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[elly427]

Because I am curious.

[Poll #1289096]

I was one of the few, the proud, the easily mocked who dressed up as Sarah Palin today. My eye is twitching from winking so much. Scariest part? Her bouffant hairdo looks kind of good on me. Oy.

eta: Hallowe'en, of course. Stupid polls that can't be edited.

Comments

[triciabyrne1978.livejournal.com]

Heehee!

Is it bad I want a picture of that?

I would have tried it, but I chopped my hair off way before it was ever an option and I haven't let it grow back yet.

[elly427.livejournal.com]

It was an easy costume - I have long dark hair and wear glasses. I was sort of looking for a wig so I wouldn't have to tease my hair to get the height, but dark wigs were hard to find!

[indigo419.livejournal.com]

Me toooooooo!!! Easiest costume ever. Though I didn't attempt a bouffant, just put my hair up. Red jacket and a nametag that said "barracuda borealis". Only my neighbor got it (not even Mr. Indi!!). *sigh*

[elly427.livejournal.com]

It totally was the easiest costume evar! I was "Debate Barbie Sarah Palin" and I had on a black skirt suit. I made myself a giant rhinestone flag applique. It is possible I put another hole in the ozone layer with the hairspray that was require, but I maintain it was worth it.

Also, barracuda borealis? *dies* That's AWESOME.

[indigo419.livejournal.com]

barracuda borealis

Ah, well, for that I owe the inestimable Maureen Dowd:

Tu betchus

We could have been Sarah twins! *smooshes you*

[zorb]

We had a ton of Sarah Palins at my (uber-liberal) workplace. They all had different props - wolves, guns, babies, ammo. My friend who did it stuck a large price tag on her coat. :-D

[elly427.livejournal.com]

I was totally going to have a baby and then I thought "does this cross a line?" since my office is sort of mixed, conservative and liberal-wise. I stuck with my giant rhinestone flag pin and my practiced pagent walk.

[greycoupon.livejournal.com]

Well, my neighbors were setting off firecrackers, does that count? They kinda don't need much of an occasions to do that. I expect it again on Thanksgiving...Christmas...Arbor day.

[elly427.livejournal.com]

Yes! Firecrackers everywhere! Pop pop pop, all night long! But we also get people putting off their own fireworks. At the beginning of October, every empty store front gets leased and turned into a fireworks store. I went to the grocery store last night and saw five separate home fireworks shows!

[frolicndetour.livejournal.com]

Huh. I've never heard of Halloween fireworks.

I came thisclose to going as Sarah Palin - just a matter of raiding my mom's closet, finding some cheap fake glasses and doing up my hair - but figured I spend the whole night talking politics and raided my brother's rev war reenacting closet instead. :D

[elly427.livejournal.com]

Nice! I didn't even have to do much work, other than the flag pin, which I suppose is sad and says something about me.

And yeah, fireworks seem to be a local thing. Huh.