I'm not sure, but I think this may be a sign of impending global doom. I'm not, of course, talking about the current state of politics or the various wars raging across the planet. No, friends, I'm referring to the fact it's morning and I am, once again, awake.

I hate it when that happens. I can't even place the blame on a dog or cat. No, I woke up all on my own, so I have no one to blame but myself. Oh, sure, 7:30am may not sound early for most of you -- I can hear several of you know, grumbling about having to get up much earlier than that to go to work, school, etc. That is a very valid complaint.

But when one works at home and is very much a night owl, 7:30am in my world is akin to getting up at midnight when you don't have to be at work until 10am. One just wouldn't do that unless one was insane.

Huh. Maybe that's why I'm awake. Okay, never mind. On to new topics.

In other news, my brother and his family were here for a visit, and my 11-year-old niece and I were discussing the important and vital topic of Halloween. She had never seen our decorations before, since she used to live with her mother in California. Now that she lives here, she gets to trick-or-treat fo the first time since she was four. She's rather stoked. So she was giving me ideas for how to decorate the yard this year, and I must say she had some great ideas. I always knew she was a smart child.

She wants to dress up as the grim reaper (always a wise fashion choice), so I get to put to use the entirely too much Halloween makeup I bought last year on sale at 75% off... you know, rotting flesh, glow-in-the-dark lipstick, etc. She'll be the best looking grim reaper this side of Hell.

Speaking of Halloween, I just discovered a rather nifty Halloween Clipart site. Visit it this very second.