Some People Knit, Some People Golf…
I have an old saying, “Some people knit, some people golf. I judge.” It’s my hobby of sorts, and I’m not ashamed to admit it.
Now, I know that some of you out there will be horrified by this. But the truth is, we all do it–whether you admit it or not. I don’t think that I am better than anyone else. I am far from perfect, and I think it can be a relief to realize that NOBODY else is either. I don’t do it out of malice, it’s just a fun distraction to the daily grind.
I thought that it would be fun to do a new feature here about my favorite past time. Don’t worry, names will be changed to protect the innocent. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the first installment of “Some People Knit, Some People Golf.”
This morning, I saw a lady at work wearing a black turtleneck and black faded mom jeans. Not my style, but the judging hadn’t started yet. Over the turtleneck, she wore a SPARKLY vest covered with glittery pumpkins. And if that weren’t enough, she was wearing light up jack-o-lantern earrings, with their beady little eyes glaring red.
I am all for being festive. But this was way too much. Let’s hope that she works in a patient care area and dressed like that to amuse the children. That’s about the only justification I can think of. I don’t want to upset my teacher friends (and mom) because I am pretty sure that ya’ll are the #1 purchaser of festivewear (my made-up word) like this.
What’s the worst festivewear you’ve seen so far this season?
(As you can see, I am getting pretty good at typing sans index finger.)
October 28th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
OMG! You are AWESOME! I yelled out loud when I saw the title of this post. You had me at, "Some People Knit…" I heart you! My doctor has put me on house arrest (too sick to go out) so unfortunately, I have not been out with the general public to judge the festivewear of others.
October 30th, 2009 at 4:03 am
Um . . . . halloween decorated scrubs. Especially with snoopy dressed up for trick-or-treating as a skeleton. When you are a patient dying of cancer you def. don't want to look at snoopy halloween gear. Or at least I wouldn't.
November 25th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
For me it’s not one thing – it’s a category of gear. The worst thing about October – December are the cardigan sweaters or vests that people (women AND men) break out for Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas. Halloween – refer to your aformentioned sparkly ensemb… Thanksgiving, let’s break out the turkey gear with “gobble gobble” actually stitched into the design, and then Christmas. Ah Christmas – so many options to slap on a vest – Holly, Candy Canes, Fred Claus, Bells… you name it, if it’s festive, it’s slapped on a sweater vest and worn with pride.
If I ever do that, friend, smack me.
April 12th, 2010 at 1:05 am
I enjoyed the tournament yesterday. Tiger still ended within the top 5 after not playing for 5 months so I consider he will come back.