It’s
my favorite time of year again. Leaves
are falling, sweater weather has begun, Thanksgiving is right around the
corner, and best of all, Halloween is next week. When else can children and adults alike run
around in crazy costumes, instilling fear and searching for candy (and other
things)? It’s the one night when it
doesn’t matter who you really are, just who you want to be. The masks, capes, and latex that people don
every October give them the freedom to create a new persona for just one
evening.
Anyone
who says that they are too old for a costume is lying. I’ve been there—at one point I certainly
thought I was too mature for this seemingly childish game of dress up—but that
was a weak conclusion to draw. Halloween
is all about forgetting maturity for a couple of hours. Kindergarteners, college students, doctors,
waiters, and even teachers drop those titles and create their own. In fact, the young often dress up as the old
and vice-versa. This way, a 45 year old
can go back to high school and a high schooler can become an adult. It doesn’t matter where someone is in their
life, Halloween will always be a night of mischief excitement.
I’m
not sure what I’m going to be for Halloween. Hopefully it’ll come to me sometime in the
next seven days. Over the years I’ve
gone from pumpkin to baseball player to scream and a dozen other goofy
costumes. But that’s enough about me;
I’d like to hear from you. What are you
wearing this year? Send in a photo to studentparkingonly@gmail.com.
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