Not an Article, but just some thoughts about Halloween

With Halloween being just less than 8 days away, I can already sense the excitement building up from just about everywhere and just about everyone. I was trying to think far back enough of when Halloween became such a big deal, maybe it has always been, but I feel like it is almost just recently (like in the last 10 years) that the spirit of Halloween has not only become more commercialized, but also “Halloween is the one night a year when girls can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.”-Cady from the movie Mean Girls. Haha. I’m not saying I disagree or object to any of the new changes, my costume last year was called “Hot Flash” when it was simply a nurse costume that if you happened to not zip up all the way, it was cleavage galore.

And like I said, maybe this is how it has always been, but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t until they came out with the show “Girls Next Door” that they started selling Playboy costumes. (that are super expensive because duh, its playboy) And I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t have come out with the show “Girls Next Door” until reality television/celeb-reality television made it’s debut (thanks to Survivor circa year 2000) but THAT’S a whole other story. Anyway, I was looking at all the costumes at Party City and the majority of the adult female costumes were “slutty” or blatantly provocative. The models wearing the costumes have perfect bodies and fake boobs, or non-fake boobs and just really lucky, and about 50% (HUGE guess) of females out there wish we could look half as good as they do wearing these costumes. But in the end, we buy them anyway and look damn good.

So with all that said, I think picking out a costume is one of the best parts of Halloween…Especially nowadays with such a huge selection. I always do admire the ingenuity of some that come up with the most creative ideas though. A coworker of mine told me he was a “one night stand” and was literally a night stand with a lampshade on his head. Ha. I also love costumes that are actually scary or gory..those are always fun…(zombies rule!) I should look into that for my costume for next year (ha, already planning) In the past years my costumes have been pretty simple-I think I was a witch for 5 years..Maybe it’s because my selection wasn’t as vast as it is now! (Seriously, there wasn’t a “Spirit Halloween Store” back then…it was either Party City(where you went all out), Walmart or Target. Because even the internet costume shopping wasn’t  THAT big…)

I’m only 21 years old so obviously all of my commentary is based on my lifespan…I can’t really discuss Halloween throughout the years prior to the 90s but I am just saying, I have definitely seen Halloween become crazy…BUT AWESOME.

You’re never too old to tick-or-treat(because candy rules), dressing up is always fun, decorations rock, and pumpkin carving is just badass.

AND WE CAN NOT FORGET ALL THE CRAZY PARTIES AND EVENTS THAT GO ON LIKE HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS, MOONFEST, FANTASY FEST, FRIGHT NIGHTS, AND OF COURSE THE NAKAMAL HALLOWEEN PARTY!!

Okay, I’m not going to lie, I’ve never been to a Nakava Halloween party..but that is because I only started going to the kava bar about 1 week AFTER Halloween. However, I heard ONLY good things about it and I can NOT wait to go this year! All that excitement from people that I’ve been noticing..is because everyone has plans to do something. Seriously. My coworkers were talking about it…my roommates, my friends, my family, everyone. “what are you doing for Halloween?”

So I definitely think Halloween isn’t a huuuge deal, but its just fun.YAY HALLOWEEN. I can probably talk about it a lot more but I think I’ve said what I was thinking about it and really, I don’t even know the “real history” of Halloween. I’m pretty sure a lot of people don’t or don’t care. Heh. Ohwell. It is what it is.

All I can say is that I love Halloween, the spirit of Halloween, “Dia de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead in Spanish), and I love the fact that I will be attending Halloween Horror Nights and the Nakava Halloween Party.! YES.

Peace and Bula!

JULES

Ps-SCARY MOVIES ARE FAAABULOUS! (Halloween (the movie) is alright…oh Michael Myers….)

OH! Here are some links to funny costumes:
http://www.prankplace.com/costumes.htm
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/costumes/ig/Costume-Photo-Gallery/
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/view/466505/

The Spirit Halloween Store Link- They’re having an online sale by the way
http://www.spirithalloween.com/

…and of course a “youtube” link….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBySfz_w3YE