Happy Halloween

Yes, it is that time of year once again. The jack 'o lanterns are lit, the trick or treaters are out, and the scary movies are being watched. And while Christmas is lurking in the back of your head waiting to pounce on you, take the time now to enjoy the fall leaves and the morning frost. There is nothing like the smell of wood smoke to really put you in the fall mood. While, yes, the days are getting significantly shorter and the sun significantly colder, there's nothing like a long walk on a brisk day.

Enjoy your Halloween. Oh, and by the way, Boo!

I have an official announcement to make and I figured that this was the best place to make it. The announcement is: being sick sucks. For about a week I have been slightly under the weather. By taking various vitamins and abstaining from my usual overdose of caffeine, I have been able to keep it at bay. Until today, that is. I woke up this morning and my entire body ached. I stood up and immediatly felt light headed. As I was preparing to shave, my left nostril began to bleed. This is not a good thing. Needless to say, I called in sick and have been taking it as easy as possible today. No longer is my nose bleeding (otherwise I would be typing this in the hospital), but I still ache and am slightly lightheaded. And nothing sounds better right now than a very long nap. In fact, that's not a bad idea...

I swear that I am going nonstop nowadays. I feel that the days are rushing by at 90 miles an hour. Between college and work, my free time is miniscule. And one thing that I definitely need (just ask anyone who is around me) is a vacation. And yet, that is not going to occur anywhere in the near future.
Am I griping? I guess I am a little. But for one thing, I am definitely not bored with my life. I don't have the time to be bored. And it's not like my life is falling to pieces. It's just on a runaway bullet train. I feeling like I am not accomplishing what I should be. But I don't feel as if I am wasting my life either. Anyway, I just felt like getting that off of my chest. By the way, the Book of the Month for October is Dracula. I've read it before and it is definitely worth a reread.