Deer Cardinal,
Last weekend was awesome! My roommates and I went out together as ironic Disney princesses Friday night, and then I was front and center for Matt and Kim at Freakfest Saturday. But the thing is, I had so much fun, I don’t know what to do this weekend. What should I do?
—Francy J.
Funned-out Francy,
It’s good to hear you had fun last weekend! And never fear: There’s still plenty to do around town this week.
For one, since you’ve already got a costume, why not go trick or treating? Sure, you might be a few years older than the mainstream trick or treaters, but if the folks around Madison are giving out free candy, I see no harm in helping yourself to a lil’ sumtin’ sumtin’.
If you’re looking to be more grown-up in your treatin’, consider going liquor treating. How do you do that, you ask? Easy: Just enjoy a couple of drinks before heading out. If you’re feeling generous, bring the flask along with you and offer to share with the hosts when you knock on people’s doors.
If you’d rather spend the weekend in the comfort of your own home, why not throw a party yourself? Instead of trying to squeeze a Halloween party in Thursday night, hold out until November starts and throw a combination Halloween-Thanksgiving party. Who wouldn’t like to chow down on a hot plate of turkey and stuffin’ while they learn the “Thriller” dance?!
Well, best of luck, Francy—oh, and by the way, if you have any extra candy or Thanksgiving food, this bird’s a fan of Twix bars and candied yams. Just sayin’.
Deer Cardinal,
My new friend invited me last minute to a Halloween party at his place. I’d love to go, but I don’t have anything good to wear and don’t feel like spending money on costume material. Any advice for throwing together a costume in a pinch?
—Danny D.
Desperate Danny,
Figuring out the right costume can be hard enough even when you’ve got weeks to do it, so I bet throwing something together quickly can be pretty stressful, especially when you’re trying to impress new friends. But it’ll work out, Danny. Let’s see if we can put something together.
For starters, is there an old costume you can resurrect? No need to wrack your brain when you can throw together last year’s get-up—your new pals won’t know the difference.
Don’t have a costume lying around? Time to go shopping in your closet! Try to throw together your regular clothes into something a TV character or someone famous would wear. If you can’t find a winning combo, just make up a TV character. When people fail to identify the character, say the show is on the BBC channel and that the program is still gaining popularity in the States.
If you’d rather create the costume with arts-and-crafts supplies, cut up a cereal box, a pair of old jeans and some Styrofoam plates, and see what ideas come to you.
None of those sound good? Well, Smash Mouth once said, “All that glitters is gold.” They couldn’t have been more right, especially when it comes to Halloween costumes. What did they mean by that? If all else fails, douse yourself in glitter and hope for the best.
Got a question? Tweet at the Deer Cardinal. Literally.
