What a terrific Halloween surprise! We were up at the mall today to buy the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy on DVD, and stopped in at EB to see how everyone was doing… We happened to look through their used DVD section, and found a bunch of old zombie movies that somebody had traded in. We were able to pick up Zombie, Zombi 3, Zombie 4, and Zombie 5 for only about $10 each!

It’s Halloween again, which also means it’s our Anniversary. Three years ago Terri made me the happiest man alive.

Terri, thank you for everything you do for me. You’re the best Wife any man could ever want.

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

Well, so much for fall! Just a few days back I was reveling in the beautiful Fall weather, and today we’ve got snow on the ground. Yesterday was cold and rainy, as it has been for a week or so now, but it got colder and colder as the evening wore on. When I went to bed last night at around midnight there was a light dusting on the ground, and this morning it looks like we might have an inch or so sitting on the ground. Yuck! I’m not a fan of Winter… I really don’t mind the snow too much, that can actually be fun, but I hate being cold. And once Winter sets in, I won’t be warm again until Spring. Seems like the cold is setting in awfully early this year too… It isn’t even Halloween yet.

Slashdot | Zombie Lurch

Today is the quintessential fall day… The kind of day that makes fall my favorite time of year. Cool, windy, grey skies… Absolutely beautiful. I wouldn’t complain at all if every single day of the year was like today.

It’s mid-way through October, which means all the Halloween decorations are out – even in World of Warcraft. Most MMOGs try to do something to signify the major holidays… DAoC, for example, put jack-o-lanterns in the housing zones. Blizzard, however, truly goes all-out with its holiday events.

For the next week or two WoW players will be experiencing Hallow’s End. Unlike every other MMOG I’ve played though, Blizzard’s festivities aren’t just window dressing. Rather than just put out a pumpkin here or there…Blizzard has completely redecorated every single town, added tons of new items to the game, and created several new quests.

You can “trick or treat” at any inn, and the results are quite varied… Anything from receiving a mask to wear, to getting turned into a bat! There’s a huge “wickerman” not far from the Undercity, which the Undead set afire every night… And there are several quests available from NPCs in the area that send you off to play pranks on the Alliance. All the towns are decorated quite thoroughly for Hallow’s End… Pumpkins, skeletons, ghosts and candles are scattered all over the place. You can take an orphan trick-or-treating around the capital cities, and you can bob for apples at most inns.