Beauty Tips for Ministers
Because you're in the public eye, and God knows you need to look good.
God Beauty and Superheroes
October 30, 2007 on 4:32 pm | In PeaceBang Personal |PeaceBang here, my friends, writing from SisterBang’s quiet, charmingly bohemian rural abode in Connecticut. As I type, Sid(hartha) the cat lies curled up asleep. A cat I’ve never seen in my life just snuck in through a crack in the porch sliding glass door (HI Kitteh!) and slipped out again after making a turn around my ankles.
Three deer are outside hanging out under a flaming maple tree.
So much beauty. Nice job, God!! Tomorrow I will drive to Pennsylvania for a serious trick-or-treating date with Spiderman and Superman, my two and three year-old nephews who will believe with all their hearts that they look scary and fierce. I’m not really sure how I will accompany them from house to house without laughing the entire way at their cuteness, but I will try to maintain my piratical dignity as I clomp along with my eye patch and parrot on my shoulders. I will try to get a photo of me in my get-up for your general mirth.
Ellis, and everyone else who’s wondering how to dress up for Halloween without getting into really inappropriate French Maid territory, just use yer noggin and yer best sense! Be funny! Pin a chenille throw to your back as a cape and go as SuperPastor. And for heaven’s sake, don’t sweat it. Christians aren’t supposed to participate in this pagan nonsense anyway, but I’m glad we do!
Them deers out there sure is pretty.
And so are you, dears.
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Dear PeaceBang,
Long time reader and promoter of your blog here.
How ’bout this as a clergy friendly alternative to Halloween revelry?
http://megsoapbox.blogspot.com/2007/10/you-are-invited.html
It has certainly been a seminarian friendly alternative!
Also, dressing as a Reformer is significantly less limiting than you might think. Two years ago I went as Gloria Steinem and, this year, a 1950’s housewife (In a world full of flappers, swing dancing and Rosie the Riveter, don’t think the June Cleavers of the world weren’t busy reforming gender roles in their own image!)
Comment by Meg — October 30, 2007 #
Yeah, really mixed feelings about Halloween, but my toddler is invited to go trick or treating with a friend. So my husband hatched the BEST idea over dinner tonight: daughter will be little red riding hood, I’ll be grandma, and he’ll be the wolf. Simple and hopefully hilarious! Please do post a picture of your pirate get-up.
Comment by Margo — October 30, 2007 #
Are you sure that you won’t reconsider and go as Buttercup?
Comment by BJ — October 30, 2007 #
Ha HA, BJ! As it so happens, I played a “delicious”* Ruth in a Minneapolis production of “The Pirates of Penzance” in 1992 and I know all about being a fabulous Pirate Queen from that experience. Buttercup AIN’T ME, doll.
*according to the theatre critic at the Minneapolist Star-Tribune who gave me a fantastic review
Comment by PeaceBang — October 31, 2007 #
HEY!!! Let’s not dis Buttercup, okay? I was a fabulous Buttercup back in the spring of 1961 at Wellesley High School, even though I couldn’t hit the high note and the choir director had to re-write that particular chord for me.
All part of my fifteen minutes…
Judy
[Wait a second! I thought Buttercup was supposed to be quite enormous, like Henrietta the Hippo! That’s why I was offended (also, I thought she was a high soprano). I’ve never seen “Pinafore,” though.. so I didn’t know she could be cute. Sorry! - PB]
Comment by Judy — November 5, 2007 #