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Bowling With Jack Sparrow


It was All Hallows Eve! My Single's Stake was hosting a Costume Party at the BYU bowling alley, which I didn't even know about until my roommates started getting ready to go.  Stef and I had talked about celebrating Halloween by making a Giant Spider out of paper maché.  But when we found out, we ditched the spider and donned some costumes.

A half hour before the activity began, I got out my meager costume box and found my Patch Adams red, clown nose and my Jack Sparrow Hair from Disney Land last year. Since I did the red nose thing already, I went with the wig. Then I trolled around the apartment for some piratey things to augment the pirate theme I had going.

I pulled out a red, button-down shirt from my dancing days. I threw on a vest from my three-piece seminary-teaching suit. To top it off, I dug really deep and found some finger jewelry and some stank Billy-Bob teeth. Oh, and the frosting on the cake was some black, washable paint that I borrowed from Ambry for our Spider project.

This is what I looked like:









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  1. HeatherSun Nov 02, 07:08:00 PM MST

    This is a MUCH cooler costume. The undereye makeup adds just the right touch. Esp. once you show your smile. Every dentist's dream.

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  2. NoelleMon Nov 03, 06:24:00 AM MST

    I agree, much cooler. I like the third pic the best, you've got the "look" down. :) Nice makeup!

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  3. Julie TMon Nov 03, 09:35:00 AM MST

    Did you apply all that make-up yourself? If so, you are goooooud!
    Personally, I think you are also on the edge of a very convincing Jafar. You do have the look down! Those grisly teeth were an unexpected fright! And the extra rings an entertaining bonus! :)

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