Jesse's Half Assed Halloween Costumes - an Ongoing Tradition...
One of the best parts of the year back in Westmount was, by far, Halloween. I would always put
a crapload of work into my costume, Greg would be... something saddening, Chauncey would often
be a ninja or a soldier, and so on. However, one of the best parts of the holiday was seeing
what crap Jesse would have thrown together that year. We were seldom disappointed. Here, with a
crapload of help from Jesse himself, is a list of some of those costumes, with descriptions from
Mr. Half-assed himself- Jesse Arsenault:
GOBLIN: not a bad costume, but I used the same mask 3 years in a row. The
pic is of the 1st year, then the next 2 I just got lazy. I actually look
menacing here, but the next 2 years, I just wore the mask with plain clothes.
I tried to wear it a 4th year, but it was so worn, the it was ripped... so I
had to improvise and go as 'Paper Bag'. Unfortunately, I'm 99% sure there's no
pics of 'Paper Bag'.
MUMMY: James' favorite (this one's written by James). Okay, Jesse was going
on about this costume for a really long time, as it would forever make him "not the half-
assed one" anymore... or so he claimed. The costume was, in reality, a mummy-rubber-band-face
mask, and then Jesse covered in about 20 feet of toilet paper (through which you could
clearly see his regular clothes (a Canadiens jersey, I believe). About 30 minutes or so into
trick-or-treating, the toilet paper had prety much all unraveled, so we headed back to Jesse's house
to mend it. When we left about 15 minutes later, he was just wearing the mask and his regular clothes
and claimed he was an "axe-murderer". Truly, a new high for half-assery.
GHOST: can't help but laugh every time I look at it. I look like a cartoon
character, I'm about 18" shorter than my sister, and it's a Greg-esque costume.
BATMAN: I guess that's what I was. I'm wearing a garbage bag for some
reason...you have to see it to truely appreciate the crappieness of it. That
costume brought 1/2 assed to a new low.
ELMER FUDD: I'm wearing a hat with ear-flaps and a vest. That was the whole
costume. I didn't mean to go as Fudd, I was going to go as a hunter, but everyone
thought I was Elmer Fudd. Also, in the picture, that's our friend Camille as a pirate.
Camille usually had some pretty kick-ass costumes, so it's sad that he's seen here with
the half-assed one.
BOX: I'm not even going to explain this one...you'll never believe me anyway.
Once more pics become available, they will be added. I hope this trip into the world
of the half-assed has been enjoyable. And, don't be too disgusted with Jesse for his efforts
(or lack there of): it was a fun tradition, and they're memories are far more lasting than
a lot of the ones that were actually tried on. God bless that lack of interest or skill.