{"id":1397,"date":"2009-10-27T00:34:32","date_gmt":"2009-10-27T07:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wysz.com\/wyszdom\/?p=1397"},"modified":"2009-10-27T00:34:32","modified_gmt":"2009-10-27T07:34:32","slug":"at-a-loss-for-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wysz.com\/wyszdom\/2009\/10\/at-a-loss-for-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"At a loss for ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have two creative projects that I need to complete this week:<\/p>\n

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  1. A funny presentation at work<\/li>\n
  2. A Halloween costume<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I’m having a tough time coming up with useable ideas for both. I have never been good at this. Even back in high school when I made funny videos, I was rarely responsible for coming up with the initial idea. I loved to help develop other ideas and do anything else for a project, but I never really cared if it was my idea.<\/p>\n

    This is my third year of having to deal with the recent burden of coming up with a Halloween costume. Until I joined Google, I had not dressed up since sixth grade. I had 10 years off, but at Google, Halloween is a pretty big deal so I’d feel bad if I didn’t participate.<\/p>\n

    I thought that I would have a good Halloween costume this year. I was going to be Zeke the Plumber from Salute Your Shorts<\/a>, because referencing minor characters from Nickelodeon shows is cool<\/a>. For months, I thought I was all set. I even had a document with screenshots from the show, things I could say, and a list of items to buy. This past weekend, when I was about to start picking up items for my costume, I realized that it was stupid. Not only did nobody remember Zeke, but I would have to wear a mask. Wearing a mask is fine if one is going trick-or-treating. I did that many times when I was a kid. But this year, the only times I’ll be wearing my costume are at parties where I’ll want to be able to eat and drink. So now I need to come up with an idea that doesn’t require a mask. Here are some ideas I’ve had:<\/p>\n