My workday was a bit longer than I expected it to be. Someone was late so I kinda had to stay. I hate when that happens, but I am using it as my excuse to sleep in tomorrow. I was supposed to be in at 6 again, but that 6-3 business just kills me. I hate waking up at 4. Somehow that seems more like nighttime than morning, yanno? 5 is sooo much better. Well, I’d actually prefer to sleep till 10 but beggars and choosers and junk. At least I had no plans today. Richard is doing a gourmet meal tonight tho, so it is good that I was not forced to stay thru till closing. Heh. Oh, and it’s Grammys night! Just kidding. We prolly won’t watch that. Three and a half hours of acceptance speeches? Erm, no. Plus I am not thrilled enough with the music scene right now to care.

Oh, here’s something! I don’t think I mentioned that Richard got a new car. His lease was up so it was time for the next one. It’s another Passat, but much sportier than his last one. Maybe we’ll do pictures soon. It’s cute! Heh.

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daniel · early evening · say it · ping it

I had to seriously sit down this morning… erm, tonight, and ask myself this question: What day is today?

I couldn’t quite figure it out! I had to look! You see, I had another overnight shift. I went in at 8 PM yesterday and came out at 5 AM. I was in bed well before 8 AM and just woke up an hour ago. At four. Can you even? And it was my second one in a week! So yeah. I am a bit confused. I drank a cup of coffee while contemplating cooking dinner. The sun was setting as I made my bed (why’d I bother with that?). Not to mention the poor cats feeding schedule. I am sure they are kinda pissed.

The best part was coming home this morning tho. As I came into the house, Richard was just waking up to get ready for work. We were clearly on totally different planets. Poor thing, all bleary eyed and confused and here I come all hyped from my day… erm, night at work. Heh. Yeah, we bickered.

Well, I guess I should shower and start my day night!

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daniel · early evening · 3 comments · ping it

Okay, the good news? I am feeling better. I stayed in bed extra long.. I think that shot of Nyquil at 7 in the morning helped with the additional rest… Ya think? It’s nice to be feeling a bit more normal. Don’t get me wrong tho, I am still gonna sit on my ass as much as possible today. Heh. The bad news is that Richard has become this deranged combo of Bree and Martha Stewart. He is walking around humming, muttering under his breath, and singing. Insane, I tell you.

I went downstairs as soon as I woke up. At noon. He already had placed the serving platters, spread out glasses and the wine selection, moved furniture around, and had the warming dishes staged. Every platter had a post-it note labeling what will go in it. Everything staged and ready. Right down to the paper plates and napkins. He walked over to the warming dishes, muttered something, reversed the placement, nodded, and shuffled up the stairs. I think he’s losing it. But I have to say, looking at the staged serving ware, it is going to be a lovely spread. I just hope he settles on a flattering lighting arrangement without too many candles. No one has time to monitor all of that.

I wish I could help more, but it is better I rest. Besides, one of us has to remain sane.

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daniel · lunch time · 1 comment · ping it

I have never been a tea drinker. Gimme my coffee anytime yo! But alas, no coffee for me this time of day. Weirdo. I have to get to sleep. Richard has made me some of his tea to help me. I can never sleep when I have to sleep. Do you have that problem? I can’t be the only one as Richard makes it seem. You see, I am the early opener at work tomorrow. Early as in FIVE. Yup, you read that right. Five in the morning. That of course means that I need to be up at three. Ugh. I am up way too late already. So my mind is wired, my body is antsy, and I will be up all night worrying about waking up. I have taken relaxation pills, had some wine, and now am heading into my teacup of herbal sleep aides. Hell. You’d think I’d never wake up! But sleep is still a concern.

Hell this tea is hot. I think my man is trying to burn me. Smells like cat nip too. That’s just great. I am drinking boiled cat drugs. Tastes like cat-box. Bah.

The nice part is that tomorrow we’ll be off early! Richard is on the same shift. He thinks we’ll want to go and like do something. I said yeah, like come home and sleep. Heh. I am already planning that. I wonder where he wants to go? He is clearly nuts. Waking up at three. That’s barely bedtime. Not waking up time. This is all wrong. Hell. I feel like I am taking crazy pills. Oh, the tea must be working!

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daniel · late evening · 1 comment · ping it

The last time I needed to buy shoes for work I got 2 pairs. They say you should alternate, right? One pair is a loafer slip-on style and the other is a standard lace up. I haven’t had slip on shoes in a really long time! I love them! My favorite thing to do when I sit at my desk is to slip out of my shoes and air out my feet. The down side to this needless story is that I haven’t been alternating my shoes at all. I think it’s making my feet ache.

Hrm. I am fascinating this morning!

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daniel · early morning · 1 comment · ping it

You must be up awfully early today! Rise and shine! Hello! No I mean it, hey… Hi! You there! Reading this right now? Yeah, hi! I just wanted to tell you that you are my most favorite person right now. Thanks for stopping by! Oh, and look at me forgetting my manners, good morning!

I hope you slept well. Did you? Here, have some coffee. I have to admit, usually I am not a morning person. No sir. I wait till the last minute to get up and get ready. I don’t usually greet my morning readers like this. Today is a little different though. You see, I just got home from work a half an hour ago. Yes I see that it’s only 5 in the morning. I agree, it is brutal. Retail will kill you if you are not careful my friend. So now here I am at home with no desire to sleep, yet I am exhausted. I have to be back at work in 6 hours too. Sigh. Life is tough yo. I need to turn in for my nap.

Anyhow, enough about me. Tell me what’s on your plate today! Entertain me with what normal people are doing…

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daniel · terribly early · 2 comments · ping it

Today is a workday for me. Sigh.

Heh. I started my day when my alarm went off. I had this brilliant idea. I was going to sleep for another 30 minutes and just be late. I am not the ‘opener’ unlocking the door for the first associates, so it would be fine. I dozed for about ten minutes when I realized that it is Saturday. That means the boss will be there. That means I shouldn’t be a half an hour late without calling or something.

My plan was foiled. I grudgingly got out of bed. Due to my lack of planning, the coffee maker hadn’t been loaded and preset last night so I had to make coffee. It was at that point that I decided that today was a great day to take my Happy Pills. 2 cups of coffee later and I am ready to leave. Breakfast will have to be a cold pop-tart on the go.

How’s your day so far?

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daniel · early morning · 2 comments · ping it

I say that as a question, because right now as I look at the clock, it says 3:26 am.

Yup. It’s my early weekend to work, And when we say early we mean it.

Ouch. I should take some Advil. Even though I went to bed good and early (tenish), sleep of course did not come. I only lightly dozed because as usual I was worried I’d not wake up. This is going to be a fun day…

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daniel · terribly early · say it · ping it

I am afraid. I have to be at work at five in the morning. That means I ought to be up at 3 to ensure time for my complete morning routine… but is my complete morning routine even possible at that hour? Gah! What if I don’t wake up?? The bright side is that I will be off at two. Hooray for that. So anyway.. posting will be light today… See what I mean? Light. It’s already been light. I have temporarily lost my mojo. My muse has deserted me.

I don’t know what the problem is. Well I might actually… I have recently received some content criticism out there, and since then I have been a bit off my game. Not that I don’t expect it, the criticism, because I totally do. I am the one putting my shit out there on the internets. Yanno? But still, it was still a bit of a blow for no reason other than I am weak this week. Heh. Weak week. No wonder I get criticized. LOL. I will be back to normal soon. Perhaps in a few short hours… when I will be waking up (or at least getting out of bed, sleep may not come).

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daniel · evening · ping it

Well, thats what they say. Today would not cooperate though. I woke up with an amazing cramp in my neck. Thank god for Advil.! I then innocently started the coffee that Richard had prepared the night before. Waiting for the Advil to kick in, I went to check my email. In a few moments I heard a lot of water drip noise. I went to look out the window, only to realize that it was coming from the kitchen. All I can say is eeew. The smell of burning coffee accompanied by the visual of coffee grounds floating on your counter is quite something that early in the morning. Turns out he hadn’t put in a filter. It took 30 minutes to clean all of it up. So much for a good morning, huh? At least I made it to work on time. Unshaven.

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daniel · mid-afternoon · say it · ping it