I Choose Darkness

by Jenny Lawson

there is only one holiday that reigns supreme. The glorious, dark queen of the year, Halloween.

Halloween is 365 days a year in this house

I am one of the small group of people who go to Halloween stores not for temporary plastic decorations but for actual interior design ideas.

The whole house is a delight. A dark, bizarre, slightly unsettling delight. Just like Halloween.

Me: But I need to finish Netflix. My editor: Finish what on Netflix? Me: Just finish Netflix. All of it. I think I’m close. My editor: You can’t finish Netflix. Me: Well, that sounds like a challenge. Also, clearly you haven’t had the same pandemic I have.

just haven’t had my ADD meds yet, and I think I’m contagious.

Angsty teen me threw away a lot of stuff that I wish I’d been a little more careful with, including rationality, perspective, and my virginity.