pet rock

I don't generally care to dress up for things. This includes wearing costumes. For this reason I had decided that I would not do a costume for Halloween this year. There wasn't much point, anyway, because I didn't have significant Halloween plans. Then I found out a contest at work would include decent prizes. Since I either go all out or don't do anything at all I went from doing nothing to going all out.

A couple of years ago I had considered being a pet rock for Halloween, mostly because it is something that few other people would think about. That year I dressed as a "Jump to Conclusions" mat instead. This year I decided to try the pet rock idea.

All Sunday I put together the different elements of the costume. I got two trash bags and painted them white and gray and added some green moss. I stuffed the trash bags with newspaper to give a bulgy rock look. I also created a collar out of elastic and added a "Rock" name tag, and created a pet rock carrying case.

Unfortunately, my costume did not place in the contest, so the work was mostly for naught. I also learned that newspaper is an excellent insulator, because I was pretty warm by the end of the session. I have to focus on the positive, though. I did learn that if you set your mind to something and give it your best you can end up with two painted trash bags and an elastic leash within a day's time.