Classic 80's or Campy 70's?

I've been thinking about my Halloween costume since last June. The impetus behind the early contemplation is my sucky costume last year. I basically raided my closet at the last minute and came up with the following: a grey pleated mini-skirt, white button down shirt, a borrowed neck tie, black boots and some fishnets. Yep, I was a "School Girl", some might say a "Naughty School Girl". I was also called "Britney" and "Avril" that night....but that wasn't my intention. I vowed never to raid my closet again in search of a Halloween costume. Yuck. I wanted to be creative and make my costume.....as in buy fabric and sew it myself.....but I haven't had the time and couldn't decide on one costume. I was going to be a Lion Tamer at one point (it was a really cute idea, complete with a lion and a chair), then it transformed into a circus ring master, then nothing at all. So now I'm stuck deciding between being one of the "Village People" with some of my friends and one of several 80's cartoon characters. Hmmm.....I just don't know. AND starting the process back in June didn't help any--I'm 2 weeks away from Halloween and don't have a costume!

It would be nice if I was 3 again. My mom made me some classic costumes: Peter Pan with the biggest curly-toed shoes EVER (adorable), a bunny rabbit (precious), Rainbow Brite (with 3 of her Sprites, courtesy of the neighbor kids), Pipi Longstockings (she even had my hair braided around coat hangers so they'd stick out to the side). My mom rocked in the costume department. Too bad she's all the way across the country...I know she'd help me out in an instant.

I'm actually thinking of revisiting my kindergarten costume (once again, made by mom), only bigger. I was "Wonder Woman" for kindergarten in Wisconsin. I remember I was so upset when I went to use the bathroom and one of Wonder Woman's silver bullet-shielding cuffs my mom had made out of cardboard and aluminum foil accidentally fell in the toilet. Oops. Even as a 4-year old I realized I couldn't pull it out and put it back on my wrist. Wonder Woman could work......Then there's a choice between 2 of my favorite cartoons growing up: "The Thundercats" and "She-ra"......or my favorite puppet show: "Fraggle Rock"--that would be less obvious, definitely. Shit, I may just go to the store and see what they have in the "prepackaged" department. How unoriginal.

The final decision will remain a surprise until I either:
a) let it slip before Halloween
b) see you out on Halloween
c) post pics after Halloween

Here's a pic of Josh in his costume last year:

Josh as a Giraffe