It really helps to have attached yourself to a well oiled crew of fun people who embrace the holiday with open arms and a bottle of something. It also helps that they know of a mansion complete with a dancefloor and bar, rented by a couple, one of whom was a choreographer for Disney and are more than ready to put on a good party.
Second, come up with a costume.
Thoughts of the easy costume options may come through your mind. For example, the ethno-culturally appropriate: geisha, Yoko Ono, or the easy because you own stuff for it already: punk rocker, cow girl. And then there are the costumes your friends already have planned and make you go "damn, i wish i had thought of that": Angelina Jolie, Jem and Wonder Woman are such. For those who are especially eager, you might want to choose a costume which has different names, depending on where you are in North America, or may not even exist where you are currently: a pylon, or as they call them in the US, a traffic cone comes to mind. Also be prepared to realize that this costume actually have quite a lot to do with your work. Afterall, you might be both an advocate for safe migration in both occupation and costume.
Of course, this costume also comes with assembly and a challenge to ensure that its cost does not rise above $5 USD and you can find a tailor who is willing to make you an neon orange dress in less than 24 hrs. If you cannot do so, one may assemble the dress yourself...with inspiraton from those sexy geniuses at American Apparel. However, this may include a fairly treacherous trip to Russian Market during one's lunch break in order to look for neon orange material and brave the hardware section of market where there is a chance a huge jackhammer may fall on you.
Third, put on your costume, add some requisite sex appeal to it and tah dah, you have it done. Also, take that sigh of relief that you didn't go as Yoko Ono because someone is already dressed as one.
Fourth, and finally: Be prepared to be misinterpreted as a gnome.
1 comment:
what exactly are you dressed as?
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