I have devil horns similar to the ones worn by the presenter above that are my default “costume” when I’m staying home handing out candy.

My sister sometimes has a giant Halloween party (not this year, alas), and when she does, my costume consists of pajamas, slippers and a robe. It’s not only the most comfortable possible costume, it’s handy when I drink too much and sleep it off on her sofa before returning home.

As for the candy-wine pairings, my favorite never-fail combo: Coppola Claret and any variety of chocolate.

Well considering I am in the dog house from last year, where I setup the fog machine and jumped out at kids and scared the bejesus out of them it will be a little more low key this year.

Actually, my Niece is getting married in Chicago that weekend so Mrs. Justlen and I decided to make a mini-vacation of it and are taking the Amtrak Empire Builder for 2 days cross country. Doing the full boat sleeper and everything.

justlen, that sounds grand. The most wonderful way to travel imaginable. Well, yes, ocean liner or yacht, perhaps, but nobody gets seasick on the Empire Builder.

Mama-san is visiting, so we will be staying in, watching the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade on NY1, and handing out Indonesian ginger chews (no matter how they insist they were made in Hawaii) and weird little wrapped Chinese hard candies to unfortunate trick-or-treaters, who may get them in decorated bags if I work up the energy.

Costume: black w/devil horns sounds good to me. Beverage:  Mama-san will bring her usual magnum of watery reddish plonk, the previous half-dead soldiers from earlier visits notwithstanding. I might make it into mulled wine, because there is no additive that won’t improve it.

Ugh, watching that made my stomach hurt. Life is too short to eat crappy candy, wine or no wine.

I’m planning on donning a leisure sure and going whining and blogwhoring through my neighborhood.