Ate on the ave today. We were about to go to Chipotle, but the line was about twenty people out the door. We knew about the free burrito for dressing like a burrito (aka wear foil), but we had no idea it popped off like that. People like chipotle but people like-like free stuff. Instead of buying foil at the mini mart, we went to A Burger Place. Fill out a sheet with what you want, they give you what you want. I like that spot.
Speaking of halloween, it’s gotta be the only holiday where it’s more fun for adults than it is for children. And that’s saying something because it’s pretty fun as a kid. But I guess these days kids get poisoned and it’s ok for women to wear costumes that would make Elvira blush. Bill Simmons’ wife had a pretty good rant about this last year (Scroll to Week 8).
Halloween on military bases can’t be beat for candy quota. Just go to the top floor of a high rise and knock on every door working your way down. I don’t see a way for candy spots to be so saturated in the states. Apartments tend to have locked front doors and wouldn’t welcome a bunch of kids under 10 walking around unsupervised. Of course, there were some gremlins who just put “we don’t celebrate Halloween” signs on the door. And there were also the nice people who put “ran out of candy” signs on the door. Looking back, they were probably just gremlins who were a little more clever. Still, hit all the high rises and you could literally fill a garbage bag.
One year I convinced my friends to go to the officer’s neighborhood. Officers are rich people. Kings are rich. King size candy bars. Makes sense right? Apparently not, because we didn’t even get a grocery bag’s worth. I’m not exactly sure who I was with that night, but it’s possible that they weren’t friends with me after that and that’s why I can’t remember them.