Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Halloween Costume '05
For this year's costume, I decided to go as "Doc Oc," Doctor Octopus of Spiderman fame. I decided to go more as the movie version than the comic book version, since the movie version is more recognizeable --- and face it, very few people look good in Spandex.
The really frightening part is that it looks like it's time for me to lose about thirty pounds again. I was poking my gut out a LITTLE for this shot (Doc Oc is supposed to be pudgy), but yeesh. The tentacles are mounted to a workman's toolbelt. The cabling I ran through the tubing to make them hold their shape added a lot of weight to the whole thing. I thought the overall effect was pretty good.
Alas, I didn't even get an honorable mention. The guy who won the first prize (and $1000) at the office shaved himself bald, colored himself green, and came as Shrek. His wife helped in a great Fiona-as-an-Ogre costume. They looked REALLY good and deserved the prize.
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