The more you do it, the easier it gets, and the worst thing that will probably happen is that people will either respond with ambivalence or not at all.

With Halloween around the corner, my roommates and I have to get ready for little kids coming up to our door trying to get their grubby hands on our hard-earned candy. Living off campus in a residential neighborhood means that there are going to be costumed critters running around on sugar highs.