I know I’ve been promising it for a while, but I am pleased to present to you the long-awaited travel feature and my first piece for Finch’s Quarterly Review. If you click on over to their site you have the opportunity to witness a high-resolution image of my ugly mug taken by the talented Antonia [...]

You might have noticed over the past couple of months here at I Do Believe I Came with a Hat that we’ve been expanding our site to give you more information on modern social protocol and etiquette through commentary on popular culture, entertainment and new products and services. Don’t worry, I’ll always be your pervy [...]

Okay, so The Nanny happens to be my favourite television show of all time and I still reference Grandma Yetta Rosenberg’s wardrobe before planning my outfit for a night on the tiles, however, an issue too startling has come to my attention: pet intimacy. Recently, Fran Drescher posted a video on her YouTube channel informing her subscribers of [...]

During a recent performance of the Broadway play, A Steady Rain starring Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig, an audience member’s mobile phone rang in the middle of dialogue, disrupting the performance to the clear chagrin of both the audience and the performers. It goes without saying that the audience member was clearly in the wrong, [...]

My older sister and I have never got along. At the tender age of five, playing ‘hide and seek’ and never being sought was scarring, yet it was easily written off as sibling rivalry. At the age of twenty (sister, age twenty-four) her games are getting old. Her latest attack at my expense concerning my [...]

I have recently started dating again after coming out of a long-term relationship and am completely alien to the protocol for dating these days. I’ve been on two dates now with a guy who leaves his mobile phone on the table and will occasionally respond to text messages and take calls when it rings. Is [...]

Exciting times lie ahead and I’m making my foray into commercial radio this Sunday, 13 September 2009. I’ll be making a guest appearance on the body+soul radio show on the Mix radio network in Australia for the next four weeks. This week we’ll be covering chivalry and whether it’s dead or just in a coma. Let’s [...]

You could be forgiven for thinking that the lady pictured above is searching for a burger with extra pickles — presumably to pick out and put on top of her McFlurry — however, it’s quite the opposite: our beige-sweatered friend is an impending mother afflicted by the unpredictable Mount Vesuvius that is morning sickness. Prone to spontaneous [...]

When getting my haircut, a common conundrum is that the hairdresser tends to get within very close proximity – something I really don’t mind when it’s an attractive young female. However, recently at one of the city’s most prestigious and expensive salons, I was surprised to find that ‘Constantine’ was, in fact, male. Not a [...]

I realise this is the second time I’ve posted a children’s product in a week; and contrary to popular belief I am not pregnant. Last time I checked I didn’t have a uterus, and besides, even if I did, why would I give up this figure? I digress. Japanese company, Funfam has invented the table [...]