*holidowner.

Today is Halloween, blahdeeblahblah. I am to this day as Scrooge is to Christmas. Real life is scary enough, thank you very much. Today I was visited by a superhero



and someone calling herself "Downtown Julie Blonde."



And I found some timely costume options, should you need any last-minute ideas for uncomfortable ensembles to don before trunk-or-treating. (This appears to be a church custom I was until now unfamiliar with, wherein children safely beg for candy from strangers' cars, as opposed to their doorsteps.)

Barack Obama



Joe Biden



John McCain



Sarah Palin

Here's to the weekend, and all of the intense sleeping it promises.

(Photos courtesy of K, K, Alana Abel, USA Today, Amazon, and eBay.)