Meanwhile, in Bon Temps...

This year, L and I decided (pretty last minute) to throw together a couple's costume. After some other ideas  - trash can dalek and Amy Pond, Femme Dr. Who 11 and TARDIS - we settled on some True Blood action.

Meet, Terry and Arlene Bellefleur:

Don't forget to tip your waitress

We had a kick ass time at Nightmare on Congress St. ($15, 4 venues, live music and DJs).  I imagine this is what SC would have been like w/ the cops, flood lights, stabbings, and, you know, good bars, clubs, and music. Tusconians take Halloween really seriously. The costume contest was quite competitive, the winners were a couple dressed as a light up jellyfish and a deep sea diver (2nd place) , and a guy dressed as the bear fucker. He was wearing a lumberjack costume and dragged around, connected to his crotch a near life-size replica of a giant brown bear. It's the kind of costume that takes commitment.  Of course, there were tons of Sexy Fill-In-The-Blank, but there was also a team of Double Dear contestants, a Rocketeer, and a number of other well designed, handmade, costumes.

L and I got a lot of compliments while we were out. Only one person gasped "ooooh... Sookie!" Groan. 

We decided that next year we need to add a demon baby to the mix. Maybe we'll kidnap our new nephew.