Happy Halloween

Halloween is so much fun. What better time of the year to go out in public dressed up as a character, act like the character, and not have people think you're weird. Well, they might still think you're weird, but at least it's socially acceptable, at least it's mostly socially acceptable.

 

This Halloween I wanted to be Deanna Troi from Star Trek the Next Generation. I searched high and low for an appropriate costume, but wasn't able to find one. Instead of wasting more time and risking not having the costume in time, I ended up coming up with my own costume.

 

In order to make a costume of Deanna Troi, first I decided that I wanted to go as the Season 7 Deanna Troi that wore a standard blue Star Fleet uniform. Next I went and bought a mock turtle-neck shirt in blue, some black felt material, and off I went to design my own costume. This is what I came up with.

 

 

Not bad for someone who is at the most a beginner seamstress, and beginning seamstress is probably not the correct term, it's probably more like aspiring seamstress, or desperately hoping to be able to sew, or better yet, a person who owns a sewing machine and a pair of scissors. By the way, in case you were wondering, I'm the one on the left. I'm just saying.

 

Luckily, I already owned a Star Trek Communicator badge, and I was able to find some pins in the jewelry section of JoAnn Fabrics that looked like Star Trek rank insignia, or pips as they’re known by any serious Trekkie, which I’m getting close to approximate. I was also able to find a phaser at the local costume store. That's right, they had phasers in stock, but not any Deanna Troi costumes, and they call themselves a costume store?

 

With my brand new facsimile of a Starfleet science officer costume, a group of us went to a big Halloween street party in our town and had a great time.

 

Here we are getting ready to leave.

 

 

By the way, the guy dressed as a toilet man was the most popular person in the entire place. Everyone stopped to get a picture with the toilet man, or John, or any number of names that will not be mentioned in my PG rated blog.

 

 

I met a lot of other Star Trek characters and even ran into one of my biggest fans, who told me a lengthy story about how he grew up watching me on T.V., how I was his childhood crush, and how the show shaped his world view. And like a good ship's counselor, I politely listened to him. Here are some of my new Star Fleet friends.

 

 

Now off to get some candy. It's Halloween, in case you didn't hear.