November 6, 2006

• hally happoween: part II

  was beating my head against a wall
  thinking of what i could be for the halloween party
  in takasaki tonyamachi
  at suzzy's bar.

  thinking of what i was in the past...
  2002 - Amsterdam - Vanessa and I
  sneak into some folks' rooms
  to steal some threads
  and dressed up
  as Mitch and Brandon (two kids from our program),
  respectively. 
  i don the sideburns
  and an extra facial mole.
  it's a hit. 
  2004 - Los Angeles - I dress as Olivia Newton John
  in her "Let's Get Physical" video.
  Ambiguous reactions.
  2005 - Los Angeles - I dress as Peggy Bundy.
  It's a hit.
  2006 - Takasaki, Japan - I decided...
  finally, after much deliberation
  that i'd go as our prefectural advisor,
  New Zealander....Sacha Battrick.

  

  there, RealTime Sacha and WorkTime Sacha
  are discussing important matters
  crucial for the JET program in Gunma.

  it was a hit.
  got 2nd place in the costume contest.
  1st place went to simon who went as Anpanman.
  the judge was the japanese bartender.
  i think he probably thought i was just some salaryman.
  furthermore...i think they created a 2nd place for me
  because all the folks at the party loved my costume.
  damn, i wish i would have known who the judge(s)
  were in advance

  the process
  1. electrical tape black straps to my watch
  2. electrical tape my black chucks to look like dr. martins
  3. acquire Sacha's work badge and tie
  4. construct a belly-button-type earring with a paperclip, 2 types of beads, and crazy glue
  5. draw beard with eyebrow pencil (and reapply as needed)

  en route to WorkTime Sacha...

  

  6. and...the clincher....get a wig (which is really difficult to do apparently in Japan)
  and cut about 1 foot off the length, cut away the tonnes of blond highlights,
  and layer the thing like a crazy person. 
  i learned it's difficult to cut a wig without a head in the wig.
  so i used casey.
  here i am practicing to be a korean hair dresser.

  

  casey, the samurai panda,
   got mad and threatened me with his samurai sword.

  

  luckily, for me,
  he became distracted at matt's leopard leotard.
  genius.

  

  bae yong joon was also watching matt's pants.

  

  people were so impressed with my wig,
  they longed for it.
  rebecca longed for it...
  and it changed her...
  into a southern trucker
  with facial tics

  

  kenji went as a G-Unit Soulja. 
  for those of you not "in the know"
  we lovingly call Gunma "G-Unit"
  he made a spinning medalion.

  but it's difficult to be "hard"
  when your hat says "G-Unit"
  in bubble letters.

  

  so he covered up the bubble letters with something
  that was sure to make him look
  "hard"

  

  damn straight.

  finally, we were ready to go to the party....

  

   

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