Soon, October will be upon us, officially, though it seems that Halloween has been here already, dating back to August with the way that most stores have been selling Halloween-themed items and everything pumpkin-spiced. I've never cared for pumpkin spice as a form of seasoning, but I know that it sells like crazy at Starbucks. I want to say that even the large bags of candy have been for sale for nearly six weeks now. Black cats. Pumpkins. Ghosts. Bats. Witches. All of that crap is everywhere and retailers got an early start on selling Halloween very early this year. Every year, it always seems that this stuff is being sold earlier and earlier. I figure it's only a matter of time before we start seeing Halloween stuff on store shelves around the time that school lets out for the summer. Earlier and earlier, as I said.
I've never cared for Halloween, not even as a child. It just never appealed to me. I think a lot of it had to do with the reality that I grew up a fat kid and the idea of finding a costume that would fit me was always one that frustrated me to no end. My parents never really hyped up Halloween either and consequently, now as an adult, I still don't care for Halloween. I don't even bother buying pounds and pounds of candy to give out because for some strange reason, kids don't come into the neighborhood to do any trick or treating, not even before nightfall. It just doesn't happen, which is a bit odd to me because I live in a relatively safe and quiet neighborhood. I imagine that there are families and children who live in the area and yet, hardly any of them venture out and go trick or treating. I can't explain it and I don't try to. I just find it weird.
I don't go through the motions and decorate for Halloween either, though truth be told, I don't care much for decorating for any holiday. I'm lazy and all that takes way too much effort and energy. I'd sooner not even bother and I don't. I'm wondering if this is a guy thing, meaning that most men don't do all of that decorating for the holidays nonsense anyway. I don't know. It's just not something I enjoy doing and something I don't bother doing.
Once Halloween comes and goes, then it'll soon be Thanksgiving, which will then give way to Christmas and New Year's Day.
Not surprisingly, I don't care much for any of those holidays either. I suppose I really look forward to January 2nd every year because that's when the holiday dust settles and life goes back to normal.
Well, October is not here yet, but it's coming. That dread hasn't fully kicked in yet either, but it will.
I hate the holidays.
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