Do not underestimate the power of the Dork Side.
For the last several years I've worked off & on at a friend's Halloween costume business. I can wear a Darth Vader helmet all damn day long if I like. Just putting that helmet on makes you a better person. Although you end up tripping over the furniture because you can't see a goddam thing.
People love this stuff. It's fun. Most, not all, of the stuff we sell is utter, mass-produced crap, but people
love this stuff and I love to see them loving it. I wish people wouldn't buy the crap, but rather try to make their own costumes; that should be part of the fun!
By the way, this Disney-buying-Lucasfilm deal may wreak some havoc in the costume licensing biz. I think we have more Star Wars product than any other franchise. Halloween is the third largest retail 'season' and, of course, make-or-break time for my employers and fellow enablers.
I Was a Volunteer Zombie in a Haunted House
I wonder if Homeland Security pays extra for
experienced training zombies?
Oh and that haunted house? At one "scare point" a 20-ish girl peed her pants---an accomplishment later celebrated with high-fives all around. Fun: Job One. Job well done.
Online orders cease on Halloween, and having no other tasks today, I took the day off. Happy Halloween!