All weekend, the best horror and Halloween stuff has been on TV. Bravo had The Exorcist. The Ring has been playing on TNT. And ABC Family had Poltergeist, Beetlejuice and Hocus Pocus. The last two of which are arguably the best movies ever. Go ahead. Try and watch those movies and not love every moment of your life while doing so. It’s impossible.
I get so excited about Halloween. There’s so many awesome things that go along with it, I just get wrapped up in it all. I love the fall weather, the Halloween parties, the scary movies and haunted houses, and the total acceptance of gorging on candy. MOST OF ALL the total acceptance of gorging on candy.
The problem I always end up having, though, is dedication to the costume portion of the whole thing. I begin thinking about it in early September, forget about the whole thing until October arrives, start to worry about it again and then procrastinate until the week before I actually need to get dressed up.
Then I end up going to a Halloween party wearing all black and blue coloring gel and calling myself ‘emo’. And others behind my back called me ‘lameface’.
This year really won’t be any different. Because, just like every other Halloween in years past, I’ve slacked off so hardcore that I have virtually no time to put together any type of costume. One year in college, I had put off costume shopping until the very last possible moment. The party was that night, it was 3 in the afternoon, and I had nothing. So rather than even attempt heading out to shop for something, I put together a random bunch of clothes from my closet and called it a day.
My plan was this. When someone would ask what I was, I would tell them to guess. Whatever they said, I told them no, not right, guess again. And regardless of what they said on their second guess, I told them yes! That’s right! That is SO what I was going for in this costume I totally DIDN’T just throw together a couple hours ago!
I’m debating pulling that half-assed costume stunt again, but if I can figure out a way to drag my lazy ass to a Ricky’s or something, maybe I can pull something together. I’m thinking maybe Joe the Plumber [maybe Mario, the ORIGINAL plumber?]. Or even Ashley Todd…
Crazy
What a great costume this could make. Topical. Insane. Easy to execute.
Hmm…I might just have my costume…
