Tricks + Treats + Sail Aways

A Halloween Boos + Booze Cruise

In just a few hours, I’ll be boarding a four-day cruise to Mexico.

I still haven’t packed, but I mostly know what I’m taking. My suitcase is currently empty, next to a big pile of tech necessities and wardrobe possibilities. More options than I need, but I like options.

Long story short, I’m not ready. But I’m still going. No ifs, ands, or buts.

Somewhere between procrastination and panic lies my current state of mind.

My place is a disaster area, covered in a sea of clothes that may or may not make the cut. My “essentials” include sunscreen, shorts, and flip-flops. So far, that’s the vibe.

It’s been years since I’ve been on a cruise. Like the last one, this one happens to fall over Halloween weekend, meaning there will be costumes, cocktails, and probably a few ghosts of bad decisions past. I’m calling it my “Boos + Booze Cruise.”

I don’t know what to expect exactly. But I’m craving the kind of reset only salt air and strangers on a big-ass boat can provide. Maybe I’ll dance. Maybe I’ll nap. Maybe I’ll finally finish those books I started months ago. Or maybe I’ll just lean into the chaos and let the shifting tides decide.

Whatever happens, it’s almost time…even if I’m not exactly packed and ready for it yet.

Keep calm and trick-or-treat on!
Clint 🌈✌️

P.S. I caved and got the internet package for the cruise. So you’ll be hearing from me. Lucky you, me, and everyone we know, boos. 👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻

COLLIDE PRESS is a reader-supported publication.
Please consider becoming a Paid Subscriber or Patron.

ON THIS DAY = OCTOBER 31

BIRTHDAYS

• 1632 = Johannes Vermeer = Dutch painter

• 1795 = John Keats = English poet

• 1876 = Natalie Clifford Barney = American writer 🌈

• 1883 = Marie Laurencin = French artist 🌈

• 1896 = Ethel Waters = American singer and actor 🌈

• 1902 = Julia Lee = American singer-songwriter

• 1912 = Dale Evans = American singer-songwriter and actor

• 1912 = Ollie Johnston = American animator and voice actor

• 1920 = Helmut Newton = German-Australian photographer

• 1922 = Barbara Bel Geddes = American actor

• 1928 = Andrew Sarris = American critic and educator

• 1930 = Michael Collins = American general, pilot, and astronaut

• 1931 = Dan Rather = American journalist

• 1936 = Michael Landon = American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

• 1939 = Ron Rifkin = American actor

• 1940 = Craig Rodwell = American businessman, activist and Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop founder 🌈

• 1941 = Sally Kirkland = American actor

• 1946 = Stephen Rea = Irish actor

• 1947 = Deidre Hall = American actor

• 1948 = Jerry Weller = American activist 🌈

• 1950 = Jane Pauley = American journalist

• 1950 = John Candy = Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter

• 1954 = Ken Wahl = American actor and screenwriter

• 1955 = Susan Orlean = American journalist and author

• 1961 = Larry Mullen, Jr. = Irish songwriter and actor

• 1961 = Peter Jackson = New Zealand actor and filmmaker

• 1963 = Dermot Mulroney = American actor

• 1963 = Johnny Marr = English singer-songwriter

• 1967 = Vanilla Ice = American rapper, tv personality, and entrepreneur

• 1983 = Adam Bouska = American photographer, activist, and NOH8 Campaign founder 🌈

EVENTS

• 1975 = Queen releases “Bohemian Rhapsody” as a single.

• 1913 = Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.

• 1941 = After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.

• 1962 = What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? is released in theaters.

• 1984 = Madonna releases “Like A Virgin” as a single.

HOLIDAYS + OBSERVANCES

• Halloween 🎃🍫👻

• LGBTQ History Month (October 1-31) 🌈🧐📚

• National Breadstick Day

• National Doorbell Day

• National Frankenstein Friday

• National Magic Day

---

PORTRAIT + QUOTE OF THE DAY

DAN RATHER

“Don’t taunt the alligator until after you’ve crossed the creek.”
Dan Rather