Costume ideas for someone who hates dressing up

[MyName]

My friend is having a Halloween gtg and then we're heading out to some bars after that, and I have been told that costumes are mandatory.  I fucking HATE dressing up, it makes me so uncomfortable.  For reference, when I was around 5 years old, I dressed up as a "grown up lady" for Halloween. 

So, please give me an idea that is better than:

a) wearing a name tag with a different popular 80's name, and going as my long-lost twin sister

or

b) buying some of the 90's clothes that are back in stores and some dark red lipstick, and going as myself in high school.

 LOL

[glw]

Obviously I cannot relate to this at all, so I have questions. LOL. Do you not want to not look like yourself? Or don't want attention drawn to you? Or...other things? This will inform my suggestions.

[darkling_glory]

www.templeshirts.com

You're welcome. They're only $15 and the nostalgia is high. Hubby and I will be the green monkeys this year. And we will kick your ass.

[lizardesque]

Ian did something like this a couple years ago.

[MyName]

Oct 24, 2014 10:18:42 GMT -5 glw said:

Obviously I cannot relate to this at all, so I have questions. LOL. Do you not want to not look like yourself? Or don't want attention drawn to you? Or...other things? This will inform my suggestions.

Hahaha, I know!  Yes, I think that's it (I don't want to not look like myself).  I can't explain WHY, but yeah.  And it's not that I don't like attention, trust me.  lol

I don't want to really invest and time/money into it because I don't enjoy it.  That's why I'm leaning toward sarcastic things that I will obviously have to explain to people.

[MyName]

Oct 24, 2014 10:22:43 GMT -5 lizardesque said:

Ian did something like this a couple years ago.

Ohhh, I love this!  lol

[MyName]

Oct 24, 2014 10:18:52 GMT -5 darkling_glory said:

www.templeshirts.com

You're welcome. They're only $15 and the nostalgia is high. Hubby and I will be the green monkeys this year. And we will kick your ass.

Hmm, a double dare t-shirt could work.

[lizardesque]

[glw]

Ok, in that case I think "me in high school" would be really cute. I also think that you kinda have a Corey Mason thing going on, so this would be pretty great.

[glw]

One year G wore a cop hat, aviators, and a draped a shawl around his neck and was "a pig in a blanket." He said it was the comfiest costume ever.

[MyName]

Oct 24, 2014 10:28:24 GMT -5 glw said:

Ok, in that case I think "me in high school" would be really cute. I also think that you kinda have a Corey Mason thing going on, so this would be pretty great.

I do love that movie!

Ok, I think I figured it out. I don't want to be anyone people will recognize because then they'll be able to tell how little effort I put in/how badly the idea is executed, without me getting to make a joke about said lack of effort.  I'm complicated, ok?!  lol

[MyName]

Oct 24, 2014 10:30:18 GMT -5 glw said:

One year G wore a cop hat, aviators, and a draped a shawl around his neck and was "a pig in a blanket." He said it was the comfiest costume ever.

Hahaha!  I like that idea, too!

[lizardesque]

Ian considers it a personal mission to see how many Halloween costumes he can put together essentially out of jeans and a t-shirt.



Back (window of Magic 8 Ball)

[darkling_glory]

One year I wore a big trench, those giant sunglasses and carried a "script" with me. I kept my hood pulled up and told people, "no pictures!" I was a movie star hiding from the paparazzi. Bonus if you get someone to follow you with a camera.

[glw]

Oct 24, 2014 10:34:33 GMT -5 MyName said:

Oct 24, 2014 10:28:24 GMT -5 glw said:

Ok, in that case I think "me in high school" would be really cute. I also think that you kinda have a Corey Mason thing going on, so this would be pretty great.

I do love that movie!

Ok, I think I figured it out. I don't want to be anyone people will recognize because then they'll be able to tell how little effort I put in/how badly the idea is executed, without me getting to make a joke about said lack of effort.  I'm complicated, ok?!  lol

I SEE.



My only response is that people really give zero fucks about this, haha.

[MyName]

lizardesque, Ian is going to be my Halloween inspiration!

[MyName]

Oct 24, 2014 10:47:26 GMT -5 glw said:

Oct 24, 2014 10:34:33 GMT -5 MyName said:

I do love that movie!

Ok, I think I figured it out. I don't want to be anyone people will recognize because then they'll be able to tell how little effort I put in/how badly the idea is executed, without me getting to make a joke about said lack of effort.  I'm complicated, ok?!  lol

I SEE.



My only response is that people really give zero fucks about this, haha.

Oh yes, I am aware that the vast majority of people give zero fucks about 99.9% of the things I think they could be judging.

[lexxasaurus]

Oct 24, 2014 10:18:52 GMT -5 darkling_glory said:

www.templeshirts.com

You're welcome. They're only $15 and the nostalgia is high. Hubby and I will be the green monkeys this year. And we will kick your ass.

I need these! When I was younger I dreamed about being on that show.

[jennynumbers]

Wear all brown, put a brown sash around you will marijuana leaved taped to it and ta-da, you are a pot brownie. I've been thinking of doing this myself.

[MyName]

Oct 24, 2014 11:23:34 GMT -5 jennynumbers said:

Wear all brown, put a brown sash around you will marijuana leaved taped to it and ta-da, you are a pot brownie. I've been thinking of doing this myself.

OMFG!!! Winner!

 I wish I still had my Brownie sash!

[jennynumbers]

Woohoo- glad you liked it, even with all of my typos!

[MyName]

jennynumbers, I just bid on a brownie sash on ebay, and it has a "Mile Hi Council" patch on it! Fx

[jennynumbers]

Awesome!

[glw]

Hahaha, I cannot wait to see this.

[MyName]

If I pull this together, I will probably be the same thing every year from now on. hahaha

[jennynumbers]

MyName
Next year just wear a flower pot on your head- pot head

[MyName]

Oct 24, 2014 14:10:59 GMT -5 jennynumbers said:

MyName
Next year just wear a flower pot on your head- pot head

Lol! And now I have a back up plan. Thanks, Jenny!

[MyName]

I did not win the brownie sash on ebay. I am 100% certain the winner will be a pot brownie for Halloween though. It sold for $37(!) at the last second, so that was too much for me. lol

I would like to thank alabasterangel for drawing my attention to this link, which reminded me of my true Halloween soulmate, Jim Halpert.  LOL

[conradtn]

I'm taking notes. Just found out today there is a Halloween costume contest at work on Friday and I have nothing. I literally threw my Flo from Progressive stuff out when we moved last month.

[alabasterangel]

*pats self on the back*