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Nov 21, 2008, 06:01 AM
 
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I wake up at about 8:00, dive into shower, brush teeth, shave, dry hair a little
Make cup of tea and check emails whilst watching Pocoyo
then stuff gunk in hair, brush my teeth again and depart (usually at about 8:45)

Do you have one? or are you crazily chaotic? I find I just do stuff in this sequence, I don't do it consciously.
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Nov 21, 2008, 08:14 AM
 
I wake up when I wake up, I make a coffee then head for the bathroom. Poop and post, then it's into the bath. Out of the bath, air dry, breakfast, clean teeth.
The only irregularity is the time this all happens.
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Nov 21, 2008, 08:36 AM
 
Alarm goes off at 7:15ish.
Ignore it and sleep until 7:40ish.
Get up, find something presentable to wear.
Skip breakfast 99% of the time.
Go outside and wait for bus.

I *really* hate mornings. I sleep in as long as possible.
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Nov 21, 2008, 08:36 AM
 
I wake up to "Morning Edition" on NPR and listen for about 30 minutes before waking up. Then I get up and wake the kids to get them ready for school. My wife and I tag-team breakfast, signing school papers, making sure the kids have all the need and then they are off.

I have about 1 hour before I have to drive to work, so it's usually a shower or at least a shave if time is tight, coffee or tea, a fast breakfast and then off to work. On Monday I have to deal with taking out the garbage.
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Nov 21, 2008, 09:35 AM
 
I read threads like this and end up late to school/work depending on the day of the week.
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Nov 21, 2008, 09:52 AM
 
I wake at either 4:30 or 6:00, depending on whether or not one of us is working that day. The dogs go out, we feed the dogs and cats, and then we eat a light breakfast. On work days after breakfast it's showers, dress and out the door at about 6:00. On non-work days, after breakfast we read the paper for a bit then it's outdoors for a walk/run by about 7:15.

We ALWAYS eat at least something for breakfast and it ALWAYS includes coffee. That's life support.

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Nov 21, 2008, 10:34 AM
 
Wake up, get outta bed, drag a comb across my head. After I take a whiz and brush my teeth, anyway. Then let the dog and cat out, put on a pot, feed the animals.

Then maybe goof off here a little, have a smoke and a cup, get the kids ready* to go and that's about it.

*which is usually a joint effort, but sometimes it gets taken care of without any assistance from me.
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 10:46 AM
 
I wake up around 8:20, brush teeth, pee.
work for an hour or so.
First cup of coffee at around 10:30.

that's now.
if I'm knee deep in a project my schedule changes drastically, usually up all night and wake up at around 11.
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Nov 21, 2008, 10:46 AM
 
Originally Posted by zro View Post
Wake up, get outta bed, drag a comb across my head. After I take a whiz and brush my teeth, anyway. Then let the dog and cat out, put on a pot, feed the animals.

Then maybe goof off here a little, have a smoke and a cup, get the kids ready* to go and that's about it.

*which is usually a joint effort, but sometimes it gets taken care of without any assistance from me.
I must be insane - I saw two marijuana references in this post.

For the record, I'm not a pothead. I've ever even seen pot in real life. I'm just really tired right now.

Giggity giggity.
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Nov 21, 2008, 10:48 AM
 
The usual - wake up, shower, breakfast, coat on, out the door kind of routine. Usually we'll put on music - often the radio.

The big thing is spending a few minutes together talking about the day ahead, and what plans we may have in the evening.
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 10:49 AM
 
Originally Posted by shifuimam View Post
I've ever even seen pot in real life.
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Nov 21, 2008, 11:14 AM
 
depends on the day. usually wake up anywhere between 7-11. m-th. f is free for me, so anytime i want to wake up. bathroom, take pills, on here for a bit, shower/shave/brush teeth. air dry. dressed. then classes (m-t) w-th. is the same but substitute class for work study. fridays i have off so i pretty much do anything I want except when assignments are needed to be done, then Fridays is when I do them.
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 11:18 AM
 
Originally Posted by Doofy View Post
I wake up when I wake up, I make a coffee then head for the bathroom. Poop and post, then it's into the bath. Out of the bath, air dry, breakfast, clean teeth.
The only irregularity is the time this all happens.
Similar schedule, except I towel dry. Air drying is too cold.

Wake - whenever (sometimes the kids wake me up)
Coffee
Poop
Check forums
Bathe
Towel dry
Breakfast
Brush teeth
fiddle in the workshop
Answer email
Forums

[Play with kids is interspersed throughout that above schedule.]
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 11:22 AM
 
"[Play with kids is interspersed throughout that above schedule.]"
??

^joking around^
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 11:49 AM
 
So, joking about molesting my kids is cool to you?
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 11:54 AM
 
Originally Posted by Railroader View Post
So, joking about molesting my kids is cool to you?
You molest young goats?
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Nov 21, 2008, 12:03 PM
 
Now that's kind of funny.
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 12:23 PM
 
Depends on where I'm working. When it's London (~2 days a week)
Alarm at 0700
Shower
Dress
Breakfast
Teeth
Out the door at 0600 to catch 0620 train

I'f I'm working from home:
Alarm at 0700
Get kids out of bed, by force if necessary
Make kids breakfast and lunches
Help kids get dressed
Out the door at 0750 to drive son to school
Come back home
Make coffee for wife
Drag wife out of bed, by force if necessary
Breakfast
Back out the door at 0800 to take daughter to school
Home for a shower, get dressed
Start working ~0930
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 12:24 PM
 
Woke up, got out of bed
Dragged a comb across my head
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
And looking up, i noticed i was late
Found my coat and grabbed my hat
Made the bus in seconds flat
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
Somebody spoke and i went into a dream
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 12:40 PM
 
Originally Posted by Paco500 View Post
Depends on where I'm working. When it's London (~2 days a week)
Alarm at 0700
Shower
Dress
Breakfast
Teeth
Out the door at 0600 to catch 0620 train

Does not compute
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 01:08 PM
 
Originally Posted by brassplayersrock² View Post
Does not compute
He works for a time traveling company.

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Nov 21, 2008, 01:10 PM
 
He lives on a time zone border
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 01:15 PM
 
Originally Posted by KeriVit View Post
He lives on a time zone border
...and lives in a moving vehicle? A van of some sort?

...near the river?

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Nov 21, 2008, 01:22 PM
 
7AM wakeup
wake my son up so he has playtime before school
shower with NPR
Feed:
10 chickens
8 domestic ducks, but yesterday about 40+ wild ducks were looking for breakfast
the dogs, the let them run
the fish
the hermit crabs
my son
have newsshows on the tube in the background
drop my son off at school
Hang out at the coffee shop for maybe a half hour and chill with the local folks

Now that the tourists are gone - morning coffee(.80 cents) by a Franklin type stove and overstuffed chairs is great is a great way to start the day.
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 01:52 PM
 
Wake up at 5am, no alarm. This happens everyday, even on weekends.
Surf the web/email/forums/watch movie
Shower/shave/brush teeth/put contacts in at 6:00.
Leave for work between 6:20 and 6:30.
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 02:05 PM
 
Am I the only one who brushes his teeth first thing out of bed? I can't stand the feeling of teeth that have been sleeping for hours.
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Nov 21, 2008, 02:40 PM
 
Originally Posted by IceEnclosure View Post
Am I the only one who brushes his teeth first thing out of bed? I can't stand the feeling of teeth that have been sleeping for hours.
?
Isn't this a little pointless, seeing as the next thing you're going to do is throw an industrial-sized coffee in there?
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Nov 21, 2008, 02:42 PM
 
Wake up.
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 02:51 PM
 
it has been said that doing an oral activity while waking up actually helps you wake up quicker. i.e. brushing your teeth
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 03:04 PM
 
Maybe I have a dirty mind but when I reading that sentence I was thinking...nevermind.
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 03:08 PM
 
I don't drink coffee to wake up. I may have an espresso later on, but I just don't like the *yuck* feeling of unbrushed teeth.
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Nov 21, 2008, 03:28 PM
 
Alarm at 6:55 or 7:05 depending on whether it's work or class in the morning. Hit snooze at least three times, then pee, flush, brush teeth, and start the shower right as the toilet finishes filling. Jump out of the shower, throw on clothes, throw stuff in backpack, then hop on the bike and pedal furiously to campus so as not to be late for work.
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 04:37 PM
 
Originally Posted by shifuimam View Post
I must be insane - I saw two marijuana references in this post.
For the record, I'm not a pothead. I've ever even seen pot in real life. I'm just really tired right now.
Giggity giggity.
I saw the same thing and I also have never used pot.

Originally Posted by IceEnclosure View Post
Am I the only one who brushes his teeth first thing out of bed? I can't stand the feeling of teeth that have been sleeping for hours.
I brush my teeth before peeing most days. And I don't drink coffee or have breakfast so they stay nice and clean for a while.
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Nov 21, 2008, 04:56 PM
 
MY routine is very different. On the days I work (every 3rd day) I get up, put on shorts and a tshirt and drive to work. Once at work I go work out and eat breakfast, then take a shower, brush teeth and get into my uniform. Then I'll do all the truck checks and then shoot the bull before getting to more work.

On the days I get off (work a 24 hr shift) I'll wake up around 630 get dressed, brush teeth, make up my bed and pack my gear up. I then do my chores when is pub patrol (bathroom cleaning) and then vacuum.

The next day, I just wake up whenever and do whatever I want.
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 04:57 PM
 
0730 wife wakes up and gets in shower
0735 I wake up and make bottle for son, put out breakfast stuff for me + wife + daughter
0740 scratch balls
0741 take a squirt
0743 into shower - alone you sex crazed fiends
0755 eat with family - great comedy moments
0805 get daughter dressed
0810 brush teeth then get dressed
0815 out the door
0817 first cigarette of the day with news on the car radio and we're off
0830 at work, start PC, grab coffee
0835 sports discussion - usually rugby is the first topic (I live in Toulouse OK)
0845 Emails and some crisis to put off until the afternoon
0900 some meeting or other for some work that is behind schedule, over budget, not what the client wants/needs/pays for or a combination thereof.
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 06:56 PM
 
auto wake up around 6.45 everyday (can never sleep in)
drink about 500 ml of room temp water
put on the kettle
awaken my Macs
make my first cup of Earl Grey
read the BBC news online while drinking tea
poo poo
shower
back to reading something online
more cups of tea
perhaps another poo
another shower even
put on a load of washing
drink more cups of tea and read while waiting the washing to finish
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 07:06 PM
 
I wake up and smash a mosquito dead on my arm, smiling slightly as a result. Then I shave and cut myself slightly in the process, applying a small bit of toilet paper to soak up the blood. After that I cut into some breakfast meat, fry it, and I make some eggs and coffee to go along with it. . . .

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Nov 21, 2008, 07:06 PM
 
Wake up at 8
masturbate to macnn user pics thread
poop
go to work

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Nov 21, 2008, 07:16 PM
 
Originally Posted by ort888 View Post
Wake up at 8
masturbate to macnn user pics thread
poop
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I get up in the morning at ten o'clock at night half an hour before I go to bed, drink a cup of sulphuric acid, work twenty-nine hours a day down mill, and pay mill owner for permission to come to work, and when I get home, my Dad and mother would kill me and dance about on my grave singing Hallelujah.
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Nov 21, 2008, 09:55 PM
 
Originally Posted by Big Mac View Post
I wake up and smash a mosquito dead on my arm, smiling slightly as a result. Then I shave and cut myself slightly in the process, applying a small bit of toilet paper to soak up the blood. After that I cut into some breakfast meat, fry it, and I make some eggs and coffee to go along with it. . . .
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Nov 21, 2008, 10:42 PM
 
Up at 6:00am
Get dressed, shave, make my room look nice, eat breakfast, start the car (if it's cold), brush my teeth, deice the car, and go to school. Then I always talk to my Civics and Geography and AP Euro teacher.
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 10:57 PM
 
current routine:
0645 wake to least-annoying cell phone ringtone, brush teeth, wash face, dress. I shower at night.
0700 check in on forums, nuke some spammers, hand out a few infractions to start the day right
0730 get to work, make coffee
0730-0830 read news, read the forums, and drink coffee all while getting paid to do it
0830 finally start real work

I used to drink coffee and read the news from home before work, but then I realized I could do it from work and get 30 more minutes of sleep each day.
     
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Nov 21, 2008, 11:55 PM
 
during the week:
alarm goes off at 615
snooze it til 645 or so
downstairs to pee
take vitamins
check cat box
brush teeth
shave
shower
get dressed
fill water bottle
grab phones, ipod, etc
goto work

weekend:
up at 9 (sat) 830 (sun)
put on workout clothes
downstairs to pee
take vitamins
check cat box
brush teeth
fill water bottle
grab phones, ipod, etc
go workout
     
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Nov 22, 2008, 04:01 AM
 
Up at 8:30. Have to be at work at 9:00.

Rarely am.
     
   
 
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