Here is How to Survive Halloween… with Minimum Effort

No offense here. Many of us love Halloween, but there are some people here at Samsung Tomorrow who just aren’t ready for it. Trick-or-treating, costumes, horror films, pranks, decorating, carving pumpkins, parties, food… the sheer amount of things you have to do just to celebrate Halloween is downright scary… to some of us. This article is for those ‘some of us’.

If Halloween feels like a social obligation rather than a celebration, you aren’t alone. That is why we would like to introduce you a brand new system called the ‘EEE’ or ‘3E’. EEE stands for: Easiest Costumes, Effortless Food and Excellent Excuses (ok, technically that’s 4Es, but you know what we mean). This system will guide you on how to survive Halloween with the bare minimum effort, as long as you manage to keep your head on your shoulders.

Easiest costumes

Halloween costumes can be quite overwhelming for many, not to mention that they come with a strong sense of peer pressure as well. You want to make sure that you spend the least amount of effort on a costume, but you also want to make sure that you look at least semi-cool. The best way to do achieve this is to do a ‘wordplay’ costume, such as going as a ‘cereal killer’, ‘French Kiss’ or ‘ceiling fan’. This will insinuate that you have put more of a ‘mental’ effort rather than a ‘physical’ effort into your costume. Therefore you can not only reaffirm your wittiness, but also hide your laziness at the same time, sort of. Here are two more ideas.

Galaxy Note 4

Had to do it, plus it is simple. Draw 4 musical notes on a shirt.  There you have the Note 4. If you want to do it totally properly, add couple of stars around it. Tuck a pen or pencil behind your ear to symbolize the S Pen.

Quarterback

Attach the tails side of a quarter on the back of your shirt. Or write a 1/4 on the back of shirt. Get it?

Okay, maybe not the best of ideas, can’t help you much here.

Effortless Food

If you had to dress up, chances are you are going to a party. And you are either going to a club or a house party. If you are going to a house party, you also might be responsible to pitch in for some kind of Halloween-themed food, like a potluck. You cannot disappoint people by not bringing anything, besides, it is what is expected of you as one of the guests. One easy thing you can do is bring something to drink to the party. Get some water, add some lime drink mix, pineapple juice and ginger ale, you will get a green colored punch called Brew-Ha-Ha punch. But not everyone can bring drinks – here’s an idea for effortless food.

Finger Food

Get some shortbread cookie recipe and roll tapered logs of the dough to form “fingers.” Press a sliced almond onto each one for a fingernail, and use a toothpick to draw creases at the “knuckles.” Then you can bake them in a moderate oven until lightly golden.

*check out more ideas for Halloween food here.

Excellent Excuses

This is the last resort for time when you feel compelled to refuse to put on a costume or make any kind of food for anyone including yourself. We understand you. No matter what the world or society says, it is your time, you should be able to do whatever you want. Moreover, it’s Friday!

So, if making excuses isn’t your forte, but if you must do so to avoid Halloween, you must do it right. Your excuses should not only be 100% relatable, they should also be factual. Most importantly, it should be witty to make it sound less like an excuse, and more like your attempt to deal with the situation with some levity. Here is a line you can use and everyone will… sort of.

* I’m hanging out with my wife/husband or boyfriend/girlfriend and he/she is scary enough.

* There is something strange in my neighborhood. And I’ll be busy finding out who I’m going to call. (Get it?)

* I’m not afraid of ghosts, but I am afraid of people who want to be dress up like ghosts.

* My Smart TV made me an offer I cannot refuse.

* The internet has possessed me.

* It is my spiritual belief to do absolutely nothing on Friday but eat, sleep and repeat.  

* I’m dressing up as a hikikomori this year.

* No thank you.

That is it and you’re welcome. If you have something to add on the EEE system, leave us a comment to let us know your own ideas for costumes, food or excuses. Good Luck and a happy Halloween!