Why can’t Halloween last all weekend?

November 5th, 2008 • chatter
Tags: halloween, movies

So the weekend has come and gone, full of fun events. We did not make it to the haunted house in Miami that we had planned go to go but we did make it to Wicked Manors on Friday. It was pretty fun even though I had a fairly bad migraine all day, partly because of a sleep issue, partly because my cowboy hat didn’t fit at all and squeezed my head. There were some amazing costumes there and some fairly bad ones too. It looked like some of the guys there simply found whatever they had in their closets and put it on and called it a costume, others actually put a lot of work into their costumes and it really showed.

The whole weekend was a blast but I didn’t really want to come back to work. I wanted to hang out in costumes all day and act like Wyatt Earp, minus pistol whipping people. My girlfriend simply looked amazing but I know her costume was quite a production, the hair alone took 4 hours. I’m now beardless and I’m pretty saddened at the fact . I’ve still got a handlebar mustache but the rest of my face feels very cold and naked.

We also saw Zach & Miri Make a Porno and it was quite entertaining. It does well to lampoon some of the absurdities of porn, such as “story lines” or “plots” but was also very well written and pretty hilarious. Jason Mewes was excellent in his role. He really got into his role, if you’ve seen it, you’ll understand what I mean. I’m interested in what Kevin Smith will put in the director’s cut to make it even more raunchy than it already was. I would love to see the porno they were actually making, it has to be hilarious to watch.

Halloweeeeeen!

October 31st, 2008 • chatter
Tags: halloween

So, today’s Halloween and I’m off work, it’s AMAZING. I went to vote this morning and that was as fun as waiting in line can be. Why is voting so anti-climatic? There’s such a build up to the whole ordeal and once you actually do it, it’s such a let down. Anyway, I’m glad it’s over! This affords me a free 2 hours on Tuesday to do whatever I want since I have no class that day.

This Halloween will be a fun affair. Since Jess’s sister and brother-in-law are in town, we’re doin’ it big. Tonight we’re going to the Wicked Manors Block Party in Wilton Manors. We’re trick-or-treating there and well, that’s going to be interesting I think. At least I won’t be cold in our recent cold front. My swarthy but formal cowboy costume is going to keep me more than adequately insulated. I’m not going for some cheesy Buck Rogers or rodeo look, I can get a costume like that anywhere and look like just about everyone else. I’m going for a very period accurate Tombstone look: formal, mid/late Victorian, rugged. Everything except my boots are as period accurate as I can go without spending even more of a fortune than I already have. I know my thick cotton coat is going to keep the biting wind off and the thick Scully pants will definitely keep my legs warm. All I’m really worried about is if my new hat is going to work for the look. I couldn’t find an appropriate cowboy hat that was at least semi-accurate inexpensively but I at least found a fairly plain one to match the outfit well. Everything else is cake but that damned hat.

After Wicked Manors, we’re off to Holloways for a night of continued debauchery but with much more sitting down and a lot more beer. It should be a lot of fun, a bunch of other friends are coming to join the festivities too! Hopefully BlunderBuss and his wife can make it, even if just for a little bit, I want to see baby Owen all dressed up! Maybe the place will be utterly packed like it was last year. The costume contest is going to be interesting as Jess and I are fairly well matched as far as our costume periods go, which is purposefully done. This ended up winning the content last year for whomever won so I think it can work for us too except, our costumes aren’t cheesy mass produced ones so maybe that’ll help too! We’ll see.

But now, we’re off. We’ve got to head to the block party now, I’m not too interested in what kind of tricks are going to be pulled here.