Here's something you didn't know about Australians: They love costume parties. We got invited to Ben's birthday party last night. Ben is Dutchy's 25-year-old electrician's apprentice. He's not nerdy, but he had a "come as your favorite book character" birthday party. That's not normal (at least for a 25-year-old American male), but apparently is quite all right by Aussie standards. I thought about making something, but I'm non vacation, so screw costume making. Sarah and I went to the local theatre's costume shop and put together a Scarlett O'Hara ensemble for $20. We thought we could get Dutchy to wear a poncho and sambrero, but we're not really sure what book character he is. Doesn't matter. Sarah's reading another Patricia Cornwall "Scarpetta" book, so she borrowed a doctor friend's scrubs.
The party was at a cute little restaurant/club in downtown Bateman's Bay. The band was set up... in the kitchen. You could only see them through the chic little slit in the restaurant wall, which cracked me up. "Book character" seemed to be interpreted rather loosely, but everyone pretty much came in costume. Princess Lea's wig got passed around. That's the birthday boy in the orange Hawaiian shirt wearing it for a while. Scarlett was a hit, but I eventually had to do a costume change. It was hot and crinolines make me sweaty.
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