Bad Hair and a Plastic Katana

[lydamorehouse]

Last night was Halloween.  This year, the holiday snuck up on me like a ninja.  Actually, someone stole all of October all together, so all of a sudden, there we were putting up porch decorations in a hurry, buying candy last minute, and throwing together costumes.  Actually, Mason had his costume picked up several days ago.  It was me that, at seven-oh-five, said, "Oh!  I know I'll dress up too."  But, despite feeling like we did it all last minute, things went well.

Here's Mason and I gutting the pumpkins:




Our cat, Deliah, trying to figure out what the heck the monkeys are up to.... and whether or not any of it is tasty.

The finished faces (designed by Mason, carved by ima):

Mason as "Skeletrox." This is a name he came up for himself. He's looking pretty scary, and I have to feel a wee bit proud of the leg bones as I built those myself onto his black jeans with a bit of creativity and some duct tape sheets. (Did you know duct tape came in sheets? We didn't until we were at Michael's for Mason's friend Datlton's birthday party and spotted them.)

Here's the lovely Ms. Rounds as your newest Defense Against Dark Arts professor:



And, now, the most ridiculous samuari ever.... I think the glasses really give my costume that perfect Edo Period look, don't you? Of course, you can't tell in the picture, but I don't have actual hakama. I'm still looking to buy a cheap pair somewhere, so I'm wearing my Kuk Sool Wan gi. So I guess I'm a mixed Korean Martial artist with bad hair and a plastic katana. *snort*

Comments

[theatre-nerd.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting Halloween pics! What fun! Love the pumpkin designs! I bought pumpkins but never got around to carving them. We bought plastic light up ones at the store instead. :-)