Not a traditional Halloween, but fun in its own way. I ran a 5K late yesterday afternoon. I did about what I set out to, which is good. I didn't wear a costume, but a lot of folks there did. Which means did I get to outrun Kratos, Lara Croft, and Rainbow Brite. However, I didn't outrun the dead sorority tennis players or the Hulk or the Ninja Turtle. rosepurr got her hair colored pink and a bright star painted on her cheek and greeted me with a kiss at the finish line. YAY!

After a couple of free beers from the race sponsors, we went over to campus for a viewing of "Nosferatu," the classic silent film (1922). They had a 6-piece ensemble playing live with the movie. The group apparently just does soundtracks for silent films, writing and playing and touring. They were fantastic and the music added even more creepiness to an already creepy film. I'd seen it before, but it had been many years. I'm always amazed by how well it holds up. It's still eerie and mesmerizing and the pacing is extraordinary.

Then, because I was ravenous, rosepurr and I stopped off at Red Robin on the way home. Word of advice: Red Robin is deserted late on Halloween night. Which was kind of awesome. While we had a great time out and about, we were a bit people'd out. So we shut down Red Robin with peachy drinks and a Monster Burger with turkey patties instead of beef (a small effort at eating healthier).

Today, we're busy bees. Which kind of sucks. I just want to lay around on the couch, preferably in nothing more than underpants, reading a good book between dozing spells. But there's laundry and other housework to be done, LJ Idol posts to read and vote upon, a Nanowrimo novel to begin (it would probably help if I had any ideas), and some attempts at rest before the new workweek (which is promising to be harrowing) begins.

Sigh.

While I mentioned it briefly in my last entry, I want to remind everyone that this week's LJ Idol poll is up.

Here is my entry.

Here is a link to the vote.

Thanks for your support.