Theodor Geisel

May 13th, 2004 - 4:48pm

Justine has some sort of strange addiction when it comes to sleepwear. By “sleepwear”, I do not mean anything fun like “lingerie”, I mean pyjamas and the like.

In just under two years, we have made nine purchases from the Peter Alexander online store. Justine now has something like five or six pairs of pyjamas from their store and I really can’t see any signs of her stopping. At least the addiction isn’t something like pointy shoes, or kitsch furniture or something, I suppose.

Anyway, with this latest order, I now have my third pair of Peter Alexander pyjamas. You might think I have my own little addiction going; nothing could be further from the truth. Before Justine made her first purchase, I slept the “bloke-y” way. That is, in the underwear I’d worn that day, or perhaps nothing. OK, OK, you can stop cringing now.

Fact is, the Peter Alexander pyjamas are pretty darned good quality. Probably not the best but they are comfortable; and though I was dubious when Justine bought me the first pair, I can say that I’m pretty happy wearing them now.

All this rambling leads up to yesterday. My third pair of pyjamas arrived; they are Dr. Seuss (by now I’m sure the title of this post makes sense) pyjamas! Fun stuff. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your point of view), I don’t look like that guy in the picture.

So there you have it. I’ve changed from “bloke-y” no pants to… gee, what is an adult male who wears pyjamas called? Wait, don’t answer that.

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