Halloween 2009 in Waikiki

I just got back from cruisin' the streets of Waikiki to get a glimpse at cool Halloween costumes. I'm sad to report that there wasn't a lot of originality out there. Most of the stuff I saw was store-bought crap that wasn't very original.

This year there seemed to be some very popular costumes. Must've been on sale somewhere yeah? The costumes seen most frequently for 2009 are:
1. Mickey and/or Minnie Mouse
2. Sexy fairies
3. Prisoners
4. Guys in drag

There were also a lot of bees and pirates too, so I guess they get honorable mention.

The cutest costume goes to this little kid in a cop outfit (Click on the photos to enlarge). His parents were dressed up as his prisoners. Now ain't that the truth? LOL



A really cool costume was of the Egyptian god Anubis. I'm pretty sure it was bought and not made though. Awesome costume either way.



I also saw a vacationing Jack, a vengeful Ronald and a box of fries enjoying a night on the town.







Another theme tonight was matching couples. Not the most original idea in the world but still popular. Here's Mario and Luigi, Mario and the Princess and Superman and Wonder Woman. Yes, Superman is definitely checking out Wonder Woman's rack.







In addition to all the general chaos that is Halloween in Waiks, the street performers and religious freaks were out in force. There was a guy who made a glass ball float with some kind of Criss Angel-ish action, a group of Hare Krishna-like folks singing and banging on drums and the Jesus freaks spouting off about the damnation of the world. Pretty typical for a Halloween night.







One of the funniest costumes I came across was two guys wearing a Saturday Night Live "Dick in a Box" costume. I've seen this done before, but it's still a good laugh. Here's the SNL video and below it is the Halloween picture. What makes this funnier is that there's a guy who cut in front of me while I was trying to take the photo. It looks like he's checking out the packages, if you know what I mean LOL




Overall, this was a very eventful night. Lots of fun was had. Lots of walking was done. Good times people, good times.

Drive Thru Comedian at Jack in the Box

The other day I stopped by Jack in the Box at the corner of Kapiolani and Ward before heading in to work and was surprised to see that they'd hired a comedian for the drive thru window. Not literally a comedian but a guy who can make me laugh at that early hour does have some skills.

The ordering process was normal, but when I pulled up to pay the SUV in front of me refused to move even though he already had his food. The driver proceeded to have a nice chat with the JITB employee. Hmm, weird, I thought.

When it was my turn, I finally realized why the SUV took so long at the window. The comedian/employee had a bright smile on and was very cheerful. He asked me if I wanted "ketchup, hot sauce, bloody mary, margarita or a massage" with my food. This threw me for a loop because I was just expecting to get my food and go. Normally there's not much more conversation other than "thanks." When I declined the alcohol at such an early hour, the comedian surprised me again by saying, "What about a massage?"

At this point I just had to laugh. As cynical as I am my immediate thought was, "is this guy on drugs?" But no, his eyes were focusing fine and there were no outward signs like twitching or unnecessary sweating. So the guy was just this much fun normally? Could this be?

I pondered this thought as I left and headed in to work. Could someone really be that happy and enjoyable at such an early hour as he worked a drive-thru window at a fast food company? Apparently so. So what was I complaining about being that I probably make more than him, don't have to stand on my feet all day and don't leave work smelling all greasy? Food for thought.