i've been staying at my parents' house the last couple of days, because it's closer to where i work, and i just didn't want to sit in holiday traffic, and enjoy everyone's holiday "cheer" on the freeway.
plus it rained in the middle of the night, last night. and it got slightly weird.
i get up for work before sunrise on weekdays. i had my alarm set for four-forty a.m.
so the alarm goes off. i do my usual inner argument about how nice and comfy the bed is, versus how cold and dark it is outside, so i would probably be better off staying under the covers, and hiding from state taxes. that took five minutes to convince myself to get up, i checked the time again.
into the shower, scrub, scrub, wash everwhere, and rinse off. thought i heard someone outside the door. my dad is a bit of an insomniac, so i am not too worried.
wrapping the towel around me, i peek down the hall. the light is on in my parents' room, which is unusual, since my mom is not an insomniac, goes to bed around midnight, and doesn't wake up until eight or nine most days.
i hear my dad downstairs. he had been installing a new kitchen faucet when i went to bed last night. i hear drilling and the sound of metal wrenches being rifled through in the toolbox.
i go into my parents' room, to find my mom, in curlers, fiddling with her hair. i asked her why she was up so early.
she looks at me strangely, and asks me why i'm awake so early. she'd been helping my dad with the sink, and putting everything away, and was just getting ready for bed. she says it's only almost two a.m.
what the actual fuck. i go back to my room and check my phone. yup two in the morning, and i've just taken my morning shower.
was i dreaming that i'd heard the alarm, had my inner argument, and checked the time again?
fuck.
so, i dry my hair, and go back to bed. change the alarm to five-forty...already took care of shower time. then, i can't go back to sleep. rolled around for an hour or so, and just drifted off to sleep, when the real alarm did go off.
at least it was a short day at work. at least i hadn't gotten fully dressed, had bfast, and driven to the office way too early.
still, what the hell? so, so weird.
i liked this car. a little difficult with it half in shade and half in sun. not really sure why the shoes are sitting there. i'm going to say they're more stylish and subtle than your typical chock block.