I'm planning to go to a Halloween costume dance this Friday evening, but I can't stop worrying about it. I'm sure that I'm having PMS symptoms right now and that combined with the noise, people crowding around and acting like I don't exist, not even answering my questions or requests for music from the DJ will send me into a rage or a meltdown. Every year they play the entire Thriller movie on a projection screen and it's incredibly loud with the screaming and roaring when MJ starts turning into a werewolf that I heard even other guests complain, but nothing ever changes. I'm also worried people will annoy me or make fun of my costume. I'm thinking that dressing up like a female version of a cheerful, happy-go-lucky video game mascot wasn't the best choice for someone like me. Maybe I should have dressed up more like the way I actually feel, which is Death. ![Skull :skull:](./images/smilies/icon_skull.gif)
I do have some plans to cope, however. Since my costume will consist of a red cap and shirt and blue jeans I can just remove the cap, put on a jacket, and go outside and cool off or go in one of the nearby stores for a bit. I won't wearing a mustache, I made a fake one on a stick that I can hold like a wand. I have money for a cab so I can leave whenever I want, and I think I will bring cotton to stuff in my ears if it gets too loud. ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)