happy halloween y'all

it's nice to have already gotten my halloween partying and consequent hangover out of the way before actual halloween. now if i could only find a way to dispose of the rotting, mushy, fruit fly infested pumpkin on the porch, i would feel that i had completed the festivities with grace.

on saturday (which is when i think most people over 21 were engaging in halloween festivities) we went to this huge party. it was one of those where there are places to party outside, as well as dance floors in tents and free drinks all night long (and free little bags of popcorn too!).

so we met at k's (parents') house. we had a mario, a luigi, a wario, and me! ok i admit that i didn't fit in with the mario-kart theme but the greater theme was NINTENDO and A (the nintendo power star) had already said she would be yoshi, and it would have been kind of boring to be the princess. plus mario and luigi were both GIRLS so i was going along with the androgyny theme.

one of the conveniences of being rebellious against the halloween costume trends among ladies my age is not having to freeze my ass off in order to be in costume.

and something else great about not dressing like a whore for halloween only is that chances are, nobody is dressed like you anywhere you go, provided you use some creativity in the procurement of your costume. i didn't come across any other person dressed as link, and only ONE PERSON at the party got it right... some people were kind of close, they said i was zelda (must have been the long hair? my obvious girl-ness?) i don't recall seeing a mario or luigi either, but there was what we thought was another wario though (ours was much better).

at some point during the night, mario and luigi were really trashed and kept losing their gloves and falling, so they sat down next to batman.

on the today show (ok, i'm jobless, i admit it: i watch the today show. but i'm usually only halfway paying attention) they had a piece on the "sexy is the new scary" trend. many people who were in the plaza at rockefeller center were in costume. i snickered a little bit when i thought of how much of a retard you would feel like if you were outside the today show dressed like a sexy corrections officer.

then wario came and sat on his arch-enemies. they thought he was going to pelt them with banana peels but instead he dumped wine and/or beer on them. link was very upset and batman was wondering what was he doing in the middle of the nintendo contingence?

i have to admit though, the sexy costume makers did get some of my money - unfortunately i couldn't find anything close to the green thing link wears except for the "sexy hunter" costume. as you can tell by the pictures, i added my own touches (i made the hat longer and took the stupid feather out, and added a harness thingy for my sword). and looked decidedly not sexy (if i looked cute it wasn't on purpose, i just naturally AM that way). we all did have a good time, though i wish i could have been on the same wavelength (if you catch my onda) as the rest of them. but being unemployed and actively looking for a job i might have to submit a urine sample at any moment. i did drink white wine all night (i know, you usually don't get such amenities at parties with "free drinks all night") and ended up pretty tipsy. so tipsy that on the way out there was a guy on the dance floor who was a "peeping tom" - it was a great costume complete with a window with blinds and a dildo sticking out of the blinds, which i grabbed as boyfriend pulled me along through the crowd.

and yes, as happens every time i drink, i woke up with a hangover and wanted to vomit (and/or eat junk food) all day.