Friday, April 20, 2007

Turning Japanese?

Nakamichi or Maharishi?

Nakamichi is a Japanese high end audio company famous for its innovative and high quality cassette decks. In 1999 Nakamichi introduced home theater audio systems that could be hung on a wall. Nakamichi also sells high-quality mini systems, automotive stereo products and home video products.
Maharishi is a high end clothing company that focuses on denim and camouflage. Not to be confused with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of Transcendental Meditation.

And this speaker is actually Maharishi.

Friday, April 06, 2007

Sleep-talkers, day 4

Day four at the sleep-talking lab... This time the guinea pigs are men in their thirties. By now, all I want to do is trade places with them. What's on their unconscious minds? Drop pajamas seat, pajamas sleeper and community pajamas type. B-o-r-i-n-g... Coping with their s-n-o-r-i-n-g... But the good news is that it's Friday and tomorrow I'm off the hook.

Sleep-talkers, day 3

Day three and yes, I am hanging in there... sort of... somehow. Anyway, today it's boy toddlers. Cute little footed pajamas and lots of drool. The sleep-talking topics in this room focused on games, songs, computers and the like... Once again, to be expected. What was curious is that a couple of boys seemed to be having a similar dream or a telepathic dialogue about game lyric pajamas and download pajamas sam. This was a confirmation that it's the absolute last time that I am getting conned into this. I was honored when I was first asked to participate, but having been here for 2-3 days now, I realize that it's a chore.

Sleep-talkers, day 2

On day two I was with rich housewives who were obsessed with horses and babies... hence the words that came out of their sleep talking mouths revolved around "sleazy sleepwear horse"or "baby clothes girl sleepwear"... Not exactly surprising or inspiring, to be frank. More like painfully tedious and uchallenging. My only challenge was trying to stay awake watching them sleep in cozy curled up positions. It's ok... two more days and I'm done.

Sleep-talkers, day 1

A few months ago the sleeper commission asked me to participate in a sleep-talking study as one of the judges. I was hoping for an interesting experience, since I've always been fascinated with the unconscious mind and dreaming. The patients were split up by different criteria and put into separate rooms. On the first day I was monitoring a room of teenage girls between 13-18. Their sleep talking wasn't too hard to decipher. It mainly revolved around fashion and shopping for sleepwear, proclaimed in lines such as "clothing fashion girl loungewear sleepwear" and "com secret sleepwear victoria". Although there's no cohesive sentence structure, it was easy to record and analyze. Interesting? not really.

Thursday, April 05, 2007

Sleepwear shopping online


Shopping sleepwear online is not only a time-saver, but is also a money-saver. And since most stores won't let you try on intimates anyway, just use your best judgement and if you happen to be wrong, then you can always exchange. Be on the look-out for a sleepwear clearance after major holidays and at the end of summer.

Sleepwear Do's and Don'ts, part 2

DO this white satin night gown with lace detail by Valerie Stevens sleepwear.

DON'T get caught in these pajamas by Wicking J sleepwear unless you work in a hospital.

Sleepwear Do's and Don'ts

I love this cotton & cashmere layered nightie from Peter Alexander sleepwear. It's a definite DO. Erika Taylor sleepwear is clearly a DON'T to me. Too old-lady and tired. Time to move on to hip fresh new styles, even if it is for your private sleeping time.