Halloween is Fun!

By Sally Bullock

Editor in Chief

o last Friday was Halloween and I was extremely excited, as I usually get when an event pops up on that calendar that involves getting dressed up in the most ridiculous clothes I can find. I spent the entire day running around town: a belt here, a shirt there, some spray paint, some rope. I spent hours out on my front porch cutting and snipping and spraying and flipping, in attempts to create the most wondrous costume that ever was. Finally the clock hit 10:00 and I was dressed and ready to go. In platform boots, star studded hot pants, an eagle branded t-shirt, and a jeweled head band, I was unstoppable. I had all the super friends on my side and nothing could mess up this night of pure, unadulterated fun. But alas. I was wrong.

It seemed that every where I turned there were ordinary people looking like, well, ordinary people. "Either these people are not dressed up or these are some pretty pathetic people with absolutely no imagination," I though to myself. It turned out to be the former. The night was still young, though, and everyone knows that only the real freaks come out later. Well, I must tell you all, by 2:00 in the morning I realized that all hope was lost and I headed for the Hall of Justice to hang up my golden lasso and call it a night.

What's wrong with people these days? Is it just that Trinity students are pathetic and "too cool" to slap some ridiculous costumes on and live it up for one night? Probably. But I also have a sneaking suspicion that Halloween is losing its luster. Not one single kid came to my door so that I could smack a little trick in their treat bag. Granted, I do live on the top floor of a three story house, but when I was a young tyke, I would climb to the top of the world so that I could rot my teeth for the next three weeks. Not only did I not see one kid on the streets (and trust me, the streets of Hartford are usually crawling with kids), there was also a lacking attendance at both of the campus parties I attended. What? College kids actually NOT at a function that is sure to provide copious amounts of beer and willing potentials for late night "pleasures of the flesh" escapades? What is wrong with this world?

Maybe it's because I am getting older and I see Halloween as just one more way to grasp onto my nostalgic past, or maybe it is because I just like to get dressed up and act appropriately foolish as often as possible, but I like Halloween. I enjoy the glitter, the paint, the ridiculous wigs, and the bad clothes. Come on people, it's a fun holiday. So suck it up and act stupid for one night.