Introduction//October 93rd, 2020

 

I said my New Year’s resolution was to finally start a blog, so let’s just get right into it, shall we?

You may have noticed from my subject line here that my perception of the calendar is likely quite different from most. 

Why is that?

Because I believe we should do more of what makes us happy.

And what makes me happy, is living in an eternal state of October.

To say that Halloween is my life would honestly be putting it mildly. I became obsessed at the age of four, after being coaxed out from under a table by a favorite aunt and encouraged to go out and trick or treat. From that night on, I don’t think I ever really stopped talking about Halloween and looking forward to when the next one would arrive. My life became an eternal countdown to Halloween, until one day, probably much later than I should have, I realized, why wait? 

Now, as what society deems an “adult”, I celebrate Halloween all year round. That is probably a good chunk of what will be found on this blog. I keep my bedroom decorated year round, and I love to take pictures of and even write stories about the characters I see inside them. I refer to my little domain as “The Pumpkin Patch”, as I also referred to the little displays I would make around my home as a child, even though it’s always more than just pumpkins.

Pumpkins are my primary love, though, and I believe in my heart of hearts that I kind of am one, perhaps because that was the first costume I ever wore, on that fateful Halloween. You might say I rejected normal human life in that moment.

In addition to Halloween, I will also be talking a lot about my interests and fandoms here, reviewing things I watch/read/etc., and sharing my hobby of writing, which I’ve recently gotten back into in a big way. I write both original things and fan fiction, my primary inspirations for the latter being American Horror Story and Penny Dreadful. My fandoms and certain fictional characters mean a great deal to me, which will probably come across here quite a bit.

I’ve also gotten back into photography recently and have been finding it incredibly fulfilling. I’ve primarily been posting all of that on Instagram but I look forward to sharing it here as well and talking more in depth about my pictures and characters. Again, it’s primarily related to Halloween, as that is what inspires me the most.

So, in short, I hope you’re ready to celebrate Halloween all year, meet some crazy characters, and just listen to me ramble about the things I love. I think it’s going to be an amazing journey.

Stay spooky, my friends.