Happy Halloween!

Halloween is quite possibly my favorite holiday.


This year hasn't been quite as good as previous years, because I've had to work a lot, and the day just sorta snuck up on me. I didn't get to carve a pumpkin, and though I've been thinking about a costume for a while now, I ended up throwing something together this morning for work. But even so, Halloween is fun so far this year.


My costume? I'm wearing all black, with black cat ears, "diamond" necklace/earrings/bracelet, and a bandit mask. A "cat burglar." (I shoulda carried a suffed cat with the bling on it, but that's neither here nor there.) Corny, you say? Durn right it is. But just wait - there's more.


I forgot something at my house this morning when I left for work. So when my buddy Robb picked me up for lunch, I asked if we could go by my house to get it. But when we got there, I'd forgotten my key. I checked around for a spare key I might've kidden and forgotten about, but no luck. I pulled hard on the door to see if I could get it to open. Still nothing.

So I was forced to CAT BURGLE MY OWN HOUSE.

Halloween is complete.

How cool is this?

We interrupt our (not-so-) regularly scheduled travelog post to bring you this:

Raise your hand if you like Tuna. Keep 'em up if you like tuna from the packet. Now who among you with your hand up gets frustrated when those wee bits of tuna get stuck in the bottom corners of the packet, requiring you to dig them out with a pointy implement? ('cuz it's just not an option to leave them there)

Thats what I thought.

So, being the concerned citizen that I am, I decided to write to StarKist and tell them about it. Also, in an effort to be part of the solution rather than the problem, I gave them a suggestion for improving the packets. My idea? Round out the bottom of the inside of the packet so that if you're clever, the tuna comes out in one chunk without the aid of a untensil. Genius, huh? I thought so too.

And here's Starkist's response:


October 12, 2007
Dear Epiphany,
Thanks for visiting our StarKist website and for your email.
Your opinion is very important to us and we're glad you let us know you'd like to be able to buy Starkist Tuna in a Pouch in a pouch that it is easier to remove all the tuna. We will be happy to share your comments with our Management. Also, we recently made some improvments to our pouch tuna so that might help you make sure you get all the tuna our of the package!
Thanks again for your interest. I'm sending you some money saving coupons in the mail, in appreciation for your business.
Cathy, Del Monte Foods Consumer Affairs
consumeraffairs@delmonte.com
Del Monte. Nourishing families. Enriching lives. Every Day.

They're gonna take my suggestions to Management! AND there are already improvements on the way! AAAND I'm getting coupons!

I am such a rockstar.