Passing-Thought

2004 OU RUF Halloween Party (Oct 30)

I took a few pictures at the recent OU RUF Halloween Party (at the Staffords - Saturday, Oct 30).

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You'll notice several of the pictures are kind of blurry--somewhat a recent trend of mine (I typically eschew the flash). Besides, it is apropos to have a ghost effect for the holiday! (Hey, you should see some of the scary pictures in my outtakes!!)

The main focus is the pumpkin carving contest and bobbing for apples. Not very comprehensive. Missing is the lovely feast in the kitchen, the mult-user Halo in the backroom, the Stafford's nameless new puppy, not to mention close-up shots of all the creative costumes. (If you squint on the last couple of group pictures, you can make out some costumes.)

I came as "Neo Puritan", a hybrid character (John Owen meets the Matrix). I had an idea to come to the halloween party as a puritan, due to my love of irony (the puritans, I believe, were against celebrating such pagan holidays). But my attire was completely black and it reminded me of Neo from the Matrix, so I took my sunglasses along with my (New King James) Bible and some cinnamon Altoids. So when people asked who I was, I would say, "I am Neo Puritan. I bring good news from the city of Zion, but eternal damnation to all those who will not repent from the Matrix. Would you like a red-pill?"

My favorite costume vote went to Jessie's Alias (which I mistook for Lola, from Run, Lola, Run! with her red hair). But apparently she fell short of the number of votes that Kim received dressed as Della.

Other highlights of the evening: I met Julie Serven and children for the first time, even though I've known Doug Serven for three years. I also found out that one of the Stafford's daughters went to the same Elementary and Secondary schools I attended as I was growing up in Norman (Eisenhower & Longfellow, respectively). The Staffords also used to attend Wildwood Community Church which was where I went while I was at the University of Oklahoma (1994-1999) before joining Grace Presbyterian. (Grace happened to be a PCA church at the time.)