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it only comes but once a year

Halloween is the best of the holidays, because you don’t have to buy anyone presents and you get to wear a costume. I’m not a huge fan of the slut-tastic variety favored by so many other 19-year-old females, but I would still say I get pretty into it (cf. I am planning my costume now). I have a few good options so far.

Stupendous Man

  • Pros: Easily constructed, probably cheap assuming I can find some maroon fabric
  • Cons: Only the adjective applies to me, and there is no such person as “Stupendous Girl”; kind of obscure

Dr. Girlfriend

  • Pros: Badass, nerdy, reminiscent of Jackie O.
  • Cons: Pink suit and pillbox hat would be difficult to procure without considerable cash expenditure; would have to dye hair and lose voice for maximum authenticity

Carrie Kelley

  • Pros: She is awesome.
  • Cons: Not the canonical girl wonder so no one will know who I am; can’t make hair rest at a weird angle without shellac

Bodicea, Warrior Queen

  • Pros: Great excuse to blast Enya as I walk around; get some use out of my corset outfit
  • Cons: Can’t pronounce name; would make explaining costume awkward

Misty

  • Pros: Recognizable; easy to construct assuming I can find something that looks like a Togepi
  • Cons: Cutoffs-and-tank-top ensemble a little scant for October; mistakable for a Slutoween costume; requires a side ponytail