To Infinity And Beyond

As with Beetlejuice in October 2004, we invited many "outsiders" to this October movie night in honor of Halloween. We have learned that normal ("normal") people can only conceive of dressing up in public at or around Halloween. Unlike the near shut-out of 2004, we did have a few willing souls.

Is that... Greg? And Collins--in a wig? Could it be that she has rejoined the movie night ranks? (Hardly.)
Welcome back, Chris and Patti. Ten-hut!



Sadly, Laurie & Jeff were unable to attend this movie night. But knowing that Laurie would hate to be left off of any blog page, we envisioned this costume for her. We added Jeff just to keep the set complete.



To Angela's abs we say, rowrrr.

Toy Story

Guests: Patti & Chris, returning guests, were perfectly suited as green army men. Collins, who used to be a movie night regular and now classifies as "guest," came as Sid's sister. It should be noted that, although she purchased that wig, Collins immediately surrendered it to Angela's movie night wig collection--a clear sign (as if we needed another one) that she has no intention of making a repeat appearance. Greg channelled his Republican persona as Sid. Wendy channelled her mom persona as...the mom. Little Greg came as a young football player? (WTF?)

Best costume accessory: A tie: Angela's slinky stomach made of soldering wire and Patti and Chris' walkie-talkies.

Most shameless ploy for attention: Slinky's enviable abs.

More often than not, the movie night films chosen contain scenes or lines that seem to be written specifically for one of our members. The following scene was clearly written for Angela given her strict standards for movie night participants:

Buzz: This is an intergalactic emergency. I need to commandeer your vessel to Sector 12. Who's in charge here?
All: [pointing up]The Claw! Her name is Angela.
Alien #1: The Claw is our master.
Alien #2: She decides who will go and who will stay.

And this one for Laurie, as she leaves the one job for a cushier one:

Alien: I have been chosen. Farewell, my friends. I go to a better place.

And for Lisa as she sulks over Laurie's good fortune:

Hamm: What's wrong with him?
Mr. Potato Head: Laser envy.

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