Last week I was dressed all steampunk and put on a captain's hat to go to a concert. It occured to me that if all other Halloween costumes fell through, I could be a girly Captain Nemo.

Other ideas on my backburner are a cupcake and Little Pete from the Adventures of Pete & Pete.

Other ideas: Frida Kahlo, a banana, a hamburger, a Hooloovoo (just wear all blue).

This year I'm gonna be the Dancing Banana.
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I am considering dressing my dog up as a turtle and myself as a rabbit and we can be the tortoise and the hare.

I'm uninspired this year, I think I'm gonna be Flo. The progressive insurance lady. Maybe I will get a big wig to go with it.

If my homie ever gets her act together and makes plans (and informs me of said plans more than one day in advance), I'm going as Britney from the Toxic video. (The flight attendant part. Not the sequin part. )

Very uninspired this year.

Recently:

Flying Spaghetti monster (spent $100+ on the final costume)

ipod ad (wore all black, painted myself black, had a fluorescent board attached to my back and struck the ipod pose).

Jane Goodall (it was funny because I am a biologist and a dude).

Facebook (blew up my real facebook on to poster board and stuck my face where the picture should be. I had a sharpie so people could write on my wall).

Recently, I have been a dancing panda, and Scottish Pride. I was going to skip this year because there were no events worth dressing for, but now that I am tempted by two benefits (one at a turn-of-the-century theatre and the other at the Science Center), I'm reconsidering. This year I would either be Lillian Russell, or an axolotl (I'm thinking pale pink shimmery spandex; I'm thinking a hot pink ostrich plume headdress). Next year I will prepare in advance and be The British Empire. For you, maybe: Theda Bara, Dorothy Parker, manic pixie dream girl, the Treaty of Westphalia.

Last year: blonde wig, didn't speak. Dumb blonde.

Unfortunately for the purpose of this thread, all my cool costumes from the past depended heavily on very specific wardrobe items. Dominatrix bumble bee (yellow vinyl dress with black stripes, black vinyl fuck-me-boots and fishnets, antenna and full face paint), Superman (kid's extra-large costume with foam-molded chest/abs), Indian rani (gold and peach pyjama kirtana with long black wig and paste on facial jewellery), pink Power Ranger (another kid's extra-large costume with matching helmet and pink shoes), and a ghost, which required a shaved head for full effect (yards and yards of ripped cheesecloth, subtly ghoulish makeup which scared the shit out of me when I caught myself in a mirror later in the evening).

Wow, you guys are creative. Facebook is a great idea.

I've done the Great Pumpkin a couple of times. It helps that I am, in fact, somewhat pumpkin-shaped.