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I think this was my best costume in years. Cookie Monster maybe has it beat- but that was at least 25 years ago. I could have put some more effort into it by painting my nails black and getting bright red lipstick. And the fangs with blood on them didn’t actually stick to my teeth. But it sure beat all those costumes put together with whatever was in the car while living in Indian Creek or Joshua Tree. These were the costumes where a sarong became my cape transforming me into whatever superhero suited my magination- or when I found cat ears at the dollar store and called it good. This time, I actually had inspiration. My blood sucking mood was so satisfying- finally, I wanted to be a bad guy. I’m beginning to learn the real spirit of Halloween- be a little creepy, get into it, suck some blood.