It’s almost 5 a.m. on the last day of the year 2010. I just got up super early to take one last “365 hats in 2010” photo and celebrate a year well done. I didn’t stick with the “one hat per day” plan entirely, but then again, I did still manage to keep the concept going all year in spirit if not in exactitude.
When I set out, the goal was to challenge myself to think creatively. This was certainly the case. In terms of sticking with a goal, improvising with what you have, and having fun over the course of a year, this project satisfied its original criteria. Some of the “hats” aren’t really hats, just things I fashioned out of household objects. Some of them are folded or handmade hats. Others are hats adapted into new hats.
If you’re reading this, I’d encourage you to take a moment and peruse the now 365 images that populate the Picasa photo gallery that was set up to hold the photos. They kinda give you an idea of what happened this year. A lot of my personal milestones and big vacations, and even news events, were strangely enough best described by using hats. Here’s a rundown of what the hats can tell you about this year’s biggest events and surprises:
- First hat of 2010: New Year’s Day
- Snowman on a snowy day
- Coco’s last Tonight Show
- Rainy daze
- Saints win the Super Bowl
- Valentine’s Day
- Green pictures in March
- Still being sick at the Heart Attack Grill
- Easter
- Iron Man helmet at Katie C. party
- Hat-themed birthday card from coworkers
- Hat-themed birthday party
- That Georgia Tech thing
- UFC Fight Night
- Oil disaster protective suit
- Route 66/Four Corners
- Durango Railroad
- Mesa Verde NP
- Jimmy Vivino at the Fox
- That crazy boat trip where it rained really hard
- July 4
- Revisiting DC after six years
- Baltimore
- Reno/Tahoe
- Virginia City
- Savannah
- New York Comic Con
- Liberace Museum farewell
- AZ State Fair funhouse mirror
- Oktoberfest
- Dressing up as earth
- Blue Screen of Death
- Uncle comes to visit
- Kyle R.’s beanie on class portrait day
- Sedona
- Turkey hat
- Octopus on my head at Wildlife World Zoo
- Lila’s party photo booth
- That beard we made for Tyson
- Thematic winter wear
- Right before flying out Christmas Eve
- Climbing up A Mountain on a brisk day
- Final hat of 2010, supposedly
It was strangely reassuring for me to know that every day would have a photo associated with it, good or bad, and that there would always be more days and more hats. Some pictures were taken in different locations or with different backgrounds, my hair changed length, etcetera.
In a couple instances you’ll note a hat appears multiple times. An order of two separate hats ended up being an order of two identical pink hats, so they appear together in the shots. Also, I lost my purple hat twice, so it appears three times throughout the snapshots.
Also, there are a couple shots in there of friends, coworkers, random people and a cat. The goal, again, was to have fun, and I thought a few surprises here and there wouldn’t hurt.
Since I’m on vacation and doing the holiday thing, I’m not going to go into extreme detail for this little year in review. But I just want you, dear reader, to know that it’s been a pretty great year and I get a little wistful thinking about all the things that have happened this past year. A lot of it’s been really good, with only a few little bumps in between. Hopefully 2011 will be even better.
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