After injesting duck liver,(see previous post), Josh and I sucked it up and made a late appearance at a Halloween party. We knew the crowd would be young and perhaps baffled by our costumes.

Josh had this idea six months ago…appear as Ricky from American Beauty:
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Josh did a lot of character study in order to prepare for his role…he meticulously took notes on Ricky’s mannerisms and speech. I even gave him a plastic bag that he could throw out and videotape while reciting one of the film’s classic lines,” Sometimes there’s so much beauty in the world…my heart can’t take it.” We were going to darken his eyebrows but I thought that might be overkill. Needless to say those that got it really truly ‘got it.’

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I went an entirely different route. Josh reminded me about how much I love the Japanese game show dubbed over in English: Most Extreme Elimination Challenge. 040708_mxc_mushroom.jpgWe set about arming me with elbow and knee pads, homemade MXC shirt, and custom painted helmet (you gotta have a red helmet).

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Needless to say everyone thought I was a roller derby girl…which is cool, I guess, just not as funny as a Japanese game show contestant. I tried my best to convince people by jumping around, falling down, and navigating my way through different ‘challenges.’ Josh made sure to catch me in action:
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At the end of the evening this drunk girl dressed up like Flavor Flav said, “You know, I keep saying they need to bring roller derby back.” I turned to her and exclaimed, “What are you talking about? Haven’t you heard about the Rat City Roller Girls?” I then realized I was going to have to bounce around and imitate straddling a fake toad stool again.