Halloween is Martha Stewart's favorite holiday. I understand why; it involves lots of crafts and not much family. You get to fully enjoy the cuteness of other people's children (and, if you live in New York, other people's dogs) in the best possible way. They look cute and they like you. 'Cause you give them what they want: candy. Sure, too much sugar causes kids to go crazy hyper and for their teeth to rot out. But, like our current government, you think solely of the benefits, to you, at the moment. You can enjoy the instant gratification of happy kids without the taking responsibility for the sugar crash, or cleanup. And for a marginally higher up front cost, you can be the best person in the neighborhood by for handing out full sized Snickers. The best person ever, really.I love costumes and fall and candy. So I, too, love halloween. Is it my favorite? Well, it certainly is right now. October is like the anti-February. Everything is great and the air is crisp and there are good veggies at the market and there are so many things to be happy about. February just sucks. Ask anyone. That's why they had to make it the shortest month.
So, besides (above) awesome and of over the top political pumpkin my neighbor put out, what is so great bout Brooklyn right now?
1) Someone has "vandalized" the restrooms at the Brooklyn Public Library with an 8 1/2 by 11" sticker of the Bill of Rights. How great is that! Something you actually should know there for you to read. Just because everyone I know is a lawyer, sometimes I actually get caught looking dumb when I don't know which right goes with which number. Most people don't know that crap. Unless you live in Brooklyn, and use the restroom at the library, conveniently located on the edge of the park.
(The library is beautiful and totally worth stopping by if you find yourself in the 11215)
2) This week my roommate lost a necklace from Tiffany. She was understandably upset and went on Craigslist to post a "lost" on the lost and found only to find that someone had already posted a "found" of her necklace. Someone found her jewelery in it's little Tiffany bag on our subway platform and went to the trouble to post it and return it. Lauren said, "I love Craigslist. I love Brooklyn. I love New York. I love life." Isn't that just the best.
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It's really amazing how craigslist allows people to be good to each other like that. I love craigslist too! It's just full of amazing success stories. Yes, there we hear about the internet creeps out there too, but I'm willing to bet there's a lot more like your roommate's experience.
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