It’s like an acid flashback but with more candy….Russ, stop reading right here and go to the next post.

Shamelessly ripping off agood idea from Blogging.la, I rustled up some of our spookiest posts about Halloween. Here they are now! Oh hold on, let me put on my Nick Cave Best Of record. OK, much better. Here we goooooooooooooo…

* Newly minted Metroblogger divebarwife told us about a pumpkin carving party that reminded her why she loves Portland (yeahhhh, boyyyy!)
* If you’re feeling a bit uninspired this year (and you’re more than a touch geeky/nerdy/Trekkie) then you’ll appreciate this List Of Lanterns for tips and ideas.
* If you still aren’t inspired, there’s always the virtual jack-o-lantern for you.
* Should your interest in pumpkins be purely culinary, Alex hips you to some pumpkin eats.
* Our own boy of diesel asked around about The Best Costume Ever, and Betsy wondered what we should dress our public officials as for Halloween. (I still say Mayor Potter in a sequined sweater is as scary as it gets!)
* Betsy wondered if kids even bother anymore.
* It turns out Jonas has some AWESOME neighbors (so do I! not a lot of Christmas lights, but boy at Halloween it’s a cool block to be on.)
* Rusty pointed out even the City has some holiday spirit, with the PortlandMaps site getting a festive makeover.
* If you want to trick or treat but you’re of voting age, try Trick Or Voting instead.
*If you can’t find anything to do, see if Kitty or GooGhoul can steer you in the right direction.
* I know it won’t be until Thursday, but isn’t there a Zombie Walk like every First Thursday?

And I can’t speak for all the MetroBloggers, but I’ll be doing my damnedest to spend Wednesday recovering from my office Halloween party (two words: jello shots) and doing so by trying to munch my way through whatever leftover candy I can come up with. Then the countdown begins!! (What countdown, Miz Fishbones?) To my birthday! Or as I call it, Christmas in November. Should you not have anything picked out for me yet, don’t worry. You have more than two weeks still. Get on it now and you’ll have plenty of time. (: Now Nick, what was that about a Red Right Hand…?