October 12, 2004

Halloween costumes

I have a Halloween party invitation, and I do want to go, but now I need a costume.

I'm not really good at costumes.

When I was a kid, one year I was a grandfather clock. I made it myself...a tall cardboard box, covered carefully with woodgrain contact paper. I used stencils to make the numbers on the clock face, and made the pendulum out of gold foil.

But I ask you...what the hell kind of costume is a grandfather clock?

Another year I was a bag of french fries. My mom's sewing skills came into play there.

Last time I went to a Halloween party, I took a yellow shirt and made a black zig-zag stripe across the middle. Then I took a white sheet and cut a bunch of holes. Then I took a trick-or-treat bag and filled it with rocks. Get it?

Nobody at the party got it. Total bust.

Oh. Another year I wore a grim reaper hooded robe, but atop that I wore a hawaiian shirt, and I carried a golf bag. I was "Death takes a holiday." Nobody got that, either.

I thought about wearing all black, with a tag on my shirt that says ""Invisible Pedestrian, Not For Blind Kids," but I already established with the Charlie Brown costume that my social group didn't spend the '70's watching television like I did.

Anybody got any ideas?

Otherwise, I may be dropping by my parents' house to see if my clock costume is still in the attic.

Posted by Nic at October 12, 2004 05:52 PM
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Mom asked me over the weekend whether I had thought about costumes for the kids, because she came across the french fry costume. I say, go for it.

Posted by: Karen at October 13, 2004 11:16 AM
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