Mexanese Mumbo Jumbo

I'm usually not a fan of costume parties. I generally lack the creativity to think of a good costume in time for said event, and unless it's a Halloween party where mocking will ensue should you opt not to dress up, there's usually a good chance at least half the people at the party won't dress up. So when Tan Tan decided to change her going away party to be a themed one, I was a little hesitant to participate. She had opted for a 'Come as your favourite red head character' theme as, she herself, is a red head. After a couple of weeks of debate, I decided I would at least visit the local costume shop and see what they had, figuring, worse case scenario, I could just get a red wig and be proud of my attempt at dressing up.

After a tidbit of research, I discovered quite a few options for girls: Pippy Longstocking, Jane Jetson, Wilma Flinstone, Velma from Scooby Doo, Peggy Bundy, Ariel the Little Mermaid, Lucy from I Love Lucy, and of course, Jessica Rabbit. Having neither the boobs nor the legs to pull off Peggy Bundy or Jessica Rabbit, and after an exercise in patience while the lovely girl who worked at the store showed me pink capes and hippie outfits, (clearly having missed the 'favourite red head' theme), I finally settled on Wilma.

I started to get ready, only to realize that Wilma's signature necklace wouldn't fit over my head. Not surprising, it was after all a 'Teen' size costume. Realizing I could untie and re-tie the string for the necklace, I gave it a try, which would've worked beautifully if it weren't for the fact that I dropped one end of the string and had balls flying all over my living room floor, oh - about 7 times in a row. After almost throwing in the towel, I finally managed to put the wretched necklace on and was ready to go.

I headed to the party for a night of good laughs and booze, and while I ran into Ariel, Peggy and Pebbles at the party, to name a few, I was glad I brought a change of clothes so I could comfortably enjoy Tan Tan's goodbye. In fact, I enjoyed it so much, that my camera was dropped and subsequently broken, and amazingly - I have little to no recollection of this. Go figure.