Pumpkins, Scary + Sweet

Oh my yum. It’s called the Amanda, and I felt like Supergirl, energized and empowered. 

After reading the nytimes.com reviews today of the original "Halloween" horror movie [1978, starting Jamie Lee Curtis] and the new one [released today, with an older Curtis and Judy Greer as her daughter], I faced my fears and watched the classic on TV.

Since Punch is with Mimi this weekend, Dan and I hoped to go see the new thriller at the movies w. Figgy. But she is busy studying and applying for scholarships. Tomorrow, she works from 9 to 6 at Montclair Stationery. Hard worker.

So we started watching the old one in the living room, until Dan was invited to go down the hill to his friend’s house to watch the play-offs with the guys [and have beer and snacks].

I hung on every minute; had never seen the whole film and found it gripping. I think if I had seen it when it came out, when I was 17, about the age of the babysitter victims in the plot, I would have been terrified. I was a babysitter, too.

Oh, these are the things I can do when impressionable young Punch is away. She acts brave but still gets nightmares. I want to protect her as long as possible from movies like this.

And--I worked productively today at my office away from home, Joyist. Look at that tall, delicious pumpkin-spice smoothie I had today, shown above. Ingredients below.

I was in pumpkin heaven.
Good night to you.