Hey everybody.
To those who know me, yes I'm jumping on the wagon. I just think it's going to be easier to keep an online journal where I can type what I'm saying as opposed to writing them down on paper. To those who don't, "Hi". My name's Nate. As the blog site shows (?) I'm a huge Batman geek. Own all the movies, comic books, hell even the Subway toys that come with a kids meal.......and yes, I'm proud of that.
Tonight felt like an opportune night to start something like this, being Halloween. It's my favorite time of the year. It's a time where you can truly be whatever it is you've always dreamt of being. For many little girls, that could be a Disney princess, or a butterfly. For little boys it's always a superhero. However, as you get older your costumes become less and less exciting. For example, we had more angels at work today than the Sistine chapel. I went as Batman. (Didn't see that one coming, right?) For the past 4 months I've been working on this suit getting all the necessary parts together. Most of it was bought off of e-bay from other fanatics like myself, and were fine by themselves. Gloves, a belt, a cowl, those were all fine. The body suit, however, was a different story.
I had purchased part of a mold from a bat-friend of mine, Paul who has become a professional at these. However, all it was was a front chest/cod/thigh piece. I couldn't just put it on, it needed to be attached to something. After discussing it with other friends and listening to message boards, I decided to apply it to a wetsuit. This was easier said than done, and I have the burn marks to prove it. All and all, it ended up being ready for Halloween.
I go into work wearing the completed Batsuit and things kind of fell out from under me. I felt like I was in a photo op all day. I barely got any actual work done because patients were constantly asking me to take pictures with them, or to take pictures with their kids. I ended up winning first place in the costume contest which was kind of nice, and people just couldn't believe "how real it looked". I think the best part was when this little boy came up to me and said, "Batman, you're my hero." I just didn't know how to respond to that. So anyway, now I have this fear that tomorrow's going to be a rough day. I can't help but shake the feeling that because so little got done today (though I kept telling myself enough was done), that it's all going to slam tomorrow. Oh well, I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Last part of the day, I took my little brother trick-or-treating. He also went as Batman and there was some playful banter on who was the better. I let him win, he's 8 and I just couldn't bring myself to have him think his costume was worse than mine. In actuality, his was very good. He looked like the real thing. Michelle, my fiancee, couldn't make it she had class tonight. I know she felt bad, she had even bought this cute little Helga the viking costume to come with us, forgetting she had to make it to school. It's ok, though. So now I'm home, laying in bed, writing a blog, wondering if I should get up early to go to the gym tomorrow. I guess we'll find out tomorrow. Same Bat-time, same bat-channel.

-Theatricality and deception are powerful agents. You must become more than just a man in the mind of your opponent.-