Monday, June 26, 2006
Early Bird vs. The Night Owl
Is this an old age thing? Because if this is an old age thing just tell me now and I'll go tuck my boobs into the waist of my jeans, buy some comfortable shoes, and get it over with.
I used to be a party-all-night person; going to clubs, bars, friends' houses, and all-night diners. Sometimes I would get in my car after work and drive all night to visit friends in other cities or states or just to go to the place with the good cobbler.
Now I can't even stay up late enough to watch Leno or Letterman anymore. When I go to my friend's parties, I'm usually the first one to leave, barely able to get out my good-byes over my yawns. When I'm at home I'm often in bed by 9 -- staying up til 10 is only for when I'm feeling really saucy. The other night the phone woke me up at 8:30. My friends ask me what's wrong with me, "When did YOU get boring?"
On the plus side, I usually wake up around 4 - 5am in the morning. In past years, I would have rather died than to see what this side of the day looks like, but living in the city I really like it. There are people around constantly, but when I get up in the morning, I have the whole world to myself. I can take Snake out, sit in the back yard, go for a drive --whatever I want -- in complete solitude. This is what it must feel like to be Superman.
I used to be a party-all-night person; going to clubs, bars, friends' houses, and all-night diners. Sometimes I would get in my car after work and drive all night to visit friends in other cities or states or just to go to the place with the good cobbler.
Now I can't even stay up late enough to watch Leno or Letterman anymore. When I go to my friend's parties, I'm usually the first one to leave, barely able to get out my good-byes over my yawns. When I'm at home I'm often in bed by 9 -- staying up til 10 is only for when I'm feeling really saucy. The other night the phone woke me up at 8:30. My friends ask me what's wrong with me, "When did YOU get boring?"
On the plus side, I usually wake up around 4 - 5am in the morning. In past years, I would have rather died than to see what this side of the day looks like, but living in the city I really like it. There are people around constantly, but when I get up in the morning, I have the whole world to myself. I can take Snake out, sit in the back yard, go for a drive --whatever I want -- in complete solitude. This is what it must feel like to be Superman.
