Halloween Party

It was my first Halloween Party last night. Since it wasn't actually halloween and there was no trick or treating or pumpkins it didn't feel particularly halloweenish. Just a fancy dress party, really, with some freaky costumes. But still fun. I went as a witch, complete with hat, broomstick and some fake eyelashes and liquid eyeliner. I decided to got the gothic witch route rather than the haggard old one. Vain I know :p

As I was getting ready for the party, half dressed in a witches costume, there was fire alarm in my building so I had to throw on a jacket and ugg boots over my black dress and fishnet tights to go stand outside for about 20 minutes with everyone else. (I might also mention that is getting really cold here lately and I think it couldn't have been more than 8 degrees.) There was no fire - apparently the alarms can get set off by cooking, spraying deo or harispray or, get this, taking a shower! On the upside, it was the most socialising I've done with people from my residence since i got here, and I met the people from the flat across the hall from me.

Here's a few photos, but I've reached my upload limit for the month so not many. I'll put more on Facebook and my google/picassa web album.

Left to Right: Blandine and her visiting boyfriend (not in costume, tut tut), Barbel the pirate, Me the witch, Mat the cowboy and Laurence the devil. (Though you may have noticed that by this stage the witch, cowboy and devil have switched hats.)

And the freakiest costume goes to...Bjorn in his butchers costume and some poor unfortunate he came across at the party.

Fortunately I got away only mildly butchered and lived to tell the tale.