{"id":24701,"date":"2020-10-31T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24701"},"modified":"2020-10-30T11:48:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T18:48:54","slug":"on-this-day-oct-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/10\/31\/on-this-day-oct-31\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Oct 31"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[]'><\/div>\n<p>Since I&#8217;ll hit 20 years of blogging this November, this year I&#8217;m posting a daily list of anything I published on this day in the past.<\/p>\n<p>There are <strong>22<\/strong> posts previously published on October 31st<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2025<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/10\/31\/initial-thoughts-on-affinity-by-canva\/\">Initial Thoughts on Affinity by Canva<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">We'll see how things go over time, but all in all, if not cautiously optimistic, I'm at least cautiously hopeful about the just-announced changes to Affinity. Seeing more improvements in their PDF accessibility tagging is encouraging! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/10\/31\/initial-thoughts-on-affinity-by-canva\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/10\/31\/year-50-day-182\/\">Year 50 Day 182<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Happy Halloween from low-key Loki! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/10\/31\/year-50-day-182\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2021<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/10\/31\/25429\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Happy Halloween, all! Trek or Treat! &#x1f596; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/10\/31\/25429\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/10\/31\/24743\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Happy Halloween! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/10\/31\/24743\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/10\/31\/spuki-tunes-with-dj-wudi-on-halloween-afternun\/\">Sp\u00fcki T\u00fcnes with DJ W\u00fcdi on Halloween Aftern\u00fcn<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Listen in to my Halloween broadcast! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/10\/31\/spuki-tunes-with-dj-wudi-on-halloween-afternun\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/10\/31\/on-this-day-oct-31\/\">On This Day: Oct 31<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from October 31 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/10\/31\/on-this-day-oct-31\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/10\/31\/21403\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Vampires do not say \u201cblah, blah, blah\u201d! #lego #halloween #vampire #bat <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/10\/31\/21403\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/10\/31\/21406\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Spooky #lego #halloween graveyard! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/10\/31\/21406\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/10\/31\/21409\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Eating candy, building #legos, and watching #strangerthings season two. Happy #Halloween! &#x1f383;&#x1f480;&#x1f47b; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/10\/31\/21409\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/31\/20526\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Happy Halloween! #Lego #goth at work today. #cwupride &#x1f383;&#x1f578;&#x1f47b;&#x1f480; (305\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/31\/20526\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2015<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/10\/31\/19031\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A Halloween Lego treat: a cute little bat with a pumpkin to snack on. :) #halloween #lego #bat #pumpkin <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/10\/31\/19031\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/10\/31\/18523\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The Red Skull says Happy Halloween! #Halloween #papercraft #wintercroft #wintercroftmasks @wintercroft <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/10\/31\/18523\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2008<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/10\/31\/happy-halloween-2\/\">Happy Halloween!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A silly, simple one-day-only design change to celebrate Halloween. Have fun today, and watch out for ghoulies, ghosties, and things that go **bump** in the night! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/10\/31\/happy-halloween-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/10\/31\/happy-halloween\/\">Happy Halloween<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Happy Halloween! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/10\/31\/happy-halloween\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/10\/31\/happy-halloween-3\/\">Happy Halloween!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Happy Halloween, folks! A couple more pictures of decorations 'round our apartment after the jump. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/10\/31\/happy-halloween-3\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/10\/31\/jason-webley-halloween-show-2004\/\">Jason Webley Halloween Show 2004<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Prairie and I went to Jason Webley's Halloween\/Deathday show last night. The show, of course (and as always), was incredible, and I'll try to get a better writeup later on today. For now, though, I've uploaded a photoset from last night to Flickr. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/10\/31\/jason-webley-halloween-show-2004\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/31\/one-last-interview\/\">One last interview<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I think that this should be the last of my posts regarding my recent notoriety. Tech news site BetaNews interviewed me about the entire affair yesterday, and the interview has just been posted on their site. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/31\/one-last-interview\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/31\/hey-mr-dj\/\">Hey Mr. DJ!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">An 80's pop music online quiz. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/31\/hey-mr-dj\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/31\/and-i-thought-the-politicians-were-scary\/\">And I thought the politicians were scary<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Here's a fun little Halloween story that I'd not heard before. Apparently, the U.S. Capitol Building is haunted! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/31\/and-i-thought-the-politicians-were-scary\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/10\/31\/t-minus-2-hours-and-counting\/\">T minus 2 hours and counting<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Instead, I'll be turning off my PC, closing down my web browsers and newsreaders, leaving my instant messaging programs off, and focusing on diving into the wierd and wonderful world of becoming&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/10\/31\/t-minus-2-hours-and-counting\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/10\/31\/kung-tunes-upgrade\/\">Kung-Tunes upgrade<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Just upgraded to Kung-Tunes 1.9.0. There's now a bit less information displayed for the currently playing track, but it displays a history of the last few tracks I've listened to. Cool stuff! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/10\/31\/kung-tunes-upgrade\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2001<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/10\/31\/a-ghost-closing-his-mouth-after-a-long-summers-yawn\/\">A ghost closing his mouth after a long summer&#8217;s yawn<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">One of the few slight bummers about this past weekend was that I missed Jason's Halloween show. Having only seen him perform a couple times at Bumbershoot, I'm really hoping to be able to catch one of his shows sometime, but just had too much going on this weekend to be able to do it. Hopefully it won't be too much longer before I get a chance I can take. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/10\/31\/a-ghost-closing-his-mouth-after-a-long-summers-yawn\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from October 31<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2040],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24701\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}