The Human Marvels

Every year the husband and I throw a big Halloween Event. This year, in an effort to move away from my usual vampire theme, I decided to do "Freak Show" as a nod to Geek Love, A book I read this year and absolutely loved. You saw the invitations. In doing research for this party I became fascinated with the side show and with the glossary attached. The advent and history of the physically unusual accepting money for people to gawk upon their malformations has become somewhat of a little past time for me and a great addition to my abundant admiration of the macabre.

Happy Halloween! 

Enjoy "The Human Marvels" and this outstanding website called Montrous.

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Ghoulish, Dreadful, Macabre and Gruesome

It seems we try so hard to come off with really creepy, intense Halloween costumes and while sometimes we, as modern folk,s pull out all the stops and succeed, it turns out nothing is scarier than the Halloween costumes from early in the last century. This imagery is from all around the web and was compiled last year by Faux Magazine.

The Inspired - I Think You Need A Hug

"I Think You Need A Hug"

Office man, he’s pretty great.

He so committed, he’s never late.

Loves his job, though he’s sometimes blurry

As he confronts his cube with a touch of fury

At least he’s cool, not some tricky fool

Dreams of Porsches and drinks by a deep blue pool

Listens to tunes to make anyone swoon

Eats his lunch with a silver spoon

Look at line 4, right there above

Ain’t no joke, there’s really no love

Please throw our office man a bone

Simply get off his back and leave him alone.

The poem above represents most everyone who endures cube life. Isn't there more?