A little costume help?

Yeah well, my breasts are still sore and after the workout I did yesterday, so is everything else. I also think I have aggravated an old track injury in my right knee. My goodness, are you supposed to fall apart at 24? First was climbing with Neil. Unlike Brian, he has no mercy. His philosophy is: if you don't consistently attempt routes above your skill level, you'll never get any better. Now, I am all about challenging myself, but every route?! I could swear my legs were shaking at one point. I completed every route I tried, but it was NOT pretty. I ended up hitting my head on a pipe at the end of my last climb, a clear sign I had had enough. Neil yells after I already hit my head, "Watch out there is a pipe there!" Very funny. After climbing, I met up with my brother and his roomie at the gym. They were lifting. I decided to get in the mix, with no thought to how I'd feel the next day. I should kick my own ass for that. Now, I can count the number of times I've been to the gym on one hand. I'd much rather get my exercise doing activities that cause knee injuries. **sigh** But I found the free weight workout challenging and enjoyable. Perhaps it was because my brother and I turned it into a competition. He with huge weights, me with.... 5lb. weights. **blushing** It was fun talking shit while we were doing sets together: "Why are you grimacing? What's the problem? That wasn't so hard." Oh, I was having fun! Then we moved on to the bench press. If free weights was entertaining, the bench press was damn near hilarious! I bench pressed the bar (hey that sucker weighs 45 lbs.). I only did one set because I couldn't stop laughing at myself. Here are all these huge guys bench pressing who knows how much weight, and here I am the only girl on that side of the gym, bench pressing the bar. My brother kept telling me to stop laughing before I hurt myself. I couldn't help it. The bar was swaying all over the place as I laughed through the entire set. I never thought the gym could be so fun! Good times. After the gym, I went costume shopping with my brother and two of his friends. I'm doomed. My last minute antics have failed me again, there was nothing left. I was invited to two parties on Saturday and we are dressing up at the restaurant on Monday then heading out to Fells Point afterward. I am soooo screwed!! I could dress up like a "sexy fill-in-the-blank" like all the other "original costumes" females come up with this time of year. But I don't need a holiday as an excuse to dress like a slut. Besides, I wear short skirts all the time and don't feel the need to catch pneumonia by wearing one this time of year. I haven't dressed up for Halloween in years; I think I am getting too old for this! Besides, I'm just not creative when it comes to this type of thing. See? Doomed. Yesterday, after dropping Trek at the groomer, I didn't feel like waiting for my car to be serviced. I ended up crawling back into bed. I got absolutely nothing done yesterday. So, guess what I'm doing today? That's right, cleaning WITH "my little helper": He's already been such a big help... The bandanna says it all! I think I have come up with the solution for my costume dilemma. I'll just go late to the party after everyone has already consumed plenty of alcohol. Then, when I tell them I am dressed like a procrastinator, they will think it is pure genius. Sounds like a plan. However, I still need to come up with something for Monday... I'm considering this a four-day weekend, those are always good: Friday: clean, work, hit the bars Saturday: REI attic sale, lunch with friends, party Sunday: recover from alcohol poisoning, take Trek to the doggy beach, sit around and do nothing, possible late evening trip back to the bars Monday: maybe go to class (I highly doubt it b/c I don't think anyone is going to show up), go to work (hopefully I will have a stroke of genius and come up with a costume, or someone will give me a good idea **hint, hint**), join the craziness in Fells Point (after plenty of drinks b/c it is going to be freeeeezing) Well, I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend - I know I am! Smiley for the Day: