Good news!

As a happy ending to Who'll get the bird?--the first couple, the ones I liked and wanted to get him, are buying him! :D! They've already paid, I think, and are going to pick him up after my manager returns from his vacation, August 11. Coincidentally, that's the day after I start my new job, so I won't have to mope around the store due to lack of my current favorite bird. :)

I already got my schedule for next week, which a) is 38.5 hours, more than I've worked in the past couple weeks, and b) leaves my Monday evening free so I can go to the Zoo with Moira and company.

All in all, a good day at work. :)

Friday Five: Morning Routine

Not so exciting, but topical because Erin made some comment about 10pm being a ridiculous time for a 20something to go to bed. I agree, and probably haven't been to bed before midnight in months (with perhaps a few exceptions), even if I know I have to get up at 6am.

1. What time do you wake up on weekday mornings?
2. Do you sleep in on the weekends? How late?
I'm going to combine these two, given that my current retail schedule makes little distinction between the two.

If I have work early (7 or 8) then I get up an hour before I have to be at work. Since I now live 35min from work (including mild traffic), this gives me 25min to get ready.

If I don't work until afternoon, or don't work at all, I sleep in. This generally means not waking up until 10 or 11, possibly getting up then, possibly getting up after noon sometime. I'll usually set my alarm for 10 or 11, just to ensure that I don't sleep my day away entirely, even if I get to bed at 4 or 5am.

Starting August 11, I'll be working in Centreville (25-30min) for at least a few days to finish up some paperwork, starting at 0830, so I'll probably get up at 7. When I'm working at Lorton (5-10min), I'll probably push it back to 0730.

In high school, I got up at 0545 to catch a 0645 bus.

In college, I got up an hour before my first morning class, and was almost invariably a few minutes late (and taking some food with me) due to time spent online before showering.

3. Aside from waking up, what is the first thing you do in the morning?
If I know I can spare a few minutes, check email and LJ. (Addicted? Me?) Otherwise, hop in the shower all quick-like.

4. How long does it take to get ready for your day?
If I hurry, I can be out of the shower in under 5min, out of the bathroom in under 10 (unless I need to shave, then make it 15), dressed in under 2, and grab some food in 5. If I'm not hurrying, say 30min.

5. When possible, what is your favorite place to go for breakfast?
IHOP, Waffle House, or Denny's.

Damn retail schedule and last-minute notifications of Other Things..

My mom calls around noon today, asks what time I'm working today. "4," I say. "Oh well, she says, Donna has two extra tickets to Lollapalooza* (at Nissan**), and it's today. I thought maybe you and Nathan could go." Grrar.

* Jane's Addiction, Audioslave, Incubus, Queens of the Stone Age, A Perfect Circle, Jurassic 5, The Donnas, The Distillers, Rooney, and 13 smaller bands on the second stage.

** Dude! Aerosmith / Kiss concert later this month! Also, John Mayer, and Ozzfest. :)