Closet Confession #3: Fondness For Things on My Head

Yes, I have a fondness for things on my head but not just any old thing, I have a great love for HATs! 

"And all your future lies beneath your hat."~ John Oldham

Far far away and many many moons ago, I would sit on the floor and set my eyes on that gigantic wooden box in our living room and watch old black and white movies.  The fashion of the women in the old movies always amazed me.  They were so elegant and poised.  And the one thing I noticed a lot were their hats.  There's just something about hats that put a different spin on a person's wardrobe, their attitude, and their outlook.  To put it simply, hats are fun!

I wish many more people would see the life in hats and wear them proudly.  It puts a smile on my face to be out in public and spot a person lovingly wearing their hat.  It does however, bumms me when I spot people using hats as a "bad-hair-day-don't-want-to-show-off-my coif-while-I'm-runnin-errands" kind of accessory.  I don't think hats were meant to be used for that purpose although whomever came up with the idea may have seemed like a brilliant idea at that time- a lazy idea- but I guess somewhat brilliant nonetheless. 

I wore my black and white plaid fedora (which by the way was on-sale & super cheap that my husband snagged for me at Tilly's- $4.99) to a football game!  Football isn't really my thing, but I thought I'd make it fun by sporting my fedora!  I played my own head-games while there (hahaha) and didn't mind the brisk wind that made my fingers numb.  I could've sported my hubby's ivory and black houndstooth LA Dodgers baseball cap like the one in the picture (but this one is a Red Sox one), which I bought for him and am now homesteading it!  It is a tad bit too big but it's all good. 

Ohhhh and remember when J.Lo wore her floppy hat for the first time a few years ago? 

When I went to the garment district in L.A., I grabbed me one and I still have it to this day.  From what I hear, it's making a comeback.  But nevermind that, it's fun and floppy and puts a smile on my face.  I think I last wore it to the Golden Nugget pool over the summer.  My favorite head accessory- is my top hat! It just takes me to a circus-y & Fosse type of world.

There are a couple more hats that I'd love to add to my collection.  I am lusting after the sexy and mysterious cocktail feather hat.  It  is so 1930's-1940's inspired, especially with the veil netting attached to it.  But since it's getting cold out now, my wishlist bears the furry Russian pom pom hat (reminds me of a strong Russian-man march), and the cute Panda Pilot hat (oui-oui)! (from Karmaloop.com)

If you don't have a love for hats, maybe you should rethink your decision:

"I have a hat. It is graceful and feminine and give me a certain dignity, as if I were attending a state funeral or something. Someday I may get up enough courage to wear it, instead of carrying it." ~ Erma Bombeck

Closet Confession #1: I'm such a geek & a closet-cynic

Here's my very first confession: yes, I am a Geek!  Also deep-down somewhere I found myself to be a closet-Cynic.  (Although this may not be something that I'm proud to admit.)  Read more and you'll see why.

Over this past weekend I ventured on a trip to my local bookstore to buy a Robert Kiyosaki book that my author-friend recommended and while taking a quiet moment to myself on one of the bookstore's randomly located leather chairs.  I came across a humorous book that captured my undivided attention.  About 3 minutes into the book, I found myself chuckling at the oh-so-true observations of this little yellow book called Go Tweet Yourself by Janelle Randazza.  A funny book about Facebookers, Myspacers, Twitters, and all the other Online Social Networker groups (i.e. bloggers, LinkedIn socialites, etc) that we all fall into!  Oh yes, I am guilty of falling prey to pretty much all of those categories at some point or another or at least I've made a login ID in the past with the intention of actually being a member of those sites.  But, hey my optimism was what led me to sign up with some strange notion that my life would be somehow fulfilled by doing so. 

The book is a summation of all the quirky things that people do or don't do and just straight up laughing about it (Enough is Enough: We don't want to see pictures from your business trip to Omaha.  We don't want to see what that random girl from study group is having for breakfast. And we certainly don't want a virtual drink) yeah- give me a real drink, darnnit!  And I have made similar observations myself, but never really came out in public like Randazza has.  I guess that makes me somewhat of a cynic, right? 

In my hopes to share my fascination with my husband, I did my best in explaining the humor I found in the book, he throws me this strange look and classifies me as a full-fledged Geek!  Okay, I will declare to that affirmation.  If anything, I had a few good laughs and enjoyed my weekend being anti-social! 

Let's laugh off some of that misery! hahahaha