All the Frills: Halloween

I’m so bummed that Halloween is over. I seriously live for Halloween – I spent months planning my costume (I’ve actually already started thinking about next year's), binge watch scary movies in the weeks leading up to it, and have just about the most fun possible dressing up and hanging out with my friends….most of whom love Halloween as much as me and always put in tons of effort.

This year I went as Henry VIII’s ill-fated second wife, Anne Boleyn (after she met the French swordsman who took her head).

As far as costumes go, it was one of my more elaborate as I really wanted to look period in it. I think it came out really, really well and I’m glad I splurged a bit on a historical looking dress (that was actually, even with tailoring, less than $150) from an online retailer. I think it was a good investment that I can reuse for other costumes.

Did you all have a happy Halloween?

Weekend Reading:

• Well, this is a tad disconcerting. I wonder if all the info on these politicians who are members of the KKK is accurate.
  
  
• You gotta love a little old-timey misogyny.
  
  
• Wow, this story about a police officer sexually abusing women he thinks are marginalized and so won’t report him is really unnerving. As is the behaviour of his “supporters.”
  
  
• This satire on advertising to women is just brilliant.
  
  
• This might be the world’s largest painting of cats. Maybe.
  
  
• These images of Central Park are amazing.