I kept forgetting that it was Halloween yesterday. I’ve become like the Ebenezer Scrooge of Halloween – for too many years, I dutifully bought candy for the neighborhood children, only to get absolutely no one knocking at my door. They all go to Halloween parties at their churches or schools these days. And it’s even worse this year because of the awful Frankenstorm Sandy. So, when I saw these photos of Jessica Simpson all dressed up for Halloween, my actual response was “Bah humbug!”

Upon closer examination, I’m still failing to see what Jessica is supposed to be. Did Jessica and Eric Johnson so couple’s costumes? He’s Braveheart and she’s… Braveheart’s wench? In Braveheart’s time, did they have corsets and bustiers? Other sites are going with “sexy milkmaid” but I’m not even seeing that. I think people just look at Jessica’s boobs and think of milk, you know? Oh, and everyone is making a big deal about Jessica showing off her weight loss in this costume. Sure. She does look very slim, slimmer than she’s looked in months. Look at the tops of her legs! She’s been walking/running a lot, I bet. Still, the corset is doing some of the work. Let’s be real. Now, I do think Maxwell looks adorable. That baby-chicken costume is wonderful.

In People Magazine’s coverage of these photos, they mentioned Jessica’s parents’ divorce and how it’s affecting her. A source tells People: “She’s going on with everything. She’s sad, but she’s okay.” But how does she really feel about her father taking his cut of everything she does so that he can fund his boy-toys?

photos courtesy of Jessica’s Twitter and Fame/Flynet.