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October 31, 2005
Halloween
I am convinced Halloween is one of the better holidays we celebrate. It's probably in my top five favorite holidays. Sure, there's all these implications of ghosts and Satan worship, but I say poo to that notion. Halloween, at its essence, is about acting like a kid again. It's casting off your suit and tie, donning an afro wig, and putting on a tie-dyed t-shirt.
I had that realization when I was walking down the street to the El today, when I saw a woman coming the other way dressed in a Cat in the Hat costume. She was walking along the sidewalk like it was perfectly normal to be in a big cat costume. One girl in class today decided to spice things up with cat ears. And nobody said a word.
The best part is seeing all the other costumes that people devise. They can be goofy, scary, or a famous person. At Hidden Shamrock on Saturday night, my favorite was a guy dressed like Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer. The whole cast of Pulp Fiction was there. I even saw a few Napoleon Dynamites, which I had once campaigned so vigorously for. (And it was probably good I didn't go with that, because all the Napoleon's looked kinda like dumbasses.)
So you see, Halloween is a time to act silly and put on weird clothes and look at the weird clothes other people put on. We need a day like that sometimes.
Posted by oz115 at October 31, 2005 10:19 AM
Comments
I think we ALL KNOW it's my favorite holiday...I've already come up with MANY cute costume ideas for next year... and Wizard of OZ is at the top of my list....
Posted by: Your Lady friend at November 5, 2005 12:04 AM