Saturday, October 29, 2011

MONSTERS ARE REAL

As children we instinctively believe in monsters that lurk under our beds or patiently wait in closets to pounce upon us the minute our parents say goodnight and turn off the bedroom light.
Eventually we foolishly trust in locked doors and the comfort that a 911 emergency call for help will bring. We grow lax.
We do not expect a psycho to rifle through our trash or sit quietly outside our door to listen to our conversation and worse...
I have recently applied for and won an order of protection from a monster who took the form of a seemingly benign jelly bellied fool, sigh, trust no one.
Consequently I have kept a low profile of late which is blogger suicide. I apologize.
I give you a photo of my sister Nora dressed as a highly flammable Morticia from the Adams Family and myself dressed as an acetate Dracula, neither of us is convincing. Please note my scary fingers which are natural and that my sisters crazed gaze is not an affectation.
I still love Halloween and I am not going to let spooks take that away from me.
I wish all monsters lived exclusively in the imagination of children and never become real.
That said, Happy Halloween, X David

22 comments:

Francine Gardner said...

I hope you chase away this insidious monster.

dominique eichi said...

I'm so sorry you've been oppressed by this person. Monsters are real ! sometimes the ones we see and some the ones we cannot see. I'm happy you posted something at least we know your still there. Blessings to you ! great smiles on both of you !

normadesmond said...

whoa. and it's jelly bellied to boot!
double whoa.

Rin said...

I would be the weird one out. I was never too concerned about monsters under the bed. I was and still is afraid of spiders :). Your experience confirms what I've always thought, that we have a lot more reason to be afraid of humans rather than ghosts. I hope you'll be alright!

Dustjacket Attic said...

Sounds awful, best of luck getting back your equilibrium.
xxx

Vintagemaison said...

Sounds absolutely dreadful. You can always blog to get things off your chest though - support through the ether! Good luck and try to remain positive. X

Fiona said...

David, this is really awful..I hope you are ok and will get some resolve asap, and then some rest and peace of mind. Wishing you very well from London x

A Thousand Clapping Hands said...

Happy Halloween, David...sans monsters. I love those old acetate costumes.
Best,
Catherine

e said...

I am so sorry to hear of this, David. I hope whoever this monster is that he will be gone from your life completely. Wishing you peace.xxx

Dash said...

Hello David, Sorry to hear about this, I am wondering if it has anything to do with the post you pulled. Whatever it is I hope all will be well soon.
Scary fingers, NO, long and artistic fingers, Yes.
Have a lovely Halloween.
XXX

the fly in the web said...

The worst monsters are real.

Alison Cross said...

Missed you. Glad to see you back in the blogosphere! Hope you get rid of the troublesome person.

Ali x

Sarcastic Bastard said...

Jesus, David. So sorry to hear of your troubles. Glad you are back amongst the blogging.

I had a costume similar to your sister's, but the Moms made me wear a damn winter coat under it so I didn't catch cold, and that just totally fucking ruined the majesty.

Love,

SB

Carla said...

HI David, so sorry to hear of your real life monster. I couldn't imagine why anyone would want to scare you.. I adore this photo of you and your sister. Lucky you having it.. I wish you all the best and say we miss you.. I wish the monster to go far far away... Carla xx

aBroad said...

OhSweetheart, I am sorry you are going through this .. something I am afraid I have personal experience with.
Good that you have gone to the police.. I had protection for over 2 years ...
But ... jelly bellied fools are the ones who suffer most in the end.
besitos. C

DAVID McGRIEVEY said...

Yes Dash, it has everything to do with the post I pulled,I said too much in it and I had yet to go to court so thought better of it.
Should I die under odd circumstances I want you all to point the finger at Keith Patton. Thank you.

Laura B said...

I love this picture! and you!

Dash said...

David thinking of you, as Carla says, I hope your monster has now gone far, far away, have a lovely Thanksgiving.
XXX

Jacques Oldenburg said...

Congratulations from Spain my friend

Popfilactic´s Kisses!!!!

ilduce said...

Ye gods! I hope things have gotten better for you. I've been in a similar vex myself and it's not pleasant! Here's hoping the holidays present you with a actually benign company encased in defined abs!

H A R R Y G O A Z said...

Have a SUPER week !

'LUSH' said...

Your translation of your real feelings, on to paper (blog) is very compelling! I feel we have all lived through this type of horrible moment in our lives. By faith and pure courage, you WILL be victorious! God bless you. xo