last year's halloween party left our crappy little apartment looking like a bunch of dirty vagabonds had trampled through it. there were black footprints all over the kitchen tile, the carpeting was covered with leaves from the outdoors and discarded red party cups, and there was a major spill in my bedroom, among other messes. last year's halloween party found me and chris fighting the night before about whether or not we should move one of the couches from the living room into our bedroom. somehow, the fight had escalated and i believe i threw a red bull can at him, although the details are now rather fuzzy. last year's halloween party involved a friend kissing me after everyone else had fallen asleep. there were a series of small discussions, and now we are not friends anymore, which is kind of a shame. if only i weren't so desirable.

last year's halloween party was a ton of fun. michelle had the best costume- sally, from 'nightmare before christmas'- but there were several runner-ups, including lisa as the runner-up in a beauty pageant (complete with empty booze bottle and runny mascara from tears), her boyfriend jason as a male witch (we stuffed his shirt and even gave him candy malt ball nipples), emily as an inflated pumpkin, several characters from 'the royal tannebaums,' and brent, who had a costume involving a pretty lethal sword. costumes with weapons are automatically winners.

tonight's our 2nd annual halloween party (or, at least my 2nd annual party- chris and his friends have been doing this for a whil), and i hope it all goes off without a hitch. the apartment's not exactly huge. i mean, it's huge with love, but, space-wise? 1000 square feet somehow shrinks when you have a lot shoes.

also, socks.