{"id":1905,"date":"2009-11-06T05:20:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-06T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janaremy.com\/?p=1905"},"modified":"2009-11-06T05:20:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-06T05:20:00","slug":"on-not-wearing-a-costume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janaremy.com\/pilgrimsteps\/2009\/11\/06\/on-not-wearing-a-costume\/","title":{"rendered":"on (not) wearing a costume"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had the perfect Halloween costume all figured out for this year. It&#8217;s actually a running joke that I should dress up as the heroine from Planet Terror (because of the amputee-thing) and I finally decided that I would take the time to pull the costume together (oh, except that I wasn&#8217;t going to wear a bikini-top, because that would be<span style=\"font-style: italic;\"> truly scary<\/span>)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/__UOnyOrkWqs\/SvOyxQLZL4I\/AAAAAAAAAjU\/HPkThqyU2eQ\/s1600-h\/planetterrorDM_468x447.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 382px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/__UOnyOrkWqs\/SvOyxQLZL4I\/AAAAAAAAAjU\/HPkThqyU2eQ\/s400\/planetterrorDM_468x447.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400856937373446018\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>But I encountered one huge problem&#8230;when I went to buy the replica gun to use for my prosthetic leg, I realized that I just couldn&#8217;t do it.  I couldn&#8217;t bring myself to actually purchase a weapon, even a &#8216;fake&#8217; one.  I know I&#8217;m a sissy&#8230;but I couldn&#8217;t even let my kids own or use water guns because they represented something that was so violent and reprehensible to me.  And there&#8217;s something about guns that just repulses me, every deep part of me that cherishes life (even animal life).  Even in fun, even as a costume, I couldn&#8217;t violate that&#8211;I knew if I did I would be betraying myself.<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230;no groovy heroine costume.  Instead I rummaged through my drawers and came out with a permutation of my usual gypsy-boho-cabaret dancing girl.  To a gathering the night before Halloween I wore my favorite corset, a black tutu, and some leggings.  I felt completely comfortable and so <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">me<\/span>.  On Halloween itself I wore something very similar, but with an a-line black skirt and a deep blue underblouse&#8230;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pilgrimgirl\/4059191085\/\" title=\"from the back (taken with iPhone) by pilgrimgirl, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3478\/4059191085_fba4ced27a_m.jpg\" alt=\"from the back (taken with iPhone)\" height=\"240\" width=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pilgrimgirl\/4062430701\/\" title=\"from the front by pilgrimgirl, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2438\/4062430701_78f92c0e13_m.jpg\" alt=\"from the front\" height=\"240\" width=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>By way of full disclosure: I did shoot a gun at least once as a teen.  It&#8217;s a pretty vivid memory because the kick knocked me right over (granted, I was doing it while balanced on one leg, so it&#8217;s not like I was the steadiest shooter in the West).  I think it was my Dad&#8217;s shotgun and it was loaded with birdshot.<\/p>\n<p>PS: John was out of town on Halloween weekend, so these pics kind of suck because I was trying to take them of myself&#8230;<br \/>PPS: I was feeling a bit under the weather on the actual night of Halloween, so after dinner with friends I came home and worked on my dissertation for several hours.  I am such a dork.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had the perfect Halloween costume all figured out for this year. 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