Bill the beekeeper

There are some pretty dangerous jobs out there that it takes a special kind of person to get up and go to work every day. Risking life and limb for our benefit, these people deserve an applause every time they clock in. Lucky for you, their jobs could also make for some pretty hilarious Halloween costumes.

For example, say that your friends are really into Eddie Izzards comedy acts. If they are they would know one of the particularly funny jokes wherein he screams “Ah! I’m covered in bees!” (for those of who you have no idea what I’m talking about, please watch this clip.) If you went to a Halloween party dressed as a bee keeper you could milk that joke for all it was worth, especially if you were in-fact, covered in bees. All it would take are little yellow and black pompom balls that you get from the craft store. Just stick them all over yourself.

Or say, you wanted to dress as a job a little less obscure, you could go to the party as a SeaWorld Employee. Of course, this costume would have a bit of a twist to it. For example, you could buy as stuffed animal shark (or dangerous sea creature of your choice) and cut a slit where the mouth opens. Remove a bit of the stuffing and stick your hand or forearm in (depending on how big the stuffed animal is), to give the illusion that you’ve been bitten by something and it decided it was never letting go.

Then there is the very well know costume of the ‘snake charmer’, this one tends to get a little dirty; but if you don’t have any shame, then go for it. Your friends will either be laughing their butts off or will be solemnly shaking their heads in disapproval.

But does it really matter what they think, as long as you’re having fun?

chimera fish

Some pretty disturbing looking creatures live beneath the ocean’s surface. A run in with a shark, ray, or jellyfish at the beach could be enough to keep a person out of the water for the rest of their lives. But we continue to chance it, because we want to enjoy the sun, sand and surf. We know about these creatures because we have seen them either on tv, or in person, and we have probably been told what to do should one of them attack. They are familiar to us, like mountain lions, bears, and other forest creatures might be. We understand the danger, but we do not go to bed at night in terror that one will break through our window and we do not avoid zoos for fear that they will escape from their habitat area and lunge at us. But those animals are warm blooded, furry and familiar to us. They inhabit the same type of places that we do, and are not the stuff our fears are made of. The further we get away from those traits, the more people who might find with a fear of the creature. Many fear snakes for their cold blooded and scaly qualities. Or perhaps even for the way that they move. But if it was possible for a person to ‘happen across’ one of the creatures that lives deep beneath the ocean’s surface, there would probably be therapy needed afterwards. The creatures that live down near the ocean floor, where the water pressure is so intense, have had to evolve in strange ways to compensate for it. Those are the most disturbing to us because we can not even fathom what they might do just by looking at them. Some appear truly vicious, while others look like a blob of freshly liposuctioned fat. Many of them look disgusting, and all of them are fascinating. The ocean is a mysterious place, friends.

May we reconvene under the blood red moon,
-Black Widow

ipod costume

Raise your hand if you love music! There are only a few people on this earth today that hate music, and there is something substantial wrong with their mental state. The rest of us love music. We listen to the radio or Cds in our cars, we carry mp3 players with us, we have music stored on our computers and in our phones, we sing in the shower, and hum or whistle when we’re in a good mood. Music is as much a part of humanity as opposable thumbs are. So this Halloween, instead of being something boring or common; show your appreciation for music by creating an original costume!

You could go the route of dressing up a the type of person who sings or plays the type of music you listen to. For example; dress as a punk if punk rock is what you listen too most, or a pop princess if you dig that type of thing. Or you could attempt a costume that was a little less humanoid and a little more specific.

Creating your favorite MP3 player out of cardboard and either wearing it or carrying it around as a gigantic prop would be interesting. Where it would show the current play list on the screen, you could list all of your favorite bands and songs to make it even more personal. Or perhaps you could construct a top or necklace out of old CD-Rs that have been collecting dust in your bedroom since everything is on your mp3 player now. If you’re not too much into this new technology and long for the days of vinal , you could do the same with records. Goodwill and other thrift stores generally have a section where people have donated their old records, and they go for less than a dollar each. Or maybe just go as the record player itself.

There are plenty of ways to show your love for music, just put on your favorite tunes for inspiration and get to working on that costume!