Sunday, October 31, 2004
 

Snickers Bars and Bondage Fairies

My Halloween events took place last night. I kicked off the holiday by helping (to the best of my pathetically weak, un-musculed ability) JM move to a larger apartment. She had made the evil decision to provide all those helping her with a large pumpkin full of mini chocolate bars. I was able to establish that I do not, in fact, have any willpower when confronted with a bowl of chocolately goodness.

The Halloweeen party followed. I went as Scarlett O'Hara, complete with hoop skirt (walking around in one of those is quite an experience), lace gloves, fan, and parasol. Other costumes included a tawdry 30s "woman of easy virtue" (as my favorite high school history teacher used to say), a pair of bondage fairies, a woodland spryte, Northrop Frye, a nun in drag (lugging around a six pack), Hermione and a Dementor (I had to be told who those two were; my Harry Potter recognition factor is apparently low), Margot and Richie from The Royal Tenenbaums (that was a good one), Boss Tweed, and Tammy Faye Baker (complete with white suit whose sholderpads stuck out far, far beyond the actual shoulders of the wearer). Oh, and the scariest costume: A Republican.

So, that was my Halloween. I think I'm going to keep carrying the parasol with me; it's good for smacking people.

Elvisette philosophized at 11:17 AM