The trick or treaters have finally died down, and I must say that Halloween 2006 was a screamin success!
Here in Silicon Valley, some of my neighbors appear to have a contest going for who can have the most elaborate lighting, decorations, and special effects.
Mine were simple this year - I had a rubber severed hand in a pool of blood being munched on by rats, a severed head in the bushes along with randomly scattered body parts on the lawn, spider webs, a noose hanging from the porch and a Frankenstein head that sings " Who Can it Be Now?" when someone comes to the door.
My neighbors, however, had a giant helium filled spider, a graveyard with piped in sound effects, a coffin rigged complete with dead body and fog machine, and a window with a dead bird hanging in it with a sign reading " Bird Flu".
Another neighbor had a full techy graveyard filled with dire predictions for local companies. One tombstone read, " My Space.Gone". Yikes!
Yet another neighbor had a full wolf's head carved into a pumpkin. It must have taken hours!
I think next year I will resurrect the mad scientists Jacobs Ladder.
Me? I took my nine year old around the neighborhood while dressed as a cave woman - I want to submit to the Wired mag costume contest and label my costume ancient Fortran code.
