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A podcast meant for sharing thoughts, stories, enjoying idiomatic phrases and words in general. You can read along; the transcription is in the description of this episode. The idiomatic expressions are in italics. Try to get the meaning from the context and then look them up to see if you were right. If you like it, share it, but more importantly, continue the conversation. 

Hello. Welcome, I’m Renée Valentina and this is Musing Interruptus. Today, The Halloween Special!!!

This is exciting. I’ve been waiting for this all year. And now. I have no idea what a Halloween Special on Musing Interruptus should look like. Like, Boo! Grrrr! Or Look, here comes a zombie?! Turn around! No, run! But ok, you probably really want to look. Also, there should be vampires, sexy nurses,  Ramones, 'I Wanna Be Sedated', and 'Pet Sematary'. The B52s have to play, the White Strips, Soda Stereo has a few songs I need at this Halloween Special! 

Ok, so now what? Who would be the special returning guest? I mean, we could get Raúl back here. But in costume. Raúl Zombie. The friends that speak in songs are very annoying, but they should make an appearance, as Lorena and her grandmother should too. I know who else, how about that lady that was in the field with a strange type of paralysis, she has to come to this special, she was a disturbing character. The monster under the bed has got to be the guest of honor at this Halloween Special. And how about casket woman?? She’s already done two episodes, she definitely deserves an invitation to Musing Interruput’s Halloween Special. Epileptic Dog, Box dogs, and dogs on a walk, dressed as pumpkins, of course. We could have a special interview focused on their perception of smells after the rain and if they can see ghosts. Elvis Priestly, no doubt, Might Mouse (I’m almost positive he has been in at least one episode), and stuck in Traffic Guy, the whole of the Tang Dynasty, and Paula Cole, The Fish and the Bird!! and toilet. I think this Halloween Special is really taking off. Now we just need a story less evident than taking this a step too far, even for my standards. 

So there they all are, on a train, racing down the tracks. The wind howling as the engine sliced through, relentlessly and without any compassion at all. They are all strangers, brought together by a common cause… their destination.  The train just keeps gaining speed, tearing down the tracks. Never coming back… that is how the song goes. So then all of a sudden we hear the narrator change her tone and sing here he comes to save the day, and Mighty Mouse presents himself, assesses the situation, and tells everyone — Hey look, I’ve got an update. And all of a sudden, the zombies and vampires pop up behind Might Mouse. Which tells you the size of these creatures. People on the train laughed for a moment, surprised by their shared reaction, indicative that they were all thinking the same thing at the same time. Which is when, my dear listeners. They turned to each other and started thinking the same thing at the same time, again. Now, we all know how difficult it is to focus on just one idea or none at all when you are supposed to be meditating. Anyway, all the other passengers on the train realized this shared consciousness and started thinking the exact same thing.

And wouldn’t you know it, in less than 30 minutes, pizzas arrived, via super fast drones. 

I think that would be the Halloween Special. I’m not sure if I get it myself. Maybe, just maybe, I should have written down my original idea. Happy Halloween and Thank you for listening. 

If you had a Halloween Special for your life, who would you invite and what costume would they wear? What pizza toppings would you have ordered? How bold am I? Do you dress up?  When was your last train ride?  I’m listening.