It’s October!
Do you know what this means!? It means it’s almost time for
Halloween (and my birthday). But more importantly, HALLOWEEN. Which also means
that I’ve been thinking about the upcoming holiday for exactly two months.
Seriously. I LOVE it. The pumpkins, the bat and spider web decorations, the
scary movies, and let’s not forget—the candy and the costumes.
I take serious pride in my costumes. I even wore my
Kindergarten Pocahontas outfit to school for a week after Halloween. Here
are some costume highlights from years past:
The Joker in his nurse outfit (I believe in Harvey Dent
sticker included)
I keep raising the bar, and this year has taken some serious
brainstorming. It usually comes down to a couple characters I love, a pop
culture reference, something creative, and a classic. The great thing about
this Halloween is that I’m living in an apartment, which presents the
opportunity for trick-or-treaters.
And so, I present to you, a few of this year’s costume
options. I’m counting on you to help
me decide.
Possible Scenario:
[Trick-or-treaters knock on door]
Me: ‘Ello, little
ones!
Tiny witch: What
are you supposed to be?
Me: The name’s
Mrs. Lovett—and I cut up children like you and bake ‘em into pies!
[Tiny witch and friends run away screaming]
Possible Scenario:
[Trick-or-treaters knock on door]
Me: Like,
OHMYGOD, Happy Halloween!
Tiny ghost:
[Squeals] You’re Draculara!
Me: Hell yes, I
am.
Tiny ghost: She’s
my favorite!
[Tiny ghost and I proceed to have a five-minute conversation
about how awesome the Monster High dolls are, and I end up dumping all of my
candy in her bag]
Possible Scenario:
[Trick-or-treaters knock on door]
Me: [Singing
“Night on Bald Mountain”]
Tiny monster and friends: [Run away screaming and crying]
“Mommy!”
[I get to keep and eat all the candy]
Possible Scenario:
[Trick-or-treaters knock on door]
Me: [Opens door
and stands completely still]
Tiny Playboy bunny:
Uhh, are we going to get any candy?
Me: [Remains
completely still]
[Tiny Playboy bunny and equally risqué friends smash my
pumpkin and walk away, cursing]
[I still get to keep and eat all the candy]
Help me choose, friends. I love them all. Do you have any
great Halloween plans?
Gargoyle. You have to.
ReplyDeleteI'm on duty in the dorms, but I'm still going to dress up as Helga Pitaki from Hey Arnold!, unibrow and all. My only quest is to figure out how to hairspray my hair in horizontal pigtails.
Hah! That's a wonderful costume idea. I've seen people make wire headbands for Pippi Longstocking, and I bet you could do the same for Helga. I've been on the search for gargoyle makeup, but haven't had any luck so far.
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