I want candy (remix)

It's Lucia's first Halloween and she's dressed as a kappa! These Japanese creatures like to eat cucumbers, play tricks on people, and fart. The vegetables are probably too crunchy to eat without a full set of teeth, but the other two are definite possibilities for the 9-month-old.


Here's Lucia's pal Kiki wearing a chick outfit. No, she's not bummed. She just has a very serious expression. Check out the socks!


My niece Saoirse dressed up as a blue M&M. Maybe that's just "blue M"? I believe that's her buddy Leia in the dragon outfit. Not pictured here are her parents, who also have handmade M&M's costumes. (Saoirse's hat is hand-knit, too!)


Perhaps inspired by Thurston Moore's art/rock genius, Eishi and Eric decided to be the living Beatles this Halloween. When Eishi goes to West Hollywood to party for real tonight, he should take off his "hello my name is" JANM sticker.


But seriously, someone dressed as a Chinese swordsman sat next to me on the bus this morning. I think my being actually Chinese made him uncomfortable because he sat on the edge of his seat leaning on his plastic sword (stopping short of stroking his fake Fu Manchu).


I wanted to say, "Dude, nice Halloween costume. Can I take a picture of of me with you?" (That would have been a killer picture for the blog.) But striking up a conversation with someone on the bus is a bad idea. You don't know how long you'll be sitting next to each other, and you'll have to fake friendliness next time you're on the bus with the person. So I let it go. Eventually, he moved to the front seat and everything was cool again.

Recommended playlist for today:
Dream Syndicate - Halloween
The Misfits - Vampira
TSOL - Silent Scream
The Cramps - I Was a Teenage Werewolf
45 Grave - Party Time
The Damned - Anything
The Specials - Ghost Town