November 2, 2008 @ 4:11 pm

Halloween Fun

This year was the first time I have ever dressed up from Halloween.

Weeks ago my friends and I were talking about how we were going to dress for the occasion. I heard so many sexy this or sexy that– totally not my style. And since I grew up on Franklin, I’ve been there, saw that in terms of all the skanky chicks. It’s a bit overdone and I’m definitely over it.

But all the sexy talk got me thinking…

How about I take advantage of all the sexiness of my friends and go as a pimp? It sounded like a good idea at the time. I got to be sexy in an understated way. I got to play with wigs. I was fully clothed, thus staying relatively warm.

Unfortunately my Halloween didn’t go as well as planned. Why? I was so hyped about putting together my costume, dressing up, and going out, that by party time I was so sleepy that me, my wig, and my pimp cane could have gone to bed. And my party partners were also rather tuckered out.

But we persevered! We didn’t all just call it a night and go to bed.

Was Halloween a success? I don’t know. I tried to force it. I tried to be a good sport since I put so much effort into making an effort but -in the end – I had to force it. And I probably should have stayed home.

Especially since the police shut down the party as we were walking towards it. At f-ing 1am. Sometimes Chapel Hill sucks.

I cannot wait to live in a place that knows that it wants to be a city and not some pseudo-village bull shit. Most cities would love to have 30,000+ people downtown eating and drinking and celebrating the city. Not Chapel Hill. It is actively discussing ways to ask all those dollar spending people to take their dollars somewhere else.

Dear Chapel Hill,

Thanks for ruining the last Halloween of my extended childhood. I hate you today.

Signed, Monica

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8 Comments »

Posted by queerunity

November 3, 2008 @ 7:20 am

There is a lot of overt sexism in Halloween which is a shame.
Posted by Alise

November 3, 2008 @ 8:09 am

I partied in durham this year, they had a great party on Ninth St., I do miss the Franklin St. Halloweens I had in college… classic…
Posted by Dorothy

November 3, 2008 @ 5:51 pm

Party in the city next year?
Posted by bing

November 3, 2008 @ 5:53 pm

Sorry your Halloween plans didn’t turn out quite as you hoped. Your costume idea sounded funny!
Posted by Monica

November 3, 2008 @ 9:52 pm

@ Queers United: You can’t stop women from wanting to be sexy and you can’t stop men (and other women) from exploiting that sexiness. Halloween gives people a chance to explore a different part of themselves, so that there are people who don’t normally get to be sexy that get REALLY sexy on Halloween. I see no shame is the sexy.

@Alise: We also went to Siren’s and it sucked horribly and I am never ever going back there. We didn’t go around the corner to Ninth Street, but we should have. dang it.

@Dorothy: In Cali? Hells yeah. I’m moving to Cali over the summer (May-ish) Not to Davis though, I’m moving to Berkeley/Oakland/San Fran area….

@Bing: Every time I told anyone what I was going to be for Halloween, I was met by laughter…. Everyone loved my PIMP 4 finger ring and my pimp cane!
Posted by Dorothy

November 3, 2008 @ 10:19 pm

You will have SO much fun in SF (awesome people, great eats, and sightseeing never gets old). I try to go every chance I get. I vote for SF!
Posted by Monica

November 3, 2008 @ 10:24 pm

@ Dorothy: Cool! I’m really excited about the move and You are hyping me up so much right now!

I’m loving your flickr photos, by the way….
Posted by abg

November 4, 2008 @ 12:30 am

Halloween is a huuuuuge deal in Atlanta. And yet, I’ve never been to one single party. I hate putting clothes on to go to a club on a regular night, to have me put forth enough effort to get into a costume would require just too much work. I’m so lazy!