Friday night was bop night as usual. This week's theme was, not surprisingly, Halloween. I absolutely hate dressing up for Halloween. In fact, Halloween is my least favourite holiday of them all. This year's Halloween, however, is turning out to be a pretty good one. Being as how I hate to dress up like a slut, I debuted my new costume: Lyle Crocodile. Alright, so it doesn't really specify that the croc's name is Lyle...but if he had a name, that's what it would be. You know how Snoopy becomes Joe Cool when he puts on his sunglasses? Let's apply that same concept here. I got the costume at a "fancy dress" shop in central London on Wednesday, and after last night I feel safe in saying that it was £30 well spent. I will wear the costume again on Monday to the silent social, and who knows how many more times after that. I will certainly hang on to this as a "kid friendly" costume to wear in my classroom some day.
Here are a few snapshots from the evening's festivities (many of which are stolen from Jessica, the paparazzi).
Lyle's costume packaging advertised "Serious Fun!" and I'm happy to say it did not disappoint. I got more compliments on this outfit than on any other Halloween costume I've ever worn. We met lots of new people dressed as lots of crazy things. Did I mention that the costume is also ridiculously comfortable? Bonus! However, I completely underestimated peoples' desire to touch my head/grab my tail. This was the only (minor) drawback to the crocodile costume. Regardless of the groping, it was a superb night for Lyle, and it has left me eagerly awaiting Monday's Silent Social event.
