I’m not exaggerating when I say that I’ve been planning this Halloween costume for at least… I’m not exaggerating when I say that I’ve been planning this Halloween costume for at least nine months. Nor am I exaggerating when I say that this idea represents the crowning moment of my college career. And after carrying this idea with me for nine long months, I’m set to breathe life into this beautiful baby of a Halloween costume Friday.

So please hear me out on this. Read the whole thing, pay close attention, and I promise you’ll be rewarded. Giving birth to an idea is a complicated process, and I’m not about to give you the quick-and-easy, birds-and-bees version. This is more important.