Ya know, I want to say that I don’t like Halloween. That’s not true. I do like Halloween. What I don’t like is the fact that all of my good costume ideas happen into my brain on roughly November 2nd, and fall out of my head by Thanksgiving to make room for Christmas gift ideas, which are much more fun for me to think about anyhow (I like giving people gifts, deal with it, missy). It’s frustrating, and I have a reached the decision point in my life that if I have to go out with a half-assed costume, I’m not going to go out at all. Half-assed costumes are pointless. I will side-step the typical “Slutty Fill-in-the-Blank costumes are stupid” diatribes that accompany stupid costume discussions, even though I agree with that sentiment.
Half-assed costumes are frustrating. I can’t tell you how many people I saw who just smeared make-up on their faces and must have said “Well, I’m a zombie. Now where’s my polo shirt and hoodie?” How lazy. No accessorizing, no attempt at making hands match face, nothing. These people all wind up looking like retarded clowns who got caught in the rain on their way home from a birthday party.
Another half-ass costume is the “Pile a bunch of clothes on and head out,” or the “Silly clothing mismatch.” What are you supposed to be, my closet? I’ll toss hobo in here as well, because a lot of people will define that costume as such. Apparently people think Hobos are people that have money but a bad fashion sense.
It’s not that I want to rain on the spirit of Halloween. It’s that I hold it to such a standard that I think it’s almost insulting to not put a little effort into your costume.
Also, I’m crippingly broke right now, preventing me from putting together a decent costume at all. That’s frustrating when you watch people with actual jobs and real money half-ass something as simple as Halloween.
Also, if you were looking for any type of previous entry before July, they’ve been deleted while my site administrator made tweaks to the site. Now this blog looks like a complete waste of time instead of just a waste of time with a lot of content. Awesome.
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-MAL