Cognex Halloween

My company's Halloween party was on Friday.  I went as the Blue Screen of Death.  The costume came out 'ok' - had I given myself a bit more time to work on it, I think I could have pulled together a better cowl for the head.

No matter - I came in 10th place.  Not great, but not too shabby, either.

Pics:

I really liked how the scythe came out.  I'd commandeered a few junked PC's from work and cannibalized their circuit boards to make the blade...

Here's the completed look.  I even used a junked pike bar for a belt.  (It's the little things that show you're really giving your all.)

And yes, I even rigged up a light inside, to illuminate the screen.

I'm hoping this will be the last year that I go with a costume which requires covering my face and/or carrying something on my head.  It's unwieldy, uncomfortable, and exceptionally hot inside the outfit.

But I'm not that bright and may very well repeat the mistakes of the past...