Halloween costumes

[Jarid in Cedar]

Jim Rome's take on people that dress up for Halloween and go to work in their costumes is hilarious. "If I'm going to a doctor, I don't want a guy wearing Batman gear to be checking me out."

I unfortunately haven't dressed up for Halloween in awhile now. I dressed up as a shower two years in a row (two entirely different locales, the latter being NYC). All it involved was some PVC piping, a backpack, a hula hoop, a shower curtain and some duct tape. A surprisingly easy costume to make. I rode on the subway with my costume in hand, some people figured out what the costume was from and they laughed.

Another lesson I learned from the shower outfit- making a complete ass of yourself in a guileless manner makes you more approachable.

I rounded at the hospital last year as the Grim Reaper. I went into random rooms and would say "Your doctor asked that I come and check on you......It unfortunately does not appear that you are ready yet." I would then leave before they could say anything. The hospital CEO requested that I stop after 2 families complained.

[1337coug]

Good thing you put that quarter there b/c the couch and pillows provide no sense of scale.

Cool costume.

my thoughts exactly

[landpoke]

I rounded at the hospital last year as the Grim Reaper. I went into random rooms and would say "Your doctor asked that I come and check on you......It unfortunately does not appear that you are ready yet." I would then leave before they could say anything. The hospital CEO requested that I stop after 2 families complained.

<initiate threadjack> An anesthesiologist here in town got religion a few years back and fell into the habit of telling folks as they were going under "You're in God's hands now." I think it only lasted a week or two. <end threadjack>

[Soccermom]

Last year my daughter went as a Lego. We spent less than $10 and everyone loved it!

That is a cute idea. Your daughter looks cute.

[Soccermom]

I wore my Princess Leia costume to kindergarten today to help with my daughter's party. At least half of the class had no idea who I was. I think lot of parents had no idea who I was either because I got a lot of funny stares during the Halloween parade.

[YOhio]

Thanks she takes a lot of pride in those.

She has every right to. Excellent work by her and beautiful children.

[marsupial]

Last year my daughter went as a Lego. We spent less than $10 and everyone loved it!

That is a cute costume and I have considered making one for myself or my kids before but I thought the box would be too uncomfortable and limiting. Has she complained much?

[Fiyero]

I wore my Princess Leia costume to kindergarten today to help with my daughter's party. At least half of the class had no idea who I was. I think lot of parents had no idea who I was either because I got a lot of funny stares during the Halloween parade.

A New Hope or Jedi?

[TripletDaddy]

The DVD was quite the conversation piece, although it was known for both good and bad.

For every "hey, you are a DVD (or CD)! that is cool!" I seemed to receive a "I don't get it" or "what is that?"

A few guesses:

satellite dish
donut
solar panel
DirecTV
Light of Christ (what? someone actually guessed this. I said, "no, I'm actually a DVD")
Drowning inner tube guy

For tomorrow night's main event, I will have to include some sort of branding or marking indicating DVD.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Light of Christ (what? someone actually guessed this. I said, "no, I'm actually a DVD")

This would have been a great post for The Foyer 2.

[Levin]

The look on your boy's face is awesome.

No kidding, and the black curly hair! Classic.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

HFN Jr. is the Unknown Phantom, Captain the Red Ninja. I was really surprised when we started looking at Halloween stuff this year, I thought they would want to go with a movie character or superhero, but neither did. Goose is Minnie Mouse, not pictured.

[FN Phat]

Here is a pic of my rad DVD costume. I even put a quarter down at the bottom of the DVD so you can get some appreciation for the scale.

ps the dent is from my son. He was trying to throw a baseball through the hole in the middle last night when I was upstairs. you can see other dents but apparently he really let one throw fly.

I love the hardwood floors, DDD. I am not hip enough to pull of that look but have always admired it.

[Clark Addison]

I wore my Princess Leia costume to kindergarten today to help with my daughter's party. At least half of the class had no idea who I was. I think lot of parents had no idea who I was either because I got a lot of funny stares during the Halloween parade.

I assume you will posts pictures. Where did you get the golden bikini?

[RobinFinderson]

I love the hardwood floors, DDD. I am not hip enough to pull of that look but have always admired it.

It takes hipness to pull of hardwood floors? Who would have thunk?