‘Cause mine was pretty awesome. As you can see:

The idea, of course was to do something different. I had held themed parties before, but I wanted to something…more. Inspired by the awesome costume soirées of my NC buddies, I decided it was time to step it up. There would be costumes, dammit! Oh, how there would be costumes.

If you were thinking that this whole theme was an excuse to wear the batsuit since I wouldn’t be going to Dragon*Con this year…well…you’re part right. It was really just an excuse to wear the batsuit.

This idea met some small resistance, of course. Luckily, we were prepared. I sent out an extensive list of “non-costumey” costume ideas, while JR met every “Do we have to dress up?” with a “You know what Jared wants more than anything? To be surrounded by his friends in costume.” Which is true, too.

Luckily, my friends did not disappoint. Daniel and Avalon were the first to arrive–before I even had my costume on!–and their Joker and Harley Quinn set a high bar for the costumes that followed. But the fantastic costumes continued right on up to Viv and Chooch’s Ventriloquist and Scarface, who arrived just in time for the cupcakes.

Thanks to everyone who came. I could have made mixed drinks in tights without you, but it wouldn’t have been near as much fun. And there wouldn’t have been robotic pandas or Beowulf readings, either, so there you go.

Pictures of the decorations, the present unwrapping and everyones amazing costumes are over at my Flikr. More pictures of the costumes are over at JR’s Flickr.