Over the Edge ° October 24 2012

HORRORSCOPES WITH CLEO STARSKY

Aries: You'll get an
unexpectedly horrible mark
on an assignment. Pack an
extra lunch, you never know
when it’ll come in handy.
Make sure to evade disaster
by looking both ways when
crossing the street. Avoid
eye contact at all costs with
any new person you meet.

Recommended costume:
Katniss Everdeen or Peeta
Mellark

Taurus: Try not to take
yourself or others too
seriously this week. Make
sure to double-knot your
shoes and always bring
a raincoat just in case.
Remember: glitter is always
the answer.

Recommended
a character
Breakfast Club

costume:
from The

Gemini: Start the week
off right with a dramatic
soliloquy. Best if performed
on a crowded bus. Don’t
trust what other people
say, especially if they end
their statement with “just

kidding.”

Recommended = costume:
Sexy Hot Sauce ($20 at
buycostumes.com)

Cancer: Be wary of
professors and those who
have power over you. Feel
free to resort to physical
violence if a problem
arises; it will help to relieve
tensions. Get outside of
your comfort zone and do
something daring like not
sleep for two days straight.
It’ll help to give you a new
perspective.
Recommended costume:
Deviled Egg or “Pasta”-
farina (or other “punny”
costume)

Leo: Take the word “you”
out of your vocabulary
and don’t talk to anyone
unless they refer to you as
“master” or “commander-
in-chief.”. Keep in mind
that the world is out to get
you and you'd probably be
better off leaving civilization
altogether. Wear a watch;
you never know when it'll
come in handy.

Recommended costume:
one of the One Direction
teenage heartthrobs

Virgo: Live on the edge
a little: take money from a
stranger. Tell your secrets
to the only two trustworthy
sources: your pet and
Facebook. Come to terms
with the fact that the
world actually does revolve
around you.

Recommended costume: a
can of Campbell’s Tomato
Soup

Libra: Believe in yourself,
but not any more than
absolutely necessary. Keep
your enemies close and
your friends closer. Or
maybe just say screw it and
join a monastery. Mountain
life would look good on you.
Recommended costume:
Alex DeLarge from A
Clockwork Orange

Scorpio: Go ahead and
simplify things for yourself
by viewing everything as
either an absolute victory or

a catastrophe. There exists
no middle ground. Question
the meaning of life until you
go crazy and then write a
book about it.
Recommended costume:
Walter White from Breaking
Bad

Sagittarius: If it
feels like lately nobody
understands you it might
be because you aren't
speaking in English. Either
that or you aren’t using
enough hand _ gestures.
Avoid leaving the house
before 3:00pm.
Recommended costume:
PSY of “Gangnam Style”

Capricorn: Revel in the
uncertainty of your future.
Doesn’t it feel good to just
face the brutal reality?
Put in the extra effort this
week and you might be
rewarded. You also might
not be rewarded. Best of
luck to you!
Recommended
Big Bird

costume:

Aquarius: Now is the
time to make that highly
irresponsible purchase.
Just trust me! If your plans
fall through this week it’s
definitely someone else’s
fault. You can’t be to blame
for anything that may go
amiss and you should make
sure to let everyone and
anyone know that you are
(and always have been) a
perfect specimen of human
creation.

Recommended costume:
Joel Goodson from Risky
Business

Pisces: If a friend comes
to you for advice, blame
them for their problems.
It’s the only way _ that
they'll learn anything in this
dog-eat-dog world. They'll
thank you one day for your
thoughtfulness. Make sure
to leave a key under the
doormat, you never know
when it’ll come in handy.

Recommended costume:
creepy celebrity photog-
rapher Terry Richardson

HALLOWE"EN HOW-TO

GALA MUNOZ
FEATURES EDITOR

It’s the most vunderful time
of the year! Muahahahaha...
Hallowe’en (also known as
Day of the Excused Lack
of Clothing, or the Eve of
Playing Cruel Tricks on
Unsuspecting Children) is
upon us. For those of us who
plan to throw a gathering of
sorts at home or send out
Facebook invites to bring
some friends over to help
hand out candy, I’ve got
some easy and fun ways to
make your celebration that
much more festive.

First things first: pumpkin
carving. There’s the con-
ventional carving strategies
of a spooky, silly or friendly
face, but don’t feel lim-
ited by your carving tools!
Scoring intricate designs
into the skin, making use
of spray paint, and adding
accessories are a few ways
to help you customize your
pumpkin. When it comes
to other decorations, feel
free to be thrifty. White tis-
sue paper makes for great
cut-out ghosts to hang in
the windows; black and
orange construction paper
can be folded up and cut
into a string of witches,
pumpkins, or skulls; and

any ornamental figurines
of bats, spiders, rats, crows
and cats suit the occasion
perfectly.

To add to the eerie ambi-
ence, scatter long candles
around the house, dim
all other lighting and play
dramatic classical music in
the background. If you've
never picked your clothes
out earlier than five min-
utes before you put them
on, these costumes are
relatively easy and cheap to
throw together at the last
minute: flight attendant,
sailor, tourist, Carmen San
Diego, Waldo of Where's
Waldo, cast member of
MythBusters, “Workout
Paul Ryan,” gladiator, Jack-
son Pollock painting (white
shirt and paints covered in
paint splatters; paintbrush
hanging out of pocket is a
nice touch), and the ever-
timeless Medusa. If you’re
planning on heading out
with your significant other,
you could always try out a
couples’ Hallowe’en cos-
tume: Frankenstein and
the Bride of Frankenstein,
the Queen Bee & one of her
Drones, Mary Poppins and
Bert, Ken and Barbie, or
the more realistic pairings
of Selena Gomez and Justin

Beiber or Robert Pattinson
and Kristen Stewart (either
on good or bad terms).

Costumes that are likely to
be popular this Hallowe’en
(so stay away if you're
hoping to score points for
originality): superheroes
and heroines from any of
this past summer's _ big
blockbuster movies, zombie
anything, and _ characters
from The Hunger Games. If
you've decided to forgo all
Hallowe’en-related events
this year altogether, the
following books and mov-
ies are a sure way to get
you sufficiently creeped out

without even leaving the
house: Dracula by Bram
Stoker, Zombie Survival

Guide by Max Brooks, Mary
Shelley's Frankenstein,
Salem's Lot by Steven King,
Frostbite by David Wel-
lington, Beetlejuice, Hocus
Pocus, 30 Days of Night,
Edward Scissorhands, and
my favourite, The Night-
mare Before Christmas.
Whatever you end up doing
this Hallowe’en, remember
to make it unforgettable
(see what I did there?) and
get chocolate-wasted off of
snack-sized Snickers and
Butterfingers.

PUMPKIN CHEESE BALLS

This pumpkin cheese ball recipe is perfect for a Hallowe’en-
themed get-together or for adding a festive twist to a fancier
version of cheese and crackers.

Ingredients:

2 (10 oz.) blocks of shredded extra-sharp white Cheddar

cheese

1 (8 oz.) package softened cream cheese
2 (4 oz.) softened goat cheese logs

2 teaspoon pepper
1 broccoli stalk

Crackers, assorted vegetables and apple wedges

1. Stir together first four ingredients.

2. Shape mixture into a ball resembling a pumpkin. Smooth
“pumpkin’s” entire surface with metal spatula or table knife.
Make vertical grooves in ball using fingertips. Cut florets
from a broccoli stalk to resemble a pumpkin stem. Press

into top of cheese ball.

3. Serve cheese ball with crackers, diced assorted vegetables
and apple wedges. Revel at your edible artistry! Revel!