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I am ants in pants excited for Halloween this year. As in CAN! NOT! WAIT!, capslock, multiple exclamation points, jittery have to pee dance and all. Moreso than usual. There's nothing too spectacularly different about this Halloween, with the exception of a few new twists, things are pretty much falling into their annual tradtions. But for some reason, this year just seems to have an added burst of excitement. Even the pumpkins I carved have a bit more flair than usual. They're still in my signature "drunk kindergartener" style, but the second one was extra teethy, and that's a bit of a departure.

Anyway!

Since I am ohso very extra excited for Halloween, and today just happens to be Devil's Night, I'm going to Jacob Marley it up a bit here and take you through a journey of Halloweens past. Before we get right to it however, I feel as though I should explain something regarding costuming. My everyday manner of dress can be somewhat, oh, one could say outlandish. As a result, costume selection can prove to be a bit of a challenge. For example, I bandied about the idea of being Marla Singer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marla_singer) this year, and truly had a dead-on-balls-accurate interpretation. I didn't even need to buy anything for it, a cursory claw through the tickle trunk yielded most joyous results. In multiple Marla looks! I gleefully pulled on a tattered 50's prom dress, a somewhat disheveled black wig, fishnets, and even threw on a black floppy hat and dark sunglasses for good measure. A promenade in front of the mirror resulted in "YES! Promkini!" cosmic high fives to myself for my costume's impressive accuracy, however it also elicited a rather prounounced "Hmpf. Wait a minute.". Apparently I already dress like Marla Singer, because that is pretty much what you will find me wearing when I go camping. My friends are either not going to have any idea at all who I am supposed to be, or else they're going to think I'm not dressed up at all. And we CANNOT have that.

So, since it does require careful thought and consideration to choose a costume that won't be easily confused with my usual clowns-at-the-Barbie-prom ensembles, I often end up picking movie and television characters for costume inspiration (although, the above Marla example is also a prime example of how this Halloween is a bit different, because normally, a direct copy of something already established is what DOES set me apart from my usual couture of insanity). But I appear be on the verge of ultimate incessant rambling, so let's get back to it then, shall we? Without further ado, I now present:

Exhibit A. The plucky sidekick to Rainbow Brite, her best friend, Miss Patty O'Green. Incidentally, this is also the first item of clothing I ever sewed mysef:

Then there was everyone's favourite delusional spoiled brat of the 70's, Miss Jackie Bula Burkhart (shown here with Hott Donnaaa):

Ha. Okay, this is an AWFUL picture (and the only one I seem to have of this getup!), so please excuse the crooked wig, bad angle, and the fact this was taken way back in the olden day times of non-digitial photography and in looking at this, I honestly think when this was developed it was somehow done so in a manner most askew, but whatever. I assure you the real life version of this was much better. We can all laugh along together, though.

Taa-daa, Go-go Yubari:

I'm sorry, I'm still laughing at my incredible coolness and beauty in the above shot. Mwahaha.

Moving on!

One of my all time favourites, the girl doing the jaan pehechaan ho dance, featured at the beginning of Ghost World:

And finally, last year's masterpiece, which I am probably most proud of (due to its simplicity and carbon copyness!), Juno!

As for this year, I am BURSTING TO THE SEAMS excited about what I have decided to be (not telling you now!), which is NOT a direct copy of an existing character, however I suppose the look is slightly inspired by one. I guess I can give you a wee clue though (and by wee, I mean blastingly, glaringly obvious).... slightly inspired by Linda from Sid & Nancy.....

OH HALLOWEEN ARE YOU HERE YET?!?!?!?!?!??!!?>

One of my favouritest people, like ever.

This is my fairy godson. He loves "noni and cheese", Mouse Trap and "Pantsformers" ("More than eats my eyes...."). He is awesome at dancing and makes up sweet moves all the time. He can't watch Pee-Wee's Playhouse without jumping up and rocking out like crazy the second he hears the first note of the theme song. He makes up love ballads on the piano ("This one's for the ladies..."), with his own music and lyrics. He gives the Greatest. Hugs. Ever. He is very good at sharing, meticulous with pleases and thank yous, and has an uncanny ability to make people around him feel special with his compliments and enthusiasm. He LOVES books, finds sarcasm hysterically funny, and has always had an almost-frightening ability to recognize and remember music, no matter how long ago or randomly he heard it.

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He is incredibly perceptive and caring, and his social skills have always been alarmingly advanced. You could actually reason with this kid when he was an infant. He also rules at high fives.

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He has a fantastic sense of humour, and this amazing sparkle about him that just makes you smile all over. He's someone I seriously enjoy hanging out with, and have since he was a baby. He has such a great personality and is so much fun to be around. It's not even like "oh, I'm the grownup and you're the kid", you're just hangin'. :) I feel so lucky to know him, PERIOD. And the fact I get to be his fairy godmother? Dude, there aren't even enough gems for that tiara.