Our water heater hates me.

Posted on | September 8, 2006 | 4 Comments

It popped off again last night, so again, I woke to a cold shower. This time I was smart. While D fixed the breaker (popping it – but it’s behind this faux-wall in my kitchen) and we let the heater refill, I got my clothes out and made my coffee and V8. For some, this wouldn’t take long. I am useless before coffee. Stomping about the house like a sleepy elephant, I lumber through the morning chores without much in the way of true thought. My mornings are usually as follows…
Wake. Try to hide from the morning by buring myslef deeper into blankets. Get mauled by a dog or two. Trip on one of the cats on my way to the bathroom. Close bathroom door. Pout. Wish to win the lotto. Turn the hot water on. Strip. Try to figure out if my towel is actually in the bathroom with me. Try to figure out if a cat has been trapped in the bathroom with me. (if he has, he wants out. if he’s out, he wants in). Wet growing hair. Shampoo. Rinse. Conditioner. Let conditioner set as I brush my teeth. Spit. Rinse. Wash face. Get soap in eye. Rinse. Wash body. Rinse. Stumble out of shower. Dry. Try to dry growing hair by always forgetting the back. Put clothes on. Realize the shirt is sticking because my back is wet again from my hair. Pout. Contemplate changing. Realize that I still have to make smoofies…… this is where it speeds up because I hate being late…. make2smoofies. pourcoffee. packupv8coffeeetc. trytofindandputonshoes.  throwcellphoneandipodintobag. kissdavidandwishthecreaturesaniceday…..and then I’m off. But, the only time I really wake up is when NPR gives me the traffic report and I drive 80 on I-4. That will wake you up.

My friends Cat and Brian are somewhere in South Dakota on their way to Portland. It seems like their trip is still going well.

My weekend will be all about homework and bike rides. That’s it. We may make time to see the Illusionist. I have tons of links to post, but that’s for later in the day. Happy morning to you all……………

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