Prior to 5 a.m. and prior to work is not the appropriate time to make a Lame Post Friday post. I’m just saying. However, I am sitting here, grateful for my first cup of coffee, and determined to make a blog post so it will be at least three days in a row. Yesterday in my title I threatened to make this blog All Lights, Camera, Murder! All The Time, but I am not yet ready to actually do so. For one reason, I neglected to take any pictures at last night’s rehearsal. It was not really all that memorable. Speaking of memorable, I need to get to work learning my lines.
It’s hard to get a shot of the whole band.
My dilemma today is what to wear tonight. My friend Kim and I plan to go to a Halloween Party at Ilion Elks Lodge, featuring our favorite band, The Posers. That shot is from an evening they played there last January.
I usually have little problem coming up with a costume. I have a large collection of costumes and costume pieces from previous Halloweens and plays I was in, in addition to a lot of stuff I have picked up along the way, just waiting for the opportunity to use them. Tonight, however, the temperature is supposed to be unseasonably warm. The Elks Club, with all the people sure to attend the party, will probably be steaming. Even if not too bad, once we start boogying down to the great sounds of The Posers, I will no doubt begin to sweat. The black velvet gown and red-lined cloak, which is my go-to costume as a common or garden ghoul, will not be that comfortable.
If only I had a long enough blond wig, I could go as Lady Godiva (I just said that with the devilish intention of giving some of you an unfortunate mental image) (you know who you are). I suppose I could wear what I wore to the DooDah Parade some years ago. As I recall, I mentioned in a previous blog post that I put that outfit together merely with the intention of keeping cool.
Bonus! I could wear my tiara!
My problem with that is, people would ask me what I was supposed to be, and I do not know what I could tell them. On a float in a parade (I always insist on riding in the Doodah Parade), viewers are forced to draw their own conclusions. Being me, of course, I suppose I could make something up. So my assignment for today is (1) figure out what I am supposed to be in the above get-up or (2) come up with something else.
In the meantime, I have (pre-1) come up with a respectable-length blog post for the third day in a row. I like to celebrate every small win.
