The real Hallowheeee-n!

[batskeets]

Okay, the rest of the crazy Halloween Saturday!

PARTIES:
--Dropped in at a party at Serafin's new place for all of 10 minutes. Serafin was not there (he was working), and neither were Ashley and David, who were supposed to be hosting the thing. In fact, not a lot of people were there in general! Boooo.

--In fairness, Ashley was raised Jehovah's Witness and had never trick-or-treated before, so I guess that's as good a reason as any to duck out of your own Halloween party.

--Went to a second party at a church which has since been converted to apartments. It was definitely a cool venue, but I only knew a few people there. (that's where the previously-posted costume photo was taken.)

--It should also be noted that Morgan (the bloody doctor chick) made an awesome jello-shot brain that bled red 100-proof vodka when she cut into it! It was AWESOME. XD

--We also witnessed somebody trying to break into the old bell tower of the church with a screwdriver and an elk hoof. Seriously.

--matrixleap and herince_emyn's party was my final stop, because ending the evening surrounded by my awesome friends sounded just perfect. Unfortunately, I missed about half of them, because they went to other parties. Still, it was worth heading over there anyway, for the people who *were* still there! <3

--Emmy's cupcakes were hands-down the best of the entire evening... and believe you me, I'd had several by the time I got over there. Not only were they freakin' delicious, but they also came in awesome spooky colors!

--I also wish ghost_girl could've seen dark_knightly, because she was a freakin' adorable Harley Quinn!

--I am also SO PISSED that I missed this moment of magic. (courtesy briscostu and his roommate) I love that friggin' dance and have so many good memories attached to it. ;_;


COSTUME:
--Definitely proud that I didn't bitch out on this idea. I think I confronted a decade's worth of body image issues in one fell swoop with this thing. From that standpoint, it was intense. Holy hell.

--I still really don't know how to take compliments. I mean, somebody says something nice, and I say "thank you," and yeah, I get that. But then they go on and say MORE nice things and I'm all, "uhhhhh, derrrr, crap, what do I do now?"

--Small revisions are definitely in order, should I wear this again in the future. (PAX 2010 perhaps?) I must find *some* way of keeping the damned arm and leg bands from falling off. Double-sided tape didn't do the trick, and I was getting annoyed at fussing with them constantly. Maybe stitching the leg bands to the nylons...?

--Getting props on the costume from people who actually know the comics TOTALLY made my night! Much moreso than head-turns from strangers based on hotness factor. I put some serious thought into the various details of this, damnit.

--With that in mind, I DEFINITELY have to dress as something clever and dorky next year. Between FFX-2 Yuna, Xianghua, Bruce Lee, Chun Li, and now Psylocke, I think I've just about worn out the Ass-Kicking Hot Person theme. ;)

--I'll also hopefully dress as something that a majority of people will recognize. I completely lost count of how many times I had to say, "Psylocke from X-Men. Comic books, not movies," on Saturday. ;p

Comments

[phasmaphobic.livejournal.com]

I think I confronted a decade's worth of body image issues in one fell swoop with this thing. From that standpoint, it was intense. Holy hell.

I most sincerely congratulate you on this. I had a similar situation, years ago, and it changed my life forever for the better

[phasmaphobic.livejournal.com]

as for Ass-Kicking Hot Person, I recommend Princess Azula from "Avatar: The Last Airbender." Her costume is awesome, and I think you could really do it justice.

Also, you should watch that show, because it is awesome and I believe we have similar tastes in video entertainment =)

[skeets.livejournal.com]

I am *definitely* interested in watching Avatar!

[phasmaphobic.livejournal.com]

I have seasons 1 and 2 if you want to check them out

[dawningday.livejournal.com]

I will second the Princess Azula idea. skeets could definitely do that justice.

(And yay Avatar!)

[skeets.livejournal.com]

HOSHIT. The first picture I found of her shows her doing low empty stance!

...damnit. I might just have to do this one. XD

[dawningday.livejournal.com]

The martial arts in Avatar as a whole were handled pretty well. They fit in a lot of styles and I know they did a decent amount of work to match the styles to the elements for the various benders.

Though I gotta' say they could have ended it better... But that has no bearing on you having an awesome freakin' costume!

[katlyn.livejournal.com]

Agredd. I don't wanna give spoilers, but I was PISSED at the last episode, for two reasons. One: Azula, the other... well, I won't even discuss the last 15 seconds of the episode. I like to pretend it never happened. ;P

P.S. to Skeets: You do Azula, I'll do Katara!!!!!

[katlyn.livejournal.com]

Agredd. Sounds like a Norwegian Death Metal band.

[dawningday.livejournal.com]

Could be...

[katlyn.livejournal.com]

I haven't opened Pandora in a loooooong time. :}

One of your stations? Here's one of mine: http://www.pandora.com/?sc=sh237575738061642010#/
(I'm not sure if the link will work, though.)

;P

Now I feel like bouncing around.

[dawningday.livejournal.com]

Yep. That is my metal station.

And very nice. I don't meet a lot of people that have any sort of love for Cannibal Corpse.

[katlyn.livejournal.com]

Man. You need to meet different people. :>

I spent about an hour last night fucking around with Pandora. Now I can forget about it for another two years.

[dawningday.livejournal.com]

I was OK with how things ended up for Azula, but yes - I also like to pretend the last fifteen seconds never happened. Totally unnecessary, and it dropped the maturity level of the story about a billion percent. (That is a scientific calculation, by the way.)

[xplo-eristotle.livejournal.com]

I don't remember much about the last episode except that it felt like a cheap way to end the show. I do remember that there were a few episodes around Season 3 or so that came off like mediocre fanfic. :P

Mostly it was pretty good though.

[dark-knightly.livejournal.com]

your psylocke was completely perfect & hot, and i definitely vote for a repeat performance. i too want to find excuses to be harley again. (yes! pax!)

[skeets.livejournal.com]

I loved that you did the voice and the cutesy turns of phrase!!

[dark-knightly.livejournal.com]

i'd been watching the animated series all week to study up on my character. :)

[bloodred37.livejournal.com]

I wonder if this would work for the arm bands... it works great for socks!

http://www.sockdreams.com/_shop/pages/accessories_detail_ProductID_779.php