NYC Halloween Parade 2008

This year Jessica and I moved to Providence for my postdoc at Brown, but there was no way we were going to miss the parade. This meant catching a bus from Providence to Port Authority and couch surfing at a friend's place in BK. How did we choose to respond to the space limitations imposed by such a ride? Did we select a reasonable, simple costume with a few small components, or did we wear costumes with four-foot diameter monster heads?


How can your average monster afford a taxi these days?


Our monster costumes were inspired by the muppets. When we got to the parade we found some really great actual muppets.


The standard reaction to our glowing monster eyes was core-penetrating terror!


Is freezer burn bad for the skin?


"Well, there's something you don't see every day."


These costumes are perhaps the only positive side effects of alcoholism.


Even Barack Obama came to the parade for a little last minute campaigning.


He was accompanied by Michelle and the standard secret service escort, of course.


Not to be outdone, Sarah Palin joined the festivities.


This guy has 57 varieties of red tie.


Apparently this fellow stepped on the last guy's jacket a few blocks into the parade.