GPOYW—Halloween edition
Before anyone gets all up in my grillhouse, yes, this was a pretty weak interpretation of a sexy Abe Lincoln costume. I was busy all week, and didn’t dedicate enough time to the admittedly great tradition of making a kickass costume.
That being said, subtle parts of the costume that can’t be seen from this angle:
1) My buttons were all pennies
2) I had tattoos that said “Four Score and Seven Beers Ago” and “America, Fuck Yeah”
3) The back of my Tuxedo Tee had a big #16 on it (for the 16th president) and had “Rail Splitter” written along the top.
4) The only stovepipe hat I could find was at a place that exclusively sold fancy hats, and it was $90.
To offer some guidance on my other roommate’s costumes: from L to R we have Sexy Clinton, Sexy Dubya (or Reagan, depending on when you asked him), Sexy Lincoln, Sexy Teddy Roosevelt.
Oh yeah...
sheishannahrific:
Third Eye Blind came to my school Saturday night. I’ll get this off the table, or put it on the bookshelf, or in your pocket, whatever, right now: Third Eye Blind has never, nor ever will be, my favorite band. I do, however, remember many a car ride with the Mom and Dad spent listening to 96.1 FM before it became shitty, all the while enjoying tunes like “How’s It Going to Be,” “Semi-Charmed Life,” “Jumper,” “Never Let You Go”…you get the idea. They’re one of THE bands of the 90’s, so I grew up with them. This concert was twelve years in the making for me and it was totally worth it.
My school is generally populated with various obnoxious New England stereotypes: The guidos, orange sluts with boob jobs, people who only wear Ed Hardy, the frail and baseball cap-wearing guys who are creepily obsessed with sports but don’t actually play them, etc. They’re people I’m not really used to dealing with, so being in college has been very if not more difficult than high school, as far as finding a large group of friends goes. With that said, it was extremely refreshing to enjoy some music that everyone agreed on for once. Stephen Jenkins, the lead singer (I’ll admit I had to look that up), even took the time to genuinely thank us as an audience, and as fans, for supporting them after all these years. These guys are making a comeback and they totally deserve to. It was my school’s first ever sold-out show.
Also, I was plastered.
Third Eye Blind is playing Freakfest (our Halloween show) this year, and it’s the first one since I’ve been here that I’m excited about. Also, I didn’t realize all the aforementioned stereotypical douches were so plentiful at QU. A couple kids from my high school go there and they never mentioned it.
But yes, I will be plastered come Halloween as well, possibly dressed as a character from the Mario Bros. universe.
I need your help internet
Following Emily and Jennifer’s lead, I’m going to ask about Halloween. What are you going as? And more importantly, what should I go as? I can probably wrangle a few roommates of average height and build for a group costume, so don’t limit yourself to individual ideas. I’m completely at a loss right now, the only idea I’ve had so far is to go as a member of Sigma Chi, because we have a Sigma Chi hat in the Cardinal offices. All I’d need was five collared shirts, jeans that make me look like a douche, and a vial of sugar pills so I can pretend to roofie people. The problem? Sigma Chi is currently being sued by an unnamed plaintiff for drugging and gangraping a girl, so if I did wear that, I’d get punched multiple times, something I don’t really want to endure.
So followers, help please?
Third Eye Blind is playing Freakfest in Madison!
Finally, a band I actually want to see!
