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Halloween | Tuesday, 2005 November 1 - 3:09 am |
We've got spirit, yes we do. For many years, my friend Samantha has had a big Halloween party, with elaborate sets, a clever game, and a costume contest. About five years ago, I somehow got it in my head that it was important to put a lot of work into my costume... and so I did, each year spending more time and effort than the last. I reached the point where I started taking a week off work just to prepare. Thanks to this obsession, I'm now the owner of a sewing machine, a styrofoam cutter, a hot glue gun, and an assload of cotton stuffing. This year, Samantha did not have her party. That gave me the opportunity to recycle a costume I made a few years ago, instead of spending fifty hours making a new one. Actually, I wouldn't even have thought about wearing a costume this year, had my friend Kim not suggested that people dress up at work. So for Halloween, I wore this: It's one of my less cumbersome costumes (one of the few that actually allows me to sit down and get through doorways). But it's pretty darn BRIGHT too. Needless to say, I got some strange looks coming into the office. I mean, picture me in this get-up, sitting solemnly in a staff meeting, where everyone else is just wearing their normal engineer clothes. It was just a little strange. For a while, I thought I was the only one who dressed up. But as it turns out, a few other people wore costumes too. We paraded around the office handing out candy. We also went out to lunch in our costumes, making quite a spectacle of ourselves at the restaurant. Ahh, good times. I like it when people sacrifice their pride to have a little fun at the office. We sure could use a little more of that kind of spirit sometimes. |
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Posted by Ken in: life |
Comment #1 from Noelle (Guest) 2005 Nov 1 - 10:41 am : # |
I don't get it. Are you a banana? Or a witch of some sort? |
Comment #2 from Ken (realkato) 2005 Nov 1 - 10:54 am : # |
This might give you a hint: http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/assets/product/0395137187.gif |
Comment #3 from Noelle (Guest) 2005 Nov 1 - 12:40 pm : # |
Oh wow. Major flashback..... Thanks for that. |
Comment #4 from Noelle (Guest) 2005 Nov 1 - 12:42 pm : # |
And where on earth did you find those pants? |
Comment #5 from Ken (realkato) 2005 Nov 2 - 1:33 am : # |
I had a pair of off-white pants that I dyed. Oh yeah, I AM STYLIN' in them things. |