I don't like Halloween. I have nothing against the day itself; I love free candy. The part I hate is the costumes - specifically the planning your costume part. Nobody talks about how hard it is picking what you're gonna wear. Every costume at Spirit Halloween feels unfinished, unrefined, un-you. You could use the same costume as last year, but then you're stuck feeling like you haven't grown as a person. You could also just stay home, but candy's getting too expensive to buy from the store. Logically, the only option is to tough it out and make your own. So that's where I found myself in October of my senior year. Halloween was a few weeks away, and not a costume in sight. I was really into Tyler, the Creator at the time, so I decided to dress as he did in his "EARTHQUAKE" music video. The costume had three parts: some black sunglasses, a baby blue suit, and a blonde bowl-cut bob. I had the sunglasses lying around, but I can't say the same for the other two. I had to get those from Temu (not many places sell blue suits or bowl-cut wigs), and I want to add that the suit was only available in kids' sizes. Remember, I was a senior in high school. That part's important. Fast forward a few weeks, it's Halloween on a Tuesday, and everyone's planning on wearing their costumes to class. I'm trying on my costume for the first time Tuesday morning, but everything is small (shocker)! The blazer and pants are so tight that I'll rip them if I move too far in the wrong direction. My wig is too small for my hair. I couldn't not wear my costume, though, so I had to once again tough it out. I left every button on the blazer open except one, and I tied my hair down so tight that I probably lost some circulation in my head. The costume (uncomfortably) fit, but the people at school loved it. I even gave a little concert in our auditorium. The payoff made the struggle worth it in the end. I still don't like Halloween, though.