In my family, it's tradition to overdo Halloween because we love it soo bloody much. It happens to be my favorite holiday - the fact that I can dress up in costume, be in character, and wander around like an idiot in the weirdest garb possible. It's the internal goth/nighcreature/performer in me that I LOVE to have an excuse for. =)
The first of the festivities fell on the Friday before, where my housemates decided to throw a costume bash. It always seems to happen that I'm not feeling too well on their party dates, but who bloody cares when it's my favorite time of the year? M, one of the housemates, always overdoes costumes and this year was no exception. J also decided to dress to the nines, so it was up to W and I to reciprocate! After wiring up W and her disc (took several hours, a roll of black duct tape and several wiring mishaps/groping a hot chica), I pulled together my costume in about a day, all hand sewn. About an hour after the 'official' party began, I made my appearance a Reptile from Mortal Kombat - and the party began! (awww, comeon, I'm a herper. I love Subzero, but Reptile is more badass!).
Flawless victory!
After the main picture taking, swooning over amazing costumes form other people, and general bantering, the real party was underway. There was some amazing food brought in by other people and quite a horde of boozing going on. Me, as usual, was the sober one keeping tabs on the drunkenness.... and I have to admit failure on a few accounts because the party ended up winding down at about 2 when two housemates were drunk enough to be sick and a few of the other grad students weren't that far behind. Lesson learned? Yup... clean out my bloody car well in advance of the next hosted party. B, a sweetheart in my lab and one of the few who don't drink period, donated his car for the cause, and we got everyone home in one piece.
Stories of the night? I got quite a few complements on my costume (3rd in the overall best category - J won that one), got to get video of me doing my ninja thing (thank heaven for Martial Arts belts), got video of B and I grappling/fighting (he always underestimates me), got complemented on my ninja moves, got to see W drunk (which never happens) enough to be loving on B and I, and was swooned over for making W's costume work awesome-sauce (she won the sexiest category). Also, we learned that cats do not make good costume wearers - Nian cat was mortified. Overall - a good night even though we were worried by some of the boozed over people.
Fatality!
W as Cora from Tron
All the housemates/hosts. J as Kakashi from Naruto, W as Cora from Tron, M as Leeloo from Fifth Element, and myself as Reptile
B and his gorgeous wife
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