Halloween

So, I know that this is a trend notice by all, but when did it become the standard for all women to dress like sluts on Halloween? I remember the good old days when were expected to really think about our costumes and come up with something interesting and fun. Now, all you have to do is pick an everyday profession and hooch it up. You can't just be a cop, you have to be a sexy cop. You can't just be a nurse, you have to be a slutty nurse.

So this year, I was going to buck the trend and be a totally nerdy engineer. I was going to go all out. Argyle socks pulled up to my knees, pants that look too short, suspenders, a pocket protector, birth-control glasses...the works!

Notice I say that I WAS gong to buck the trend. When I spoke to all of my girlfriends about our plans for Halloween and what was going on, I was informed of all of their costumes and...I would have been the only one not going sexy. I would like to think I have a good enough ego to survive an evening of being 'overdressed' for the occasion, but I was wrong. So instead of being a nerdy engineer, I will now be going as a naughty engineer which ends up looking almost like a naughty school girl, but not in the really short short skirt.

I guess I won't be as ostentatious as most...the only real skin I'll be showing is some cleavage in a red satin bra with an unbuttoned shirt. Not so bad. But I swear that next year I want to think of a really awesome costume that doesn't require me to be 'naughty'....next year....