{"id":4338,"date":"2014-11-10T10:24:36","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T15:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deepsicks.com\/?p=4338"},"modified":"2022-06-12T20:59:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T01:59:33","slug":"horse-of-a-different-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/2014\/11\/10\/horse-of-a-different-color\/","title":{"rendered":"Horse of a Different Color"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Been backed up with travel and guests, work and play, so pardon news from months past. Some events are too grand to go without mention, like the September 20th Austin Pride Parade, cheerily themed as The Wonderful Land of Oz-tin, capitalizing on the 75th anniversary of <em>The Wizard of Oz<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Months ago I&#8217;d queried the Austin Public Library Bibliofiles, our bookcart drill team, about walking in the parade. They plan elaborate shenanigans for such affairs, and had all major characters covered along with a choreographed routine. As the parade approached and life felt heavy, I considered skipping out but the reminder email had so few participants. We&#8217;re the damned public library! We can&#8217;t have a shabby showing. Plus, parade. Plus, <em>night<\/em> parade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I didn&#8217;t want to just wave, carry a sign, trailing behind. I briefly entertained being a flying monkey but remembered hm, I have that horse head mask\u2026 of course!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Horse of a Different Color!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wizard Of Oz Horse\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lN75xqpqCGE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given the ridiculous costume I discovered at Good Will and managed to worm my parts into, my different color was purple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/purple_costume-900x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/purple_costume-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/purple_costume-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/purple_costume-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/purple_costume-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/purple_costume.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I made a tail from dollar store extensions and splurged on haunted Horse Hooves at Spirit Halloween, spraying the head and hooves with temporary hair color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/haunted_horse_hooves-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/haunted_horse_hooves-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/haunted_horse_hooves-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/haunted_horse_hooves-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/haunted_horse_hooves.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The result? Magnifique.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I pranced, galloped, sweat in troughs, high-hooved children and nuzzled howling teens, delighting looky-loos and certified queens and posed for dozens of selfies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/horse_of_a_different_color-900x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/horse_of_a_different_color-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/horse_of_a_different_color-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/horse_of_a_different_color-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/horse_of_a_different_color-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/horse_of_a_different_color-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/horse_of_a_different_color_heading-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/horse_of_a_different_color_heading-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/horse_of_a_different_color_heading-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/horse_of_a_different_color_heading-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/horse_of_a_different_color_heading-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a parade of 9000 participants, I was the only HDC that I know of. Some dumb youth jeered I wasn&#8217;t in <em>The Wizard of Oz<\/em>, but those in the know pretty much died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And so did I, of heat, scooping crushed ice into my hooves to cool down. It was well worth it, including the next morning aches akin to headbang revelries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are a couple shots from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.803290179723065.1073741845.178697065515716&amp;type=3\">Austin Pride Facebook album for the 2014 parade<\/a>: the Bibliofiles in front, with me bringing up the rear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10712749_803292806389469_381975143543213143_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10712749_803292806389469_381975143543213143_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10712749_803292806389469_381975143543213143_n-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/1460259_803292813056135_6417992742331073901_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/1460259_803292813056135_6417992742331073901_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/1460259_803292813056135_6417992742331073901_n-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So much fun. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I pranced, galloped, sweat in troughs, high-hooved children and nuzzled howling teens, delighting looky-loos and certified queens and posed for dozens of selfies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[10,25,43],"class_list":["post-4338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-narratives","tag-art","tag-joy","tag-work"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4338"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8285,"href":"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4338\/revisions\/8285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}