Halloween

Well its taking me about a week to post about Halloween because it has taken me almost that amount of time to recover... totally kidding!

Anyway, last weekend was Halloween in IV. It is a surreal experience. Last year over 40,000 people packed the streets of IV. Thankfully, that number was only limited to a paltry 25,000 revelers. Another good note, there were no deaths this Halloween. Sadly, people have died before on Halloween in IV, as they go for the glory of relieving themselves off the side of the cliffs, or OD'ing or alcohol poisoning.

However, the reality of the weekend hit me like a bus in the street--

People get drunk. Guys get hit. Women are abused.

It pained me to see the things that i did, like girls wearing virtually no clothing and guys saying pretty disgusting things to them in a cry for attention. I'm glad its only once a year.

After leaving a Real Life Dance Party on the outskirts of IV, I was walking back toward my house and heard the dull, thunderous roar of the raucous crowd on DP. It was a trip. I felt so insignificant, so small. But then I remembered, God is so much bigger than any of this! I was reminded of a daydream I had a couple days prior, it was Jesus walking amongst the crowds of IV, dressed in glowing white, and as he walked, the crowds were propelled back on all sides, knocked senseless by his presence. Man, did I want that to happen during the weekend! How trippy would that have been! I get chills thinking about it.

I like being positive though, and this time of the year is a good time to meet new people. I got to take some cool timed exposures from my balcony, and had like 10 people over to come watch the madness with me, so that was pretty cool and entertaining. I was able to meet some transfer students that are third years, and was able to love on them and give them a cool place to hang out for their first Halloween in IV!

Here's some pics of the madness... Enjoy!






Also I got to see some crazy, crazy outfits! Guys tend to be more creative when it comes to costumes, cause the ladies just take clothes off. Here are some of my faves: Waldo (Waldo! I found you!), The Mask (Somebody stop me!), A guy with a beer pong table on his chest (that one was interesting), A Guy in a Shower pretending to flash girls, and the one that took the cake... a giant walking robot! Here's a pic of it!