Hallowe'en: who dressed up

[shootingstar]

Just curious... and whoever did it on bike, gets a golden pumpkin here on TE forums!

[tangentgirl]

Maybe I should ride my bike to the Halloween party tonight. :)

I dressed up as an Octoberfest zombie for parties on Friday and Saturday. Got an old ren faire bodice and a pretty green dress, and sacrificed a floor length petticoat from a ridiculous wedding a few years ago. Cut it in half and bam! I'm a fraulein. Add some makeup, and double-bam! I'm an undead fraulein. I even had a giant beer tankard.

However, that bodice is sooooo tight. Would it be weak just to be a biker zombie tonight?

[GLC1968]

I was a graduate zombie for a zombie run on Saturday, but today I'm a prom zombie. My group at work all dressed up and we just finished doing the thriller dance (briefly) in the cafeteria. Oy.

My dress is shredded and covered with soot and blood but you can get a basic idea here:
http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu34/GLC1968/zombie.jpg?t=1320089398

[limewave]

We did a haunted trail run and I was Miss Pacman and DH was one of the ghosts. They actually turned out really well but I don't have any pictures!!! DD wants me to wear my costume tonight trick or treating but . . . I don't know. It's covered in mud from the race ;)

[zoom-zoom]

Here's me at a CX race, yesterday...I was some sort of random, winged insect (everyone thought I was a bee, even though my intent was butterfly):
http://zoomy.smugmug.com/photos/i-WhJQ8np/0/O/i-WhJQ8np.jpg

[Owlie]

Sadly, no. I sort of forgot it was Halloween. :rolleyes: My professor did do the zombie make-up. It scared half the grad students because most of them aren't American and aren't really familiar with Halloween. They thought he'd been in a horrible accident.

I did ride today, though. :)

[Desert Tortoise]

GLC, I'm not sure which was your intention was but I found myself both laughing and eewww-ing at the same time. I liked it!

Z-Z, your jersey pretty much said it all. No matter, you looked you were having a good time out there.:)

[Crankin]

Meh. I'm probably the only one who thinks Halloween is strictly for kids.

[tangentgirl]

It scared half the grad students because most of them aren't American and aren't really familiar with Halloween.

One of my most fun work Halloweens was the year I worked with a big company that had just brought on about 75 people from India, mostly recent college grads. They were there training on a long-term basis and were going to go back after a year and work with offshore teams.

The company had a tradition of different teams doing whole themed costume and decoration dealeos. The folks from India, who were integrated into the different teams, really got into it! It was fun explaining the whole concept, then convincing the onshore/offshore people that they should definitely participate, then planning things with them, then actually going to work and being dressed up and doing skits. It was especially cool knowing that for most of the guys and gals from India, it was the first time they had done that.

[tangentgirl]

Meh. I'm probably the only one who thinks Halloween is strictly for kids.

More candy for me. :D

[Tri Girl]

Friday was the big Halloween parties and parade at school (I teach) so I dressed up as a ladybug and rode to work as such (even put antennae on my helmet). Today I wore a Halloween shirt and a giant plush dinosaur tail. I told the kids I was a recently discovered dinosaur: a bookasaurus (I'm a librarian).
They get a kick out of teachers who dress up- and I was the only one who did Friday and today. I don't dress up otherwise, but at school with the kids; how could I NOT? ;)

[Possegal]

I don't know if I should be concerned that my office director knew right away that it was me. Apparently, I AM that kind of employee, that you expect to show up at work dressed as a large bird. :)

My co-workers seemed to think the best part would have been if I rode my bike to work wearing this. I may have to get someone to quickly take a pic of me on my bike in the costume. Without me doing much riding what with the whole not being able to see very well thing.

[Tri Girl]

i don't know if i should be concerned that my office director knew right away that it was me. Apparently, i am that kind of employee, that you expect to show up at work dressed as a large bird. :)

my co-workers seemed to think the best part would have been if i rode my bike to work wearing this. I may have to get someone to quickly take a pic of me on my bike in the costume. Without me doing much riding what with the whole not being able to see very well thing.

love it!!!!

[salsabike]

Good for you guys! Halloween is still a hoot to me. I especially love the story about the induction of Indian coworkers into the glories of Halloween. See, we DO have culture to share. ;)

[PamNY]

Meh. I'm probably the only one who thinks Halloween is strictly for kids.

I sort of think that. I don't do costumes, but I enjoy seeing what other people come up with.

My best recent Halloween was when the holiday coincided with the free night at the Museum of Modern Art. Lots of people came to the museum in costume, and the juxtaposition of costumes and art was so much fun.

[Bethany1]

Sadly, no, I didn't dress up. I wanted to put those bendable glo-sticks on my bike wheels and be from the movie "Tron" and pass out candy but no one comes out my way since we are on the edge of town.

[salsabike]

I sort of think that. I don't do costumes, but I enjoy seeing what other people come up with.

My best recent Halloween was when the holiday coincided with the free night at the Museum of Modern Art. Lots of people came to the museum in costume, and the juxtaposition of costumes and art was so much fun.

Oh, man, that sounds wonderful.

[gnat23]

#1 (party at the museum):
http://photos.sfstation.com/Clubs/Zombie-NightLife-at-Cal/i-N9DCWPS/0/M/ZombieMightlifeCalAcademy10272-M.jpg

#2 (costume race):
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6060/6297740322_27f576727e_z.jpg

#3 (actual race):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tedk/6300586827/sizes/m/in/set-72157627899891667/

-- gnat! (Dressing up and doing stupid things? Don't have to ask ME twice...)

[Blueberry]

Gnat-

Those are awesome! Thanks for sharing!!

[zoom-zoom]

(Dressing up and doing stupid things? Don't have to ask ME twice...)

Ha, it's like my life story! :D

[TxDoc]

Just curious... and whoever did it on bike, gets a golden pumpkin here on TE forums!

Dressing up on the bike would be fun... but nope, barely made it home from work on time to open the door for the kids to pick up candy!
No costume. Well, unless scrubs count as Halloween costume... ;)

[shootingstar]

a recently discovered dinosaur: a bookasaurus (I'm a librarian).


Hilarious! Just fun, Trigril.

As for you being the only teacher-librarian who dressed up...maybe because you're kinda wierd already....wearing a bike helmet everyday and cycling to work.

[Tri Girl]

Hilarious! Just fun, Trigril.

As for you being the only teacher-librarian who dressed up...maybe because you're kinda wierd already....wearing a bike helmet everyday and cycling to work.

true, true... ;)

And Gnat- LOVE LOVE LOVE the costumes! You seem like such a fun person!

[salsabike]

Gnat, those are great!

[zoom-zoom]

Ha, a friend of mine made me an animated gif...of my HORRID barrier work:
http://i.picasion.com/pic45/c4cb06f833637b6102ccc7580b3fd4a8.gif

[azfiddle]

Friday was the last day of Red Ribbon (anti-drug) week at my school, and the day of the Halloween dance, so kids and teachers dressed up. I wore a simple medieval outfit from my (ahem) days in the Society for Creative Anachronism- green short tunic over a white underdress, with a white head cloth. The kids just didn't really "get it". I told them I was Eleanor of Aquitaine. I guess it wasn't quite elaborate enough. I didn't wear the costume on the bike, but I did ride my bike to work that day. Does that count? No dress up on Halloween though.

[HillSlugger]

I did a 10 mile race on Saturday and dressed as a leopard. Unfortunately, it was so windy that my ears wouldn't stay on.