ode to hats: part one

leonard cohen looking quite dapper in a lovely hat

today, on a beautiful sunny day while riding down the street, i crossed a young man in a very dapper hat at an intersection. "j'aime ton chapeau!" i said as i began to bike up the hill in the opposite direction. he smiled.

this evening, whilst sitting on the grassy plains of abraham, a young woman in a nice straw boater (and all around wonderful outfit... ) crossed my path. once again, i said "ton chapeau est tres beau." quite surprised, she thanked me and smiled.

moral of the story: if you wear a hat, it ups your attractiveness to me by 100000% and i will feel obliged to tell you you look nice. and it will make you smile.

also i am going to put on a hat before going on a midnight bike ride tonight. hurrah!

dead man's bones

still trying to finish up my "best of" the year/decade lists, and stumbled upon this video i hadn't watched since the spring. love it even more now than i did the first time i watched it.

also: style motto for 2010? more drag, more often.