Halloweenied

I'm stumped for a costume.  I have a good idea, but don't know if I want to do it.  No, that's not a call for suggestions, although they're welcome, I just usually come up with one on my own.  It's rare that a suggested one strikes my fancy.  I think I'm slow in getting this done because I usually spend some time at my desk, at work, brainstorming ideas.....  yeah, I don't really have a workdesk to brainstorm at nor company time to waste doing so now anyway.  So that's why I'm late.  But I only have 2 days to figure this shit out.

My next favorite thing about Halloween was going to Venture or Zayres to look through the costumes.  As mentioned yesterday, we rarely used off the shelf costumes, I still think they're a bit of a cheat.  However, I distinctly remember a visceral thrill when we'd walk into Venture and the "aisle" was up.  Back then, it was probably only the second week of October, maybe the first.  Now it's Labor Day.  But sometimes you'd be at the store, expecting it, and the lady would say "Nope, coming next week."  And when it was, there was SOOOO many costumes, all completely the same mind you, but the selection was mindblowing for a shorty.  The boxes with plastic mask and then flimsy plastic body suit is what I'm remembering. 

Most of the boxes themselves were standardized too, so you wouldn't know what kind of costume it was, until you looked through the clear plastic front to see the Planet of the Apes face, Batman or Wonder Woman face.  The boxes were piled up and just a potpourri of goodness. 

And this isn't a "better in the old days" rant, it was just different.  They still have that, a magic aisle at Target where dozens of varied costumes just hang there for the taking.  It's so cool. 

Today's pic is probably the real reason why I'm having trouble choosing a costume this year.  I'm gonna say it, my costume last year was FANTASTIC.  I was a dead ringer for Walter Sobchak.  I love this costume.  I had a prop pinkie toe with green nailpolish, Larry Seller's homework in a bag, gun, Donny's Ashes.  It was such a fun costume.

MotD: Trilogy of Terror

Karen Black stars in 3 short stories, as 3 (spoiler alert *maybe it should be 4?*) different ladies in 3 wildly different horror tales.  Not planned to have another anthology movie on the heels of Creepshow 2, but glad it did, because this was vastly superior.  Made for TV, if I'm not mistaken, it's 2 so-so stories and one awesome one.  The last story is great just because it's insane.  Child's Play in the 70's.  Karen Black is good, but one of those actresses that doesn't POP out, but neither does she bury herself in the characters.  It's like she was almost the same person in all 3 stories, but different looks and certainly differing adventures.  Recommended for a cable view.