i have been told that halloween here on the ice is the biggest party of the year, and i do not find that hard to believe.
the event is held at the "big gym" on the far end of station. our late night walk there turned into an icy version of the wizard of oz. above is a shot of my friends marty and kevin dressed as a fork and an elf. from a distance they looked the perfect tin man and scarecrow.
all in all i found the experience similar to macalester's qu dances in college...but this event differs in that most of the costumes are either shipped down just for the party or are constructed from free items left in our skua (a free goods exchange here on station) and things found in the trash. the entire event is an extreme exercise in creativity.
my friend geniveve dressed as a lounge lizard and used fake wound paint from the fire department to transform her skin green. she won scariest costume (her eyes glowed in the dark!) micheal dressed as our friend marty's floor, and andrea was betty flinestone.
overall best costume went to two sisters (who look practically identical in this photo) dressed as Siamese twins!
these are some more of my co-workers! kris, my supervisor is the the pirate farthest to the left. next to her stands andrea again, jay, and scott (the m and m's!)
unfortunately i forgot to take a photo of my costume and the only shot my roommate krista and i could come up with was this silly photo of she and i--both attempting to look awkward. i think we succeeded. krista was pippy longstocking, and i dressed up as a color blind version of the comic book character, poison ivy. i was told that i failed to look evil!
throughout the night we popped our head out the back door to get some air. here is the bayside view from where we stood on the helo pad! it was a fabulous night.
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