I Won, I Won, Na Na Na Na Na Na

It would seem that our department is kind of into Halloween...sure, most places will put up a few things, put out some candy and occasionally someone will dress up. Not where I work...it got downright fierce into competitions sponsored by our social committee...best pumpkin carving, best team space decor, and the category won by yours truly - best costume! I've never won before, although I have often gotten compliments on my original/unusual costumes over the years.

This year, my agency team decided to decorate interactively...so up went the black garbage bags (so versatile, you know it) and a ton of decorations, and we got the spooky DOWN. Then came the choreography...oh yeah, they got into it! The group of 6 put together a 2 minute version of Michael's Jackson's Thriller video...it was tres cool...everyone dressed like zombies except for Michael aka Tim...quite the 'fro on the go and he could wiggle that skinny butt, as he spun to the music. So as the judges came into the team area, they all crawled out of different areas and swarmed Michael, and then he breaks out into dance with them (after throwing the babydoll in his arms over the balcony carelessly aside). After all, we have to add our flavour to it...

My costume was as the drunken homeless lady that lives at the graveyard, and official gatekeeper. I had a bit of shtick too, and I don't understand why, but the Newfoundland accent came out with it...go figure...my costume consisted of an old striped drape wrapped around me like a dress, an old jacket, a black scraggly wig, a knitted hat, gloves with the fingers cut out, and my props were a liquor bottle in a bag and an old sleeping bag. (some may remember what happened to the other one...) I had a skeleton topped staff to whack people with...I mean to accessorize.

When the judges (our agency lawyer, a probation officer, and an internal auditor) provided feed back, the reasoning for my winning was because it was original design, creative in character, and head to toe costume...and maybe a few more things...but I was stoked! I never won a contest for best costume before...awwww

So pics to follow, I forgot to get someone to take one of me with my own camera, but lots of others have some...I'll get my hands on them tomorrow.

so tonight I will hand out candy to the trick or treaters and snuggle with my black Halloween cat, Stormy...yeah, he looks fierce. I damn near dressed him up as a spider with pipe cleaner legs...that would REALLY embarrass him...