An Interesting Character
In an IM conversation with a friend this morning, I told her that if I could, I would go out in public wearing my bathrobe and slippers. I can't think of when I'm any more comfortable in clothes than when in my green fleece robe and fur-lined slippers.
This reminded me of a guy who I went to high school with. This guy actually did keep a plaid robe and slippers in his locker and he wore them when hanging out in the bandroom, as most band kids did at every possible free moment. If students had been allowed to smoke, he'd have had a pipe to go along with the robe and slippers.
I hadn't thought about this in years, but I'm laughing, remembering the character he was. He would kind of remind someone of the character Hyde from That 70s Show; he looked a bit like him and his personality was similar. He was an intelligent guy who was fun to hang out with, and he definitely marched the beat of his own drummer. As I remember, he could quickly learn to play any musical instrument put in front of him.
Did any of you go to school with any interesting characters?
Oh, I knew many characters when I was in school. Once there were two guys
who were told to wear a coat and tie to school one day because there was a
reporter coming to interview them for an award. Neither one wanted to, but
the principal insisted. So they came to school in a coat and tie...
Things must be different down south. I see plenty of people up here in
their pajamas shopping. There are even shoes that look like slippers, or
maybe they are slippers and I'm just mentally denying that people dress
this way in public. They sure don't mind roaming around in below freezing
weather in shorts either. Coats have even become optional.
