Ghost Story by Peter Straub, one of the scariest books ever.

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, scary book and movie.

Fright Night, 1985 movie-funny and cute.

The original Dark Shadows. Loved, loved, loved it.

The Thriller Video with Michael, come on that is great.

At least I got to light the fire this weekend. Something new. And cozy.

Have 2 new books to read, The Heavens Rise by Christopher Rice and The Wolves of Midwinter by his mama.

On being approachable

This tree has fascinated me for years, it is one of our walking tours.

Big Daddy has evolved, actually he is a new man.

On his recent trip to Mexico he was being wanded at the airport in Monterrey. The 2 senors were obviously talking about him, to him, and laughing about it. As it was all in Spanish and BD is not fluent in that language he had to keep saying, "No Spanish speak English" which elicited no response. Finally one guy took pity on BD and told him the security guard said he looks just like Homer Simpson.

Yes, he has gone from Dick Cheney to Homer Simpson in a matter of months. I am sure everyone will have an opinion if this is a promotion or demotion. I have not decided. Although I must say Dick lost quite a bit of weight and has aged dramatically with his last heart surgery.

I have made a startling discovery with my new optical store bought glasses. I have to watch some TV programs on the laptop because that is the only one I have figured out so far. And the shows on the laptop must be HD because the picture is so much crisper and cleaner. First was Hell on Wheels, a western about building the railroad across the continent. This was recommended by Anne Rice, the author. The detail and photography was stunning, absolutely mind boggling. The rest are any show with an actress over 26. The camera is not kind to these women and I am amazed that I am not the only woman in the world with not perfect skin. If I could only see Susan Lucci on the laptop.

Back to Shenzhen at the beautiful Parkview Hotel

Flight was ok this morning, Boeing 777 to Shenzhen. That was kinda weird. Big plane for an hour and 45 minutes and it was full. Nice flight tho without too much turbulence. I will say these Chinese get off the plane fast. Like that.

Checked into the Parkview and had lunch. Weird lunch. Chef salad but really more of arranged pieces around a few lettuce pieces on a plate. Need to go for a walk soon.

Tired and gloomy outside right now. Windy and a bit chilly. No sun and once again no blue sky. I wonder if the sky is ever blue in China.

Hair fluffy bordering on puffy.

Going to start a new Anne Rice book tonight, her return to religion. Read Lisa Scottoline "Look Twice" yesterday and I was disappointed. Oh well, can't hit a home run every time. I have 4 books left and no magazines.