Several hours spent inside of a Greyland foam latex mask at an annual party

This last Saturday, I spent several hours in a foam latex mask plus costume with latex parts at the annual German Karneval Matieka in Stellenbosch. A lot of people wanted to know what I looked like underneath the mask. Some wanted to see, then they decided against it. Over the many hours, the mask got rather wet inside from perspiration due due dancing, but it was still fine for me. From the outside, the was no sign of me sweating. The mask is called GOMER (F287-7) on the Greyland Film website. Some people said it looked quite scary when I had it combined with the Clone Trooper costume from Star Wars. My original costume idea was something different, but my friend who came along wanted a sci-fi outfit. He wore some old man mask also from Greyland Film and the Anakin Skywalker costume.

Costume choice dilemma for Matieka 2009

As every year I have the usual problem of what costume to wear for the costume party of the annual german carnival (Matieka) in Stellenbosch. Since I got hold of several Zentai suits recently, I am tempted to try those, but I might end up feeling quite exposed since that is so skintight and several people might have some rather mocking comments about that. Another idea is to try a pirate costume or some padded superhero suit which can get quite hot. Idea number next would be try try a bunny or a female character since the nun idea last year worked well. Trying a Power Ranger Zentai suit is also an option, but that limits eyesight a bit.

My biggest problem is that I can never decide on these matters which is quite annoying.

Matieka 2009 in Stellenbosch

For those who are looking for the Matieka 2009 programme which is taking place in Stellenbosch, there is a Facebook group for Matieka. The programme listed there today is as follows (mixed German with English):

Daten:
31.07.09, 20h11 - Büttenabend/Prinzenball
01.08.09, 12h11 - Frühshoppen/ Beerfest
01.08.09, 20h11 -Maskenball/Fancy Dress Ball
02.08.09, 12h11 - Kehraus/ Beerfest

Karten sind ab den 20 Juli bei Hairlines zu kaufen.
Maskenballkarten gibt es nur im Vorverkauf bei Hairlines.
Tickets for Sale @ Hairlines.
Fancy Dress Ball only available in Pre-Ticket sales.

German Karnival MatieKA coming again

The annual German Karneval in Stellenbosch called MatieKA is happening as most of the time at the beginning of August. The main event is this year on 1 August, it is always on a Saturday.

As always, the main event is a costume party. Some people don't bother to dress up. There is always a theme for the entire event. To fit in with the theme, I was a nun last year with a mask with the appropriate padding to have a different realistic looking face to fit the costume. I quite enjoyed looking like a female character for a change which also got quite a bit attention. I might do that again just for the fun of it. This year I am considering pirate costumes or possibly Power Rangers.