Setting aside for a moment the injustice that Boston's birthday-week gift to me appears to be weather, let's focus on more crucial elements of this snowstorm, namely, what did I wear?
This is a favored topic of mine, mainly because I have finally figured out the formula for Winter Success in this town (Sleeping Bag Coat + Boots + Hat + Tights + Skirt + Cashmere = Impenetrable Fortress of Warmth).
Today, despite it being the second day of March, I trudged forth in the snow looking something like this:
My facial expression in this picture roughly approximates how I was feeling at 6.30 this morning.
The main feature here, of course, is my ridiculous hat. Do I look like a Russian/Serial Killer/Bear?
Yes.
Am I warmer than you?
Yes.
It is not surprisingly, however, that the man across from me on the T tonight spent his commute home alternating between staring at me and pretending to read his travel book about Puerto Rico.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, pal, but even if you are going to Puerto Rico, you still live here, in a town that requires Serial Killer Bear Hats* in March.
On a side note, if you wore canvas shoes or rode a bicycle anywhere in New England today, you are most certainly a hipster.
*NB: Obviously a better name is needed. SKBH is a lousy acronym. The comment section is open to your ideas.
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what is the russian word for hat? I think it should be "Serial Killer Bear ____" so that there is a Russian letter in the acronym ;)
p.s. heaps of snow did not prevent me from getting your birthday card in the mail today!
шапка ... that's the actual Russian word for the dead thing on you head. Looks just like "wanka" but it's pronounced "shop-kuh." (Who would have ever thought my ONE year of Russian would have come in handy?)
Now, onto acronyms ... or not ... I suck at this tonight. I'll think about it while I cash checks and make deposits tomorrow.
Sarah is right that шапка means "hat", but the type of hat I'm wearing is actually called an ушанка.
Russian always comes in handy when you least expect it, right Sarah?
I have a coat that would go perfect with that hat. When my son was 2 he called it the Momma Bear coat. I think the hat looks cute on you... in a Russian serial killer bear kind of way ;)
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