I have to give a virtual tip of the hat to my close personal friend Technology for its assistance during my Halloween costume shopping.

Rite Aid is pretty short on dressing rooms and display mirrors with which to check the awesomeness of your super fantastic Halloween mask, so instead I used my camera phone. I’d put each mask on, shoot a self portrait with the camera phone, then take off the mask and check out the fully-detailed 125 X 94 pixel image on the phone’s screen to judge its merit. This was obviously unnecessary once I found the Elvis mask but I went ahead and took the picture of it anyway. Consistency, you know.

Because I’m a giver, I figured I’d share those pictures with you so you could see the mask evolution that led to Halloween costume greatness. We begin with a purple mohawk, move on to the Belushi-esque “Bluesman”, continue to a generic “Burglar” (that almost won by virtue of an excellent fit), and then seized upon Elvis. So here you go. Enjoy.