I LOVE COSTUMING. Kinda obvious by now right. I see it though, as a sort of stepping stone. A not-so-secret identity, the opportunity to break all and every mold ever cast for you, and let you do your own thing.

Strip away the fauxfur and polyfoam, life shouldn't be any different. It's still me. I like to bring joy into the world, fight against entropy. Transferring positive, creative energy to another being within my existence. With no language barrier, a costume forced me to communicate in surprising ways.

And if they smile, well, universally speaking, message received.