Okay, loyal Cake Eater fans, I've got a question for you:
It's late evening and a certain person, let's call him Mr. LL, is wedged in his favorite comfy chair reading a book and sipping at a glass of wine.
Mr. LL has had a long day and is very tired. In fact, he's so tired that he dozes off whilst reading.
A short while later, Mrs. LL appears. She wakes Mr. LL from his light slumber, announces that it's bed time, and departs.
Mr. LL, who is both very relaxed and very groggy, can do one of two things:
First, he can get up and follow Mrs. LL upstairs. This would entail not only hoisting himself out of his very comfy chair, but also staggering about and taking care of all those end-of-the-evening tasks - turning out all the lights, checking the door locks, brushing teeth, putting on jammies, etc., etc.
Second, he can simply roll over in his chair and go back to sleep.
The Question: What should Mr. LL do and why?
UPDATE: My word, you kids seem to have an awful lot of energy! Wait'll you get to be Mr. LL's age and we'll talk some more.
Posted by Robert at June 27, 2006 11:32 AM | TrackBackMr. LL should drag his arse up the stairs.
Why? 'cause eventually he's gonna want to do certain things that require Mrs. LL or a trip to the local Thai Bath-house and we all know turning out a few lights is cheaper than a trip to Madam Sukmeh's.
Ditto the Phin's answer.
Haul Mr. LL's lazy arse up the stairs. While on the stairs, develop a little energy and find Mrs. LL and give her a wink and a smile and see what transpires. Thereafter, Mr. LL will be awake enough to take care of things like toothbrushing and so forth.
Posted by: beth at June 27, 2006 05:10 PMSee, actually, there's a method to the madness here...should Mr. LL do this enough (say every time for a week or two that Mrs. LL informs him that she is going to bed whilst he is half-asleep) soonly thereafter, Mrs. LL will most likely decide that it's not worth informing him of her impending bed-going because she is more interested in sleeping and less interested in Mr. LL following her to bed like a crazed honeymooner and then old married normalcy can return and he can snooze away in the comfy chair to his heart's content.
Posted by: beth at June 28, 2006 10:31 AMLeave Mr.LL alone - go upstairs, do a facial, piant your toe nails, spread out on every inch of the bed & get a good night's sleep!
Posted by: Greta at June 29, 2006 05:55 AM