This means that a) I will work really hard on my costume, agonize over how to do the make up, figure out how to get the hair right and have the right props b) the other people will buy a shitty costume from the store, slap on some white face paint and blood or green face and blood, go as a "vampire" whatever the fuck the costume is or a "zombie" whatever the fuck the costume is. and then c) everyone will think that I am stupid or crazy because they don't understand my awesome costume and think that the idiot who dressed up as "Zombie Where is Waldo" or " Vampire Sumo Wrestler Pirate" is AMAZING.
Look at how rad my costume was!
I really had SEVERAL conversations at the company Halloween party that went like this.
Person: Oh, What are you supposed to be?
Me: I am a comic. ( holds up text bubble)
Person:... uh.. I don't know what you mean.. like a comedian?
Me: No, like a comic ...strip.
Person:.....
Me: Like in the newspaper
Person: Uh, you look cute? * weird look on their face like I am crazy
Me: * A small part of me dies.
I know that I shouldn't be too upset about this, however I also feel like the lowest common denominator of human is fucking retarded. Also, if I had come to work in one of those "sexy" costumes, and then put on green face paint with blood.. I would have had people laughing.. but not in the way that I would think was funny. I know that if I said "I am a Zombie Stripper" they would not have found that shit funny. I would have gotten a blank stair. However, If I had said, " I am a Zombie Sexy Indian" not only would they get it but they wouldn't even think twice on how racist it is.
Then there is the whole, when you are an adult, you better have a house and kids to enjoy Halloween, or be unattached and drunk. Because there is no married, apartment dwelling 25 years I know of who actually have a good time on this night. You and your spouse go through all of the hassle to find a cool couples costume, but where do you where it to? Do go to a party? Maybe. However, more often than not, I think that you just stay home wishing that you were 21 and at a night club dancing to bad music in a "Sexy" costume with your girlfriends.
Please tell me I am jaded.. I am kind of at the point where I feel like listening to Morrisey and dieing.
anne i think your costume is awesome and so does my boyfriend. kudos to you. very clever, i honestly love it. i am going as "the dude" from the big lebowski (ratty old bathrobe, boxershorts, dirty tank top, shades and a white russian in hand at all times)
ReplyDeleteDawn, that is AN AWESOME IDEA ! See, that is what I mean. It would be retarded for a guy to do it, but a girl.. that is brilliance!
ReplyDeleteOMG I love your costume SOOOOO MUCH!
ReplyDeleteThanks Gweny, I knew that you would understand how cool my costume is.. you are also from the same background as me. I would expect something much the same caliber from you, so it is great that you like it. We are rad.
ReplyDeleteHow cool Anne. That's really cute. I realized that for the past 2 years I either haven't done anything for Halloween(they don't celebrate it in the country I was in at the time) or just pulled a last minute meh costume cuz I didn't feel like doing anything, or this year - last minute smurf costume for the school's halloween party, which was pretty awesome considering I spent about $10 on it(just had to bye blue tights and a white hat).
ReplyDeleteI feel kind of the same way about the holiday lately tho, I don't feel like dressing slutty very much anymore(don't get me wrong, in college it was fun some years, tho my favorite costume was dressing like a gang member cuz it was so comfy and I could fit everything in my baggy jeans' pocket) and I feel that if I can't think of something clever or funny I don't even want to bother since I haven't had the chance to harass mom about a costume.
it's ok Anne, just make sure when you move to Canada you work with cooler people ;)
KB,
ReplyDeleteYou are rad, I miss you. I applaud your smurf costume because at least you tried to make it work. One of the guys at my work went as a zombie smurfette. however his costume sucked because he didn't wear his dress so it ended up being one of the "zombie what the fuck ever " costumes I detest.