Halloween
I know Halloween was like eons ago, but I thought I’d upload a photo anyway! This year I went to some fancy-shmancy Masquerade Ball. This photo is from the pre-party gathering at a friend’s place.
I am thinking that masquerade balls must have been so exciting in the old times when society was extremely concerned about etiquette and being proper. At that time, to wear a mask must have been liberating - one could be anonymous and free of inhibitions. These days? Now anything goes, mask or not. Halloween or not!
I think next year, if I am still in NYC, I will go enjoy the humor and creativity at the Halloween parade. I saw it two years ago and it was just pure art!
On a sadder note, someone at the party liked my pink mask sooo much that they stole it from my purse :-(Â I wouldn’t usually get attached to objects (most are pretty replaceable) but this mask was a precious gift from a precious person…
I think it would do good to humanity if things like empathy and big-picture thinking are taught in school!
December 2nd, 2008 at 4:26 pm
woooh ! finally a update!
i’ve always thought costume parties sounded cool, but i guess i know what you mean about anything going nowadays. shame.
and super shame about your mask!
December 4th, 2008 at 1:14 am
Yeah it is… Well, I do like costumes, I even like masks :-) very much! Just saying it must have been more interesting in old times.
Because for example, that night, by the second half of the party most people had taken their masks off! Seems to me that people nowadays care more about being recognized than about being mysterious. Or maybe it’s just a New York thing, I don’t know :-)
December 10th, 2008 at 12:19 am
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