extravaganza

we’re here to save yr dance party

you know what this world needs? i mean, besides peace and less pollution and star trek technology so that i can make tasty business appear before me out of thin air?

more costume parties!!!

fortunately, henri agrees with me, which is why he (via the action pack) threw a superhero party at the highball last week!

unfortunately, henri likes to wear v. embarrassing costumes. thus, the reappearance of the greatest american hero!

co-action packer greg sported the “batman forever” robin suit, complete with nipples! of course he did.

i know i should’ve gone for something different, but when you own a mega sparkly, hot pink wig, HOW CAN YOU RESIST BEING TRULY TRULY TRULY OUTRAGEOUS?

and before you embarrass yrself by asking me such a dumb question, i DO consider jem a superhero, because hello, she totally has special powers thanks to Synergy, not to mention the magic inherent in her rocking. and need i mention her AWESOME WARDROBE? i’m sorry, she-ra, but jem puts you to shame in the fashion department.

here’s a shot of me and bianca, who dressed as the punisher (and totes has the fierceness to match!):

why, yes, i AM wearing silver eyelashes! thanks for noticing!

henri actually changed costumes halfway through, because he’s a diva. james made a v. convincing clark kent, while caitlin created her own superhero. any character that sports sequined shoulder pads automatically deserves RESPECT.

while i love flossie (my camera), she’s no match for the power of annie ray, who ran a mega glam photo booth during the party. check out these pics of us looking FAMOUS:

seriously, look how luscious and glittery my wig looks!!! that’s like, disney princess hair, y’all.

it turns out that there are a LOT of superheroes in austin. i guess i shouldn’t be surprised, cos no matter how strong you are, *everyone* has a weakness for queso and margaritas. if that’s not kryptonite, i don’t know what is.

i got to meet dr. horrible…

… and the powerpuff girls!!

i totally swimfanned over phoenix, not only cos she’s my fave x-man but also cos girlfriend SEWED THIS COSTUME HERSELF. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? then again, she IS phoenix, so i guess if she can destroy entire planets, she can bend a sewing machine to her will.

speaking of homemade costumes, um check out this iron man!!!

those lights actually lit up!! incredible!! i wonder if he can pee in his suit, too?

and here’s dr. strange, busting a move!

it’s a bird! it’s a plane! no, it’s… CHRIS OLIVES!!!

that’s right, he’s awesome enough to be his own superhero. the same goes for our friend moe, whose main power seems to be Incredible Facial Expressions:

would you mess with that face? i don’t think so.

batman finally met his match when he came face to face with… another batman! oh dang. henri better hope that’s george clooney under there and not michael keaton. cos george is charming and all, but michael will cut a bish. hello, have you seen “the dream team”?!!

even though all of the costumes were pretty great, my favorite was definitely mighty mouse. because he was so tiny! and so spunky!

spandex partners-in-crime! and i mean that literally. because spandex should be against the law.

halfway through the night, henri and greg hosted a costume contest and put all of the superheroes to the ultimate test: A DANCE-OFF!

in spite of their brazilliant costumes, none of the contestants could hold a candle to the wonder women dancers who grooved and sashayed all night long (now THAT is a super power). it helps that they had ariel, the DJ, as their power source. he was like that demon in the musical buffy episode that can make you sing and dance against yr will, except that with ariel, everyone was MORE than willing to yield to his powers (and no one burst into flames, so that was nice).

fueled by the magic of ariel & his wonder women, we spent the night putting our super powers to use on the dance floor!

and you may not be surprised to learn that there were a few epic battles as well:

if i were you, batman, i would NOT mess with trish. she’s got a killer FACE PUNCH.

it was definitely another magnificent night at the highball. in fact, i wouldn’t mind being a superhero full time! well, except for the crime-fighting parts. maybe i’ll leave that to batman and just focus on making truly outrageous music videos and thwarting the misfits.

so, fair citizens, if you have a bottle of champers that needs rescuing, YOU KNOW WHO TO CALL.

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