Beliefs I hold, for better or for worse:
That a great pair of boots can turn around an entire week.
That zombies are the new vampires.* (Disclaimer: NOT in the sexy way. Purely in the “new black” way.)
That the excuse of “temporary insanity” is not valid as a legal defense.
That just because you can physically get it on your body doesn’t mean you should wear it.
That both celebrating and drowning sorrows should be done in the same way: with lots of booze and good friends.
That it’s a tragedy we lost men in hats, and I hope against hope that we never lose men in ties.
The hat: BRING IT BACK.
That an action can only truly be expected to have a great reward if you’re more than a little bit terrified of doing it.
That I inevitably take on way too much, but it appears as though I’m happiest that way.
That the flu shot is malarkey.
That sometimes I just want to say things like “malarkey”.
That there is incredible power in a new beginning.
*Walking Dead?? UMMMMM AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
P.S.Speaking of new beginnings, you may notice- if you click through- that I’ve been cleaning up the old web design a bit. The only thing I’m stuck on is the header. That picture IS me, it IS this blog- I don’t want to lose it, but I also don’t know how to incorporate it into something new. Any and all ideas, suggestions, criticisms and general solicited advice-givings are welcome.
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I do like the hat!
And I like the colors of the blog!
Thank you! After two years, it definitely needed some updating.
“That just because you can physically get it on your body doesn’t mean you should wear it.”
You have just commented on 99% of leggings wearers. Oy.
I would have mentioned leggings as pants, but I feel like I beat that to death. I dream of the day when it will no longer be an issue…
The “..just because you can physically get it on your body doesn’t mean you should wear it” and “..it’s a tragedy we lost men in hats” actually should be combined.
“Just because you can wear a hat doesn’t mean you should.”
I’ll definitely go along with that… but at least a hat doesn’t give your head muffin top.
OR DOES IT?!
You forgot that leggings are not pants. (Unless you are going to/from or in a yoga class.)
I love a good hat. For men and women.
I did NOT forget; I simply bellow it from the rooftops so often that by now I expect anyone coming across this blog to know exactly how I feel about that subject.
I agree about the whole hat thing. I want my wife to get me a fitted one just like John is wearing above for my birthday but I don’t want to look like a douchey hipster.
I want to see Walking Dead…Gonna have to hunt it down online!
I saw tweets saying that it can be watched online- I’m not sure where but I highly suggest that you do!
Words to live by.
<3
Zombies have been going pretty strongly (considering they’re dead and all) for a while now. Zombieland and a couple of different (and excellent) books popped up about the same time, and from thereon it’s been a fad that’s quickly gained momentum. That TV finally got around to doing it–and doing it well–means that the fad is probably about to end.
Men in ties has pretty much already gone the way of men in hats.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO say it ain’t so!!!!!!!!!!
I am all about hats.
Malarky is pure win.
I’d been looking so forward to the walking dead that I was afraid it wouldn’t live up but it totally did.
I know. It TOTALLY lived up to the hype. Thank goodness… after the loss of Mad Men and Rubicon I don’t know if I could’ve handled the disappointment. Way to go, AMC.
<3 you!
I agree, the illustration must stay. Maybe she could just be in a new setting?
Agreed, the problem is… but what?
Flu shots are definitely malarkey. I’ve never gotten one and have yet to get the flu. Not to mention all the people I know who got one and then go the flu anyway.
I’m gonna go knock on some wood now. That’s what she said.
The one time I did get it I came down with the worst flu/cold I’ve ever had. NO and also THANK YOU.
Now pass that wood.
Agreed on the boots and the zombies. Actually, I’ve been on the zombie train for a long time now. Never warmed up to vamps or werewolves, but crazy curious about the living dead. Will have to check out this show.
It’s totally Hot Fuzz meets Zombieland; aka AWESOME SAUCE.
If ties go by the wayside I will cry. There’s nothing like a sharply dressed dude…and I would fully support the return of hats!
I knew I could count on you, lady friend.
Men in ties are hot, but men in scarves have class. It’s just a hot commodity. Also malarkey is the new black.
p.s. I love your image, that little shit stole Mary’s little lamb, hence Mary HAD a little lamb. I love your old school stamps as buttons to the social media scene, very hip.
Thank you! I was just looking for some to fit the color scheme so I didn’t have to make them, and stumbled on those beauts. I’ll take it.
That hat…hubba hubba.
Also: could not agree more on the flu shot. Fuck that noise.
Hubba to the hat… or Don?
Yes, bring back the hat. And let’s clone Jon Hamm!
3 billion times over. (One for all the ladies.)
I hope at least one of the Walking Dead zombies has sparkly vampire nipples.
I saw PLENTY of zombie-esque nipples at the Marine Corps Marathon this Sunday… aka bloody.
#gross
I feel like vampires were the new zombies. Now I feel like stay at home dads are the new vampires.
What I am drawing from this is that you’d like to eat your children…
Flu shots are malarkey! I’ve never had the flu and never had the flu shot.
I’m glad malarkey is in spell check, otherwise, I would have spelled it wrong.
DITTO. Thanks, Wordpress!
Totally agree about the hats. Too bad hipsters have a claim on them right now.
Especially where I live. Le sigh.
i have often thought that the ills of the world could be cured if we all took a step in a time machine and put on some head coverings. especially the don draper hatpalooza.
LOVE IT. LOVE IT. MUCHO.
I even like the sound of it: DON DRAPER HATAPALOOZA.
I may just have to make that happen…
Amen to all of these, woman! Rawr.
Thanks, lady friend. <3
i can’t BELIEVE i forgot to dvr the walking dead. must hulu stat.
Yes, yes you must! It totally lived up to the hype.
I wear hats all the time – outside. Otherwise my bald dome burns like holy hell.
So… you’re a vampire??
Walking Dead was AMAZING. Scared the bejeezus out of me, but it got added to my DVR immediately!
B made fun of my wussiness the entire time. We had “wine down!!!” moments throughout- moments when I am instructed to put my wine DOWN, or else it will end up all over the couch…
Great post.. I personally vote for Zombies in Hats. And Ties. Now THAT would be something worth watching.
Having fallen victim to the H1N1 last year I am going to have to disagree with your flu shot opinion. Malarkey or not I got mine because that shat sucks!
SD
Well, H1N1 is different, to be sure. But even that’s not for me. I just end up getting the full-blown disease of whatever the “vaccine” is. No thank you.
YES, thank you for the zombie thing. My friend told me to be one for Halloween. I told her they were overdone, and she stared at me in disbelief. Then I went as one anyway because I’m lazy.
Suddenly, “overdone” becomes “classic”, and voila!
I kind of felt like Vampires were the new Zombie. But that could be because I have a bunch of Zombie-OBSESSED friends. (i.e. take the Zombie Survivial Guide as gospel) LOL. Maybe it’s a circular sort of thing? Zombie –>Vampire–>Zombie–>Vampire[repeat].
And hats. Yes. I think we need to start some sort of movement demanding the return of the fedora. (Hey if it got Betty White on SNL … anything is possible)
See, this is why I love Supernatural. It has zombies, vamps, and more. All the creepster you could ever want!
Hats ARE hot. Do base ball caps count, though? My husband never leaves the house without one on his head. If a cute guy tipped his hat to me, I would probably melt.
Maybeee where the “under construction” message is, you could put your picture and something about yourself right there?
I tried that and it looked… boring. But I didn’t try very hard. I’ll give it another shot!
I most definitely noticed the new layout! I like! Even while still under construction!
Also? This? “That an action can only truly be expected to have a great reward if you’re more than a little bit terrified of doing it” = perfection.
Can you tell I’m trying to psych myself up for something? (Transparent much…)
xoxo
Men in hats! Oh, why can’t we bring that back?
BTW, like the update to the blog! Lookin’ good!
Thank you! It’s coming along, much cleaner already.
I totally agree with 99% of those beliefs, especially the “Zombies are the new vampires” thing (though I also believe that soon, we’ll be inundated with teen-zombie love-triangle dramas. Yes indeed, they will make zombies “sexy” soon enough. Or, rather, will try to.) and the hat thing. Oh, the hat thing. More Don Drapers/Jon Hamms in the world, plz.
I am trying to picture zombies doing it, but they just keep eating each other. At least it would be short?
I watched Walking Dead last night. My new favorite show. LOVE.
And the flu shot is indeed malarkey. I worked for an ENT for five years and, every year, the staff was offered shots. Everyone but myself and one of the doctors declined it. Guess who got sick every year? Everyone but myself and the doctor. Total shite.
Seriously. The shot MAKES me sick. Wouldn’t I rather just take care of myself and hope I don’t catch it at all? Oy.
I had finally finished mourning Don Draper until next season and now I miss him again. Thanks for that.
I think slap a business suit on that little header gal and put some money in her pocket! I do like the peach haze though, will that stay?
Hahaha!! The peach haze will definitely stay- it’s the color scheme for the rest of the layout. Not sure she could rock a suit, though… the money, on the other hand, I’m TOTALLY cool with.
“That it’s a tragedy we lost men in hats, and I hope against hope that we never lose men in ties.”
Love it. And agree. One of my favorite “tie” looks is the post-work loosening, preferably at happy hour.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmm.
The Walking Dead=Awesome.
Love the new set up here.
And new beginnings do have power. I am starting mine right now after years of waiting. Its worth it.
<3
Thank you! It feels so much cleaner, like I just organized my closet.
I love the new blog layout
These pastel-y colours are my favourite for websites 
Me too- much warmer!
I was actually thinking the other day that zombies ARE the “new black” and then I dressed up as one.
I’m still trying to get Matt to wear hats (kinda like the one Mr. Drapper is wearing) however I have not had much success yet. I’ll let you know if I do.
Love this post!
DRAPPER. So, so stealing that.
Flu shots are malarkey. Everyone gets so worked up over them and I just don’t get it. Calm down people.
Also I love a man in a hat. I especially love a man in a suit. Men never wear suits anymore. It makes me sad.
Mine wears one every day. Be jealous. Be very jealous. <3
everyone is talking about the Walking Dead, i feel like i am missing out! i mean seriously, i need to get on that.
also, drowning sorrows and celebrating? totally agree.
as for the header ummm keep the pic that size and add some other funness to it? worst suggestion ever i know, clearly i know nothing about design, haha.
I tried adding more funness… let me know what you think
Zombies have already been made sexy through the use of vampires. I mean, vampires are walking dead things too. Plus, for some reason, teenagers are totally into necrophilia nowadays, so I expect before long books will be abounding and movies galore about a loser chick dating an undead foggy zombie…
Honestly, it’s only a matter of time.
The worst part is, I know I’ll watch it…
I wear hats. But I don’t look like Jon Hamm. Damn. you’ve won this round HAMM! VENGEANCE WILL BE MINE!
He might win out as Draper. But he’s all nerdalicious as Hamm. You’ve totally got him beat, Bozo.
Glad you liked our Zombie outfits
It killed me when I saw your title for your post today!!!! And Walking Dead??? Into it here too! 
Seriously, lady, you went all out. Color me impressed!
The blog looks great, oh and PLEASE keep the header. It’s sheer perfection!
I’m definitely keeping the main picture! Just trying to figure out how to use it, since it doesn’t fill the whole space
I support the men in hats campaign.
So dreamy…
Oooh my hubs still rocks the hat sometimes when he gets all fancied up… Love it.
LOOOOOOOOVE.
“That a great pair of boots can turn around an entire week.”
I agree totally. In fact, sometimes when I’m down, I just stare at my Burberry RAIN BOOTS. That’s right. I said Burberry RAIN BOOTS!!! They cleanse my soul, and I’m not sorry.
Nor should you be!!!! Burberry, nom nom nom nom…
So freaking agreed about the hats on boys things. I can’t help but fall for a guy in a hat. I just can’t.
It’s just so goshdarn DAPPER.
Zombies and Vampires have been around as long as I can remember, it’s just making a good Zombie is harder than making a credible vamp!
Oooo, good point!
I love a GQ guy, which means hat, tie, suit and scarves, you know the works and yet I soooo did not marry a GQ guy and I love him to death, go figure!
Ah, well. Don Draper will always be there for us to ogle
“That just because you can physically get it on your body doesn’t mean you should wear it.”
I hear ya!!!
Also YEAH, bring back the hats!
PS: LOVE LOVE LOVE the new design! It’s so gorgeous and fresh and definitely much tidier!!!
Thank you so much! I definitely agree!
My husband used to wear hats like that back before the hipsters did…I found some the other day when I was going through some clothes and boxes of stuff from our moves…*sigh*….of course his were different colors and had a contrasting stripe so more modern, but still hot….
Also? My dogs’ vet back in college was Dr. Malarkey. No joke…he was pretty cool tho..lol..super affordable and a great vet!
I like all the redesigning!:) Maybe take the little girl and her animal out of the setting and put her in a well-known DC setting? Like the White House steps…if you could get the background drawn like her, that’d be fabulous…lol..
Ummm, that is some serious GENIUS you have going on in that head of yours!!! What a fantastic idea. Excuse me while I go hone my Photoshopping skills…
I suggest getting a tattoo of the picture. Then taking a picture of your tattoo and putting it up as the blog header
I’m hardcore, but I don’t know if I’m THAT hardcore… plus, it’d probably end up looking like this.
Oh I love #1. I have on my CFMB’s today. That stands for come fuck me boots. Yeah, they are that hot. Unfortunately I’m at work so I had to tone them down a bit w/ my wardrobe. I didn’t want all the men to flock to me. Ha!
… I thought Vampires were the new Zombies. Are we back to Zombies now? I can’t keep up.
Yeah! Bring back the HAT!
My other favorite was this one:
“That both celebrating and drowning sorrows should be done in the same way: with lots of booze and good friends.”
I agree about the boots. I bought a new pair a month ago, and they’re STILL making every week good.
Also – TWO WEEKS
I just finished watching The Walking Dead. It’s awesome!
Totally agree with your statement: That just because you can physically get it on your body doesn’t mean you should wear it. But, I know that you’ll cringe when you see me wearing leggings as pants. *hides head in shame*
Hi just thought i would tell you something.. This is twice now i?ve landed on your blog in the last 3 weeks looking for completely unrelated things. Great Info! Keep up the good work.
I’d love to see the return of men in GOOD HATS…and the death of men in BAD HATS (Dudes in Glitter encrusted Ed Hardy Trucker hats & linty ill fitting toques – I’m talking to you.)
I just bought TWO pairs of boots, so this whole month is officially going to be spectacular.