I’m away on vacation for the next week or so and I won’t be connected until I return. In the meantime, enjoy these scenes I never got around to posting.
On Hallowe’en, Chipotle offered a free burrito to anyone dressed as one. I think these two were a little too early to the party. The offer wasn’t good until 6 p.m. or something.
Hallowe’en revelers in Boulder, Colo., held their tenth annual Naked Pumpkin Run. Police cited 12 runners with indecent exposure, and likened them to highway speeders.
Highway speeders? Seriously?! An excerpt from the article and video of the event after the jump.
A neighbor leaves a bowl of candy out for trick or treaters to help themselves. Lazy.
A couple of days ago, I noticed a couple of people posted their most interesting photo on their flickr account. One shot of mine in particular received a lot of attention, especially recently. This is despite its age — over 3 years old.
Regardless, it seems appropriate that this meme came about now and that I participate.
20 Days
A gallery of Obama-related Jack-o-lanterns and stencils with which to make them.
I stopped in at the Target in Columbia Heights the other day and noticed that the store is using Domo Kun in its Halloween department. I was hoping they might have some figurines or something but alas, it wasn’t to be.
In my younger years, I was able to put together Halloween costumes (usually for parties) with relatively little effort. Four immediately come to mind. Once in my junior high career, I dressed up as Captain N needing only to make construction paper versions of the N on his jacket and the NES controller belt buckle. (Little did I know real ones would eventually come to be years later.) In high school, I threw together an ancient Roman citizen’s outfit for a party I was invited to at the last minute. The next year, I stayed home for Halloween but dressed up like Wakko from “Animaniacs” for the trick-or-treaters that came to the house. Years later, I dressed as Kyle from “South Park” for another party; I only needed to buy the hat for effect as I had everything else.
That was part of what made Halloween fun for me. I could theoretically wear anything I had in my closet and after minimal, temporary modifications, I could call it a costume.
After I got home from work yesterday, I stood outside with one of my house mates as kids came up the steps to do their trick-or-treating. While I stood out there, we had a couple of angels, an adorable baby in a Tigger outfit, and a vampire who was so in character — short of biting peoples’ necks — that I insisted he get extra candy.
The bulk of the kids I saw, though, weren’t in costume. They trolled the neighborhood, knocking on doors dressed as they normally would be for school. (I’m told that one kid said, “I’m dressed as a D.C. public school student. What’s scarier than that?” Well played, I thought.)
To me, Halloween always meant having the chance to be someone (or something) else for a little while. It disheartened me a little that so many kids went door-to-door without a costume.
Unless, of course, they had a little trouble with the scissors
In need of a costume idea? You could go as Idaho Sen. Larry Craig with a simple do-it-yourself project. (link via Towleroad)
After the jump, a pretty good reason to break the rule… at least I think so.
