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Yes, I’m partially making this post to show off my Halloween (and future comic book convention) costume, which took me a couple days to build. The ingredients to this marvel were three office chair boxes, a roll of black duct tape and a whole lot of red spray paint; I’d say it turned out pretty well, don’t you?

You are now listening to the Tetris theme in your head.

Alright, so I wouldn’t say this Halloween was a complete and total drunkfest; along the way I learned a couple things about myself and basically Toronto in general.

1) Always make it yourself. I had been throwing around the Tetris block idea for a couple months, harkening back to my foray into Nerd Convention-ing for Fanexpo 09. However, this Halloween marked the perfect occasion to throw my love of sorting blocks into horizontal lines out into the world. Making the costume took 3 days, but was possibly one of the most rewarding builds I’ve ever taken part in. From discovering that I could use my deck floorboards as a cutting guide, to adding a final “I <3 TETRIS” sign onto the front flap (see below), nothing really went wrong (which was nice), and in the end it withstood the onslaught that was the Church Street street party.

2) People want to take your picture – let them. I had a lot of friends complaining about Church Street (Toronto’s resident gay village) denizens wanting to take their picture. The logic follows thus: if you’re dressed up, you want people to look at you. Indulge your inner attention whore and satisfy a fan. However, if they get creepy (like that one guy who fondled my.. er.. block), don’t hesitate to tell them to fuck off. You have that right.

3) Give things a chance. Coming from a self-proclaimed king of pessimism, I usually hate Halloween; this year, however, I decided to say “fuck it” and actually try something new. It worked out well, and I had a blast. I drank way too many beers and decided to mix it with gin. This did not end well. However, I achieved my goal, and found somewhere to fit in that night.