Best Costume

Alex and I are pretty excited about Halloween. Mostly we're excited about our costumes (and seeing other people's costumes). One of us is going as a woodland creature, and one of us is going as the iconic titular character from a beloved 1980's cross dressing film. Basically, we're each being true to our personalities. Chase hasn't yet picked a costume and told me he just wants to get a fake mustache, which means he is also staying true to himself (trying to put in the least amount of time/effort possible). I bet he ends up going as a banana again. There's always money in the banana suit, you guys.
A lot of entertainment websites are doing "Best TV Halloween Costume" lists. Clearly, the list of Best TV Halloween Costumes begins and ends here, with Bill Haverchuck's Bionic Woman costume.

This is simultaneously my favorite (those costumes!) and least favorite (Lindsay reminds me WAY too much of myself in high school) episode of Freaks and Geeks.

Freaks and Geeks!

You may or may not have known this, but I love Freaks and Geeks. I had it on DVD, and then I didn't have it on DVD anymore. Somehow, someway, I'd lost it, a fact that came to light at a remarkably inconvenient time (20 minutes before going to a Freaks and Geeks viewing party). For about two years I drove myself crazy looking for it, but after going through two moves and packing/repacking all of my material possessions, I had to face facts. It wasn't just misplaced, it was gone. Alex swore that his friends didn't have it, and I knew that none of my friends had it. H. and I were convinced that a certain friend of his had stolen it.
And then, this weekend, it came back into my life.
It turns out one of Lexie's friends had it! Unbeknownst to me, Alex spent the past few months trying to get it back. Apparently getting someone to return a DVD is akin to hostage negotiations. You can't just barge in there and make demands, you've got to smooth talk 'em. Or so I assume. Either way! Let's not dwell on the anger or bitterness. Instead, let's celebrate.
Here's a clip of Bill Haverchuck dancing. Incidentally, this is exactly how I dance. Come on, shake it! You won't break it!

Martin Starr is such a good actor, it blows my mind away. He is truly a mindfreak. How can he act like he does in Adventureland and act like this here? So good! Anyway, if you like Freaks and Geeks (you do, right? If not, who are you and why are you reading our blog?), do yourself a favor and read Paul Feig's Superstud. You'll be pleased and horrified to discover that Freaks and Geeks was almost entirely based on his real life.