Peace Master! Duhn nuhn nuhn nuuuh!

Right up until just a few weeks ago, I was completely without any inspiration as to what to wear for Halloween this year. I had finally resigned myself to recycling a previous year’s costume, but then I saw the Adventure Time episode “Nemesis” whilst trying to catch up on Season 6.

Suddenly, I was inspired! There was this goofy character that was a riff on the old Witch-Hunter / The Hunter Trope, who has sworn to defeat evil, whilst also raising 3 children and driving around in a minivan.

Doc thinks that Peace Master leans a bit towards He Who Fights Monsters and/or Van Helsing Hate Crimes in that he believes Peace Master is struggling with evil within himself and this is what fuels his intense hatred of evil and the dark arts, but I disagree. I think he is more of the Mage Killer / Witch Hunter played straight.

Peace_Master_costume

Plus, he looks very “costumey.” So I pulled together a costume, and it worked out! Hooray!

An extra bonus about the Peace Master costume: it has a built-in purse. Most costumes don’t have a purse, and/or wearing your purse with them detracts. But the Peace Master costume requires a purse. That worked out really well.

The Santa Cruz Blowhole

Our friend Dean invited us to spend the weekend with him in Santa Cruz, where he had rented a beach house for a vacation. Whenever Doc and I go to SC, we love to look for clothes in the thrift shops. I found a crazy ballroom gown, which I quickly dubbed the “Circe Lannister dress,” for reasons which should fast become obvious.

The Lannisters visit Santa Cruz

I plan on removing the sleeves. And maybe embroidering some roaring lions on it. Continue reading “The Santa Cruz Blowhole”