Costumes

[Roddy won "2nd Scariest" for his brilliant rendition of Dr. Lecter. It's almost too good.]

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Mostly because of the creativity. It's funny this whole 'costume idea'. I mean--we wear costumes everyday--except one day a year we take it to another level.

I wear a costume to meet with clients [collared shirt/snappy pants], to go to a yoga class [tank top, loose yogi shorts], to go biking [biking shorts, helmet, gloves, pads, shirt with the nifty three pockets on the back].

For halloween, I dressed up as a WASP. Literally and figuratively. There was a party that we were invited to where theme was "W.A.S.P [as in white anglo-saxon protestant or whatever]". How do you put a creative spin on that? Some girl dressed up as Martha Stewart in jail. I liked that idea but that is so 2004.

I end up finding a literal WASP [the bug] outfit in the thrift store for $4. It was a kids XL but I made it work. I wore that over an oxford and plaid skirt with knee socks. What you would think of as a traditional "school girl outfit" but in actuality I was a 'Wasp In Training'. That makes me a WIT. [now...that's ironic....] Two costumes for the price of one. Snarky.

Since we're all are from or live in greenwich the irony is that most of the group just rifled around the closet for their outfits--vineyard vines, polo shirts, blazers, a tux....so was it a costume party or just a bunch of people getting dressed up?

Funny Day

I get up this morning at around 6:45, pleasantly surprised that it's bright and sunny out. I go for a run around the same time everyone is hustling and bustling to get to school.

I'm on my way down Route 1 toward the highschool when I see a mom drop off her 16 year old curbside to avoid the rush on Hillside Avenue.

Next thing you know, this kid, carrying 60 pounds of books and electronics SPRINTS past me! Here I am, unencumbered, save for my Nanopod and this guy feeds me dirt.

Motivation.

creative

i just realized that i buy food in glass jars
because i am attracted to the packaging
more than the contents.

it's not the marketing, but...

because i like how my colored pencils look
in the jars.