cthulhu

Here he is: Cthulhu. All dressed up and ready for the prom. Or maybe not.

I spent a lot of time walking around in this get up and knocking thing over. I was afraid it wouldn't hold up well, but the mask was solid and I did more damage to my environment than it did to me. Much like the mask from last year, the flash from the camera illuminated my vision/oxygen hole too much - I edited the image to hide my face and get a more valid image of the costume.

As usual, click the image for a larger size.

At an angle - you can see the gloves better. People kept thinking I was looking out those huge eyes, in fact, they were opaque. And yes, the mask is just as heavy as it looked.

This also has a better shot of the wings.

Side view. I always get an idea in my head of how one of these is going to turn out. This ended up looking better than what I had in my head. I mean, seriously, this is some freaky looking stuff. :)

Whenever someone commented on my shoes, I always told them, "I gave up from the knees down," But really, I've done experimental footwear before and it never goes well when you spend the day walking around.

Back View. On one version of this I had the wings and the attachments emerging from a torn shirt. Turns out it blended in to the rest of the robe just fine and wasn't notable. I could have skipped the wings entirely since the mask was really the focal point, but I figured I should be authentic.

I'm lifting the head a bit, which is how I walked around on campus much of the day. The head was heavy and I was worried about putting too much pressure on it. I dunno about you, but I think he looks kinda hungry in the picture.

This is in the Office of the Registrar on campus. I always make a stop here - this is a very cool crew. A number of them dressed up this year too.

He doesn't look as fierce here for some reason.

Visiting the staff in the Office of the President. I thought a staged handshake photo would be appropriate.

"A vote for Cthulhu is a vote for change!" and "Why vote for a lesser evil?"

I stopped back later and saw the President himself - but didn't get a photo. Still, it was a first - I always stop by, but he's usually in a meeting.

One of my co-workers got some great shots in the conference room. He's got a nice camera with a cool flash - made the colors look really vibrant. Looks more... organic.

In the conference room at the office. Side view. Looking really cool and ready to go on the hunt. People kept thinking I was some kind of bug and this photo kinda supports that. I should have passed out cards with a link to the Wikipedia page.

Last photo. Holding my head up again. Still hungry...