Who Should You Be For Halloween?

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Before I start, do this quiz to find out who you should dress up as for Halloween! Then look below it to see how I would put these costumes together!

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Seriously, these costume ideas are pretty cool. Some, as seen with the quiz above, are more complex than others. Here are some ways I would make them work. Do some gender-bending, or just go straight for whoever you want.
Batman
A Batman mask is relatively cheap online, find yourself a cape and a utility belt and it’s a quick make-shift Batman costume.
Dumbledore
Dumbledore; find an old flat cap and tat it up and dye grey. Wear some grey, tatted up bed sheets. You’re Dumbledore.

Groot
Wear some sticks/twigs/leaves and you’re instantly a talking tree. ONLY say “I am Groot” though. 

Miranda Sings
Wear a lot of ‘lisstick’ as Miranda would say, put on a horrid old jumper and a red tracksuit on. You’re internet star, Miranda Sings.

Lumpy Space Princess
Paint some cotton balls purple, stick them on you and wear a crown and a sassy attitude. You’re Lumpy Space Princess!

Katniss Everdeen
I would especially go for a tribute look from the first Hunger Games movie, very similar to the books. Brown jacket, trousers, boots. 

Squirrel Girl
I would perhaps recommend going for the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl costume (on the right), unless you have a brown, furry leotard and a bunch of actual squirrels floating around somewhere. Obviously, the tail is the difficult thing here. Other than that, a jacket, jeans, boots, ginger hair, belt, squirrel ears. You’re Squirrel Girl. 

Twelfth Doctor
The Twelfth Doctor: Spray hair grey, boots, trousers, waistcoat, shirt, and a long blazer, stitch red lining if you can be bothered. Speak with a Scottish accent. Ta-dah! You’re a time lord!

APPRECIATING LORDE

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Lord I love Lorde.


The thing about Lorde is that, whenever I listen to her music, I’m reminded of just how young I am. Lorde’s music is young, it’s embodies youth and it’s culture. My favourite Lorde song is most probably Team. It’s brilliant, just brilliant. I mean seriously. The chorus:

We live in cities you’ll never see on screen

Not very pretty, but we sure know how to run things

Living in ruins of a palace within my dreams

And you know, we’re on each other’s team
I have no words. It’s just good. Unity within youth culture. Such a powerful statement, “we sure know how to run things” aka we’re better than you think, we’re smarter than you think, and we have control. Not a statement suggesting that youth is overthrowing adults, but that we can survive on our own, because we’re independent and strong. 
Getting too deep. 
Talking about youth empowerment, Yellow Flicker Beat, eh? Oh my, that’s a statement and a half. “I’m locking up everyone who ever laid a finger on me”, you go Lorde, you go Katniss, you go.

“Hahaha when Lorde performs she’s a freak” NOPE. She’s feeling the music and getting into it. Her stage presence is immense. 




I have no words because her live performances are just so entrancing and exciting, yet so powerful and evoke such a strong impact. I guess it doesn’t help that when she’s performing I’m expecting a Cyberman to walk out on stage and Lorde to simply headbutt it whilst headbanging and get picked up by the Doctor and become a companion?

Too much?

Yeah. Sorry. 


My Favourite Lorde songs
– Team
– Tennis Court
– Yellow Flicker Beat
– Everybody Wants To Rule The World
– Buzzcut Season
– Glory and Gore

That’s all.

Bye for now.

Geek Culture and Me
Curtis

p.s. apologies for such a bizarre post, just wanted to show my appreciation for Lorde

“it’s a new art form showing people how little we care”