I have a love-hate relationship with Halloween. As a child it was my favorite holiday. Sure, I loved presents on Christmas, but Halloween was an event. As an adult, I have very rarely not had to work on Halloween (or at least the days the Halloween parties were held), but the few times I have been able to go out I still love dressing up and all that.

The part I hate about Halloween is how most girls treat it like an excuse to dress like sluts. Now, if your Halloween costume specifically requires skimpy clothing (a mermaid, a Sailor Moon outfit, a belly dancer, etc.) thats fine. But when you put on a baby doll and some fishnets and a set of cat, mouse or bunny ears (and maybe if you're really trying hard, paint some whiskers on) you're a fucking idiot and you just want an excuse to dress like a whore and not be called one. I'm not gonna sa I don't enjoy the eye candy to some extent... I mean, I am a guy. But its just ridiculous that 3/4 of the girls I see dressed for Halloween are dressed like this. The "slutty animal" is my least favorite Halloween costume, but equally bad is the sexy nurse (last I checked, nurses wear scrubs) the sexy police officer (never seen a female cop in booty shorts and her blouse unbuttoned to her navel), the sexy flight attendant, the sexy soldier are equally bad. And then theres the "costume" that involves wearing slutty clothes and like a green wig, or spiking your hair. That shit is just lazy. I think next time I get to dress up for Halloween I'm to wear boxer shorts, a wifebeater, and dog ears.... maybe a spiked dog collar too.

Anyways, with all that said, my walk home through Allston tonight was littered with a plethora of good and horrible outfits.

The Best: 8 or 9 20 somethings of boths sexes wearing full bodied Care Bear outfits, each with different pictures on their bellies. A girl dressed as a LOLcat (normal black clothes, cat ears, with a piece of cardboard on her head that had "OH HAI" written on it). Saw dozens of Sarah Palins, best one was the one carrying a toy rifle. A very well done Luigi of the Super Mario Brothers with a nice fake moustache. A guy dressed as a Charlie Card. A girl dressed as a bag of jellybeans (basically she was wearing a clear trashbag filled with multicolored ballons.

The Worst (besides the slutty animals): Girl in "sexy" baseball player outfit. A couple in matching orange and black sweaters, that wasn't really a costume. Guy wearing a fez cap and fake stache. Dozens of people with just silly hats or fake ears or horns on and no costume. Worst of the worst, total douchbag comes into the restaurant, hammered. He asks me if we are doing any costume specials... I look him over, hes in jeans, a tshirt, and a blazer. I ask "Are you in a costume?" He says, "I'm a European."
I respond "Very authentic. The obnoxiousness is a nice touch."