Getting in Early

Since my sleep schedule has been all out of wack, I have been fighting my alarm in the mornings. This morning was the first time in 2 weeks that I have had to get up early to move the car. I took advantage of the fact that I was awake, and got a lot done this morning. Including, coming into work early, to get a head start of a huge pile of rubbish that I will probably get trumped by something else, then firedrilled back to life at an inopportune time, if I don’t get it out of the way.  Anyway, like most people in this town, my headphones are part of my standard commuting gear. I always have them on, and turned up pretty loud. It helps drown out loud talkers, people arguing over getting shoved, etc. But occasionally, not having audible sensory of ambient noises can prove to be embarrassing. The combination of coming in early, and having headphones turned up, caused one such embarrassing moment for me, this morning. My daily alarm is generally set for 7:30, or 8 (I use G-calendar updates to wake me up for moving the car), and it is this really cheesy tune called “Eurotrance.” Chances are you also have a blackberry and know this tune. If you don’t have a blackberry, or haven’t heard this tune, the name accurately conveys the essence of the tune. Yeah, pretty fruity. Anyway, I got on the train this morning around 7:45, the alarm was set for 8. I arrived at work a little after 8:30 and didn’t notice that my alarm had been going off, until I got into my office and took out my headphones. That’s right, I was walking around [completely oblivious to the fact that I was] audibly blasting Eurotrance [for the benefit of my headphone-less fellow commuters]  for over 30 minutes this morning. Sweet.

Other goings ons:

-I have a mountain of reading to do right now. I’m currently reading Robert Hamburger’s new book, and TSAR, both which I received for Christmas. On deck I have 2 David McCullough books, one which I received in the mail yesterday from my dad (1776) and the other, which was given to me by one of our secretaries (John Adams) when he saw 1776 on my desk and assured me that I would also like John Adams. I can’t wait to read them all.

-Because of the books I listed above, I am about 2 issues behind on GQ and the rest of the men’s magazines. Was there anything good in the Jennifer Anisten (SP?) or Lebron James issues?

-Reagan and I are about to have an anniversary and I haven’t even planned anything for it. Ideas?