Since school has started and I’m back to cooking frozen waffles and making ham sandwiches at an hour that I believe to be decent only for those who grow crops and work the land for a living, it’s become more and more apparent to me that my ideal schedule would be one that allows me to stay up until around 2 a.m. every night and sleep until about 11:00 a.m.
Okay, noon.
In other words, the same schedule I kept in college.
However, in college I didn’t have to worry about getting someone dressed and off to school except for myself and, let’s be honest, how often did that really happen? I always considered it an accomplishment if I made it on campus in time to meet some friends for chicken fingers at the MSC. And as it turns out, I don’t even regret skipping all those early morning Business Math classes because I don’t believe business and math should intermingle.
Unfortunately, by the time I’m back to a point in my life where I can keep my ideal schedule, I’ll be on the verge of becoming a senior citizen and will probably be ready to phone it in around 8:30 p.m. every night because 4:30 a.m. comes early.
So since I’m having a little trouble adapting to our new non-summer schedule, I’m going to just write a quick list of things so I can get to bed at a reasonable hour.
1. I was delighted at the number of you who weren’t sure if a flux capacitor is a real car part. It’s not. It’s just a general term I like to throw around when discussing auto mechanics because I was slightly obsessed with Michael J. Fox and his acid-washed denim jacket in Back to the Future.
2. The turtles didn’t necessarily need killing. We believe in equal rights for ducks and turtles. The only thing we’re opposed to are Grass Carp and P has been on a one man quest to rid the world of them, which really is a story in itself.
3. The duck is gone for good and Caroline is okay with it. As a matter of fact, she looked outside before dinner last night and told us she thought she saw some duck bones in the backyard. Thankfully, she was mistaken and it was just an old dog toy.
4. Just a reminder that if you wanted to join me in reading the Bible in a year, yesterday was the first day. If you forgot, all you’ve missed is Genesis 1-3, otherwise known as the beginning.
5. I desperately need some new boots for Fall because the ones I bought from Target two years ago need to be put out of their misery to put me out of my misery. They look great but could not be more uncomfortable if they were filled with nails and fire ants. I just can’t decide between black boots or brown boots because I only need to buy one pair. I’m leaning towards brown. Any thoughts on that?
6. Speaking of boots, I saw a picture of these on someone’s blog yesterday (I’m sorry I can’t remember where. I have a dreadful memory.) How cute are those?
I think I need something a little more simple, but if I had money to burn like the government, then I would buy those and a farm in Africa.
(I wouldn’t really buy a farm in Africa but for some reason those boots look like something Meryl Streep wore in Out of Africa and my mind just went there)
(I mean, I’m not opposed to a farm in Africa but it would take a long time to get there and I hear it can be hot, hence the phrase “It’s Africa hot”)
See? I need to start going to bed earlier because I’m not in college anymore and my mind doesn’t function well on just a few hours of sleep every night. There’s no way I’d ever maintain that straight C average these days.
Y’all have a lovely day.