Arrow to the Knee: onesies

Monday, 4 July 2016

Onesies

Okay, so onesies were a pretty lame idea until we saw the superhero ones. And seeing as winter is upon us, what better way is there to keep warm and snuggly when we're hanging out at home?

We were doubly excited to finally find onesies that were tall enough for Marius this year - the trend really seems to have taken off, and more stores are starting to sell onesies for grown men.

The women's sections are still quite boring though, so we mostly just shop in the guys' sections where they have Superman, Batman, dinosaurs, and other cool things. The best places to look, in our experience, are Pick 'n Pay Clothing, Checkers Hyper, and Ackermans. If you find cool onesies anywhere else, please tell us!

Apart from making you feel awesome and heroic, these things are also incredibly warm. The only downside, of course, is having to practically undress whenever you need to go to the bathroom. So make sure to at least wear a shirt or something underneath for extra protection.

Here are a few pictures of us hanging out in our superhero onesie gear.

Batman onesies (Ackermans) and coffee cups (Checkers)

He is the hero Gotham needs...

Nananananananana Batgirl

Brooding hero

Superman is super excited to get a onesie that fits (from Checkers Hyper)

Superman in Viking disguise

We had to throw in these amazing Darth Vader slippers from Checkers Hyper

Very warm and snuggly Batman onesie from Pick n Pay Hyper

Thursday, 30 June 2016

Calling all superheroes

Birthday time is party time!

For Annalene's 29th birthday, we decided to have a superhero-themed party. All the wonderful superhero and comic book hero movies constanty being released make us very happy, and what better excuse to pay tribute to the genre than a birthday celebration?

We decided to make it a 'create your own superhero' theme, to shake things up a bit and move away from just dressing up like Superman or Batman. Marius was Powerslide, a villain who controlled people through his music and shot lightning from his electric guitar, while Annalene was Meteora, an ordinary human being who happens to possess the recipe for an invincibility potion created in a certain little town in ancient Gaul.

Our guests also went to great lengths to come up with costumes and back-stories. We had time-manipulating parallel universe 'twins', a nymph who can control nature, a martial artist who uses ties as his main weapon, a student who fought crime at nighttime, and a brightly dressed asthma-inhaler-wielding hero who eliminates heavy feelings.

From left: Niya Antarie, Meteora, Super Student, Tieman, Lady Huffpuff, and the Hopps (bottom)

As always, we decorated our flat to suit the theme. It helps to be into geeky stuff and superheroes in general, as we could use quite a few items we already had in our possession!

After some snacking and chatting, we played a round of Superfight, which created quite a few laughs as unlikely superheroes with unbelievable powers faced off against each other. We also played Lieswatter, Fibbage and Drawful on the PS4 as part of Jackbox Games, which is a collection of really well-designed party games that allows people to join in using their cellphones.

Here are a few more photos of the party.