Have you seen Serial Experiments Lain? I am so jealous of Lain. Or i was, until today. I'm not a big anime fan, but I love this series for a million different reasons, one of them being Lain's wardrobe. Granted, she's 14 years old, but why should kids have all the fun? I want a hoodie with a panda bear head. I want pink sparkle lip gloss. I want a stuffed frog backpack. Maybe I just want to be Japanese.
In any case, when Lain came out ten years ago, I became determined to find myself a hat with ears. Not ear flaps -- ears.
I wish every day were Halloween. Ministry and I have that in common. It's my favorite day of the year. I probably should have been a costume seamstress or similiar. I was placated with fantasy make-up classes, which resulted in killer Halloween costumes, but I think the adults in my life were hoping I'd grow out of my obsession with dress-up.
Here's one of my recent favorites, a Medusa costume I made -- the headpiece is hardwired LED snake eyes that light up in alternating red and green:
Which brings us to the revival of my hat fetish. In the beginning of winter, having recently watched the Lain series again, I launched anew my quest for an eared hat. My friends endured me dragging them into every kitsch accessories store, hopefully combing the aisles, turning up empty-handed. Then last weekend I discovered that Target carries wicked cute animal hats -- sheep and polar bears -- but for kids. Little kids. I tried cramming them onto my head, but it was a no-go without suspending cerebral circulation. Defeated, I returned home, wearing my plain 'ol earless purple star hat.
But there was an email waiting from Grace, with the subject line: "Kitty cat hats!!!" Before clicking the link, I pictured the other hats Target carries -- not of animals, but for animals. Reindeer ears for cats -- the kind of hats that land you in the emergency room with your eyeballs scratched out.
But no -- these were actual kitty cat hats. Or Critter Hats, as the site calls them. Can you say, "birthday present"?
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