Good morning. Growls....

[icarus]

Is it a man thing, or is he just self-important and damned inconsiderate?

I went to bed at a little before 3 a.m. wildernessguru wakes up at 4:15 a.m. for work. This is usually not a problem because there is only one thing guaranteed to jerk me awake:

Yell, "I need to turn on the lights!"

And flash the overhead lights in my face.

Now if you only do this once, I'll go right back to sleep. However, if you do three or four times while snarling "I'm late!" (FLASH!) and "Where are my keys?!" (FLASH!) and "I can't find my jeans!" (FLASH!), I will wake up.

And I won't be very pleasant.

Nor will I help you find your keys.

I've only had three hours of sleep but I'm wide awake now.

Comments

[crownglass39.livejournal.com]

I think that gaurantees smelly socks stuffed in his pillow...at the very least.

[tjstein.livejournal.com]

It's probably a little bit of both. After 6 years together, we've finally figured out that everything needs to be collected and laid out the night before outside of the bedroom area. But of course, sometimes things happen and one of us gets off our usual schedule and there is much crankiness involved.

But now that you're wide awake, you have some time to think of a suitable punishment.

[lttledvl.livejournal.com]

Men are such pigs! ;)

I haven't gotten hit with that in a while - of course, that's largely because he's never here...

I have gotten the occasional woken up on Sat or Sun morning as he's rolling out of bed to go to drill (yes, I so love getting up before 7am on my days off - nooootttt....)

That one time was understandable though...his bike refused to start so I had to drive him over - thankfully we live on the same street as the armory and it was only a 5 min drive...and then I went back to bed...

[fullygoldy.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's definitely *all of the above.*

If it's a daily/weekly occurrence, you might want to put some thought into tweaking his evening routine to help prevent it. If it's a rare occurrence, go ahead and be grouchy till about noon or so, and then let it go. Or, you know, demand reparations, such as a massage, when he comes back. :)

[lilac-way.livejournal.com]

I think it is a man thing. Mine is always looking for his glasses, car keys and cell phone at 4 am. And then he'll walk out the door without the stack of letters he meant to mail and call me at 4:30 to let me know I need to mail them. Sigh.

[dancing-moon.livejournal.com]

*feels horribly guilty* I did something like that once. But to my excuse it was seven in the morning, not four.

Anyway, this is why one should always empty ones pockets before entering the bedroom. Then if worst comes to worst, you'll just have to go to work without pants, but with keys, wallet etc

[tonicollins.livejournal.com]

I feel your pain.

I give you the following story because, 15 years on, I can now laugh at it.

I once shared a hotel room with a friend of mine. A smart woman who was a morning person. I am not. This fine morning the first thing I heard was the sound of a plastic cup falling into a sink. Repeatedly. Apparently, the plastic wrapping around the cup was defeating her. She was swearing under her breath.

My irritation level was rising.

After concurring the cup, she then went to her suitcase. Zip. Zip. Zip. Zip. Zip. Repeat 50+ times (that's when I stopped counting). She couldn't just open the zipper and leave it, oh no, she had to close it every time she opened it. I was thisclose to homicide. If it weren't for the fact that she was otherwise sincerely trying to be considerate - no direct light, no bumping the bed - well, Disneyland would've had a fatality that fine day.

As for Mr. Light Switch, may I suggest one of those caps with a light on them like people use at flea markets when it's oh my god in the morning? It saves on electricity too! *g*

[cheshyre]

I think it's more inconsiderate than manly.

Because it's something I'm guilty of :(

My husband's a night owl, I'm a morning person, and more often than I'd like to admit, in the morning when I need to get ready for work...

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Ooh. And with his job those are impressive.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

He bought me pizza tonight. And Canada Dry. And he has to listen to me read a chapter of one my stories -- and comment on it.

I drive a hard bargain. *nods*

Icarus

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

This was kind of understandable, too. I was the last one to use his keys, and he zonked out at 7pm last night so didn't have time to get his stuff ready.

He has paid in full. *stuffs face with pizza*

Icarus

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Oh, he's never done this before. If it were a regular occurance... well, it was for about six months, but that was because he wanted to kiss me goodbye every morning. Man, that didn't work when he left at 5:30 am and I was going to bed at 2am.

Icarus

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

He very rarely loses things. I'm thinking more about the "I am the most important person in the center of the universe wake up and help me!"-ness of it all.

He's paid in full with pizza, treats, and he's promised to listen to me read a fic to him. *nods*

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Well, I was the last person to handle his keys. But what happened is that he had put them in his back pocket already (instead of his front pocket where he usually carries them) and then forgot he'd picked them up. He's been staying up too late this last week.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I have to admit, I used to wake up like a bird in the sun every morning. Brainless, but cheerful. Actually, hmm, I'm usually cheerful first thing. With an IQ of about 5 till I'm fully awake.

This was bad when I had a roommate who woke up like a bear out of hibernation every morning. She just couldn't hack chatter of any kind, and there I'd be, chirping away.

Amazing I survived, really.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid I got very little done today as a result. Totally fuzzed on lack of sleep. Then fell asleep in the morning, whole day got screwed up.

He made up for it by buying pizza, Canada Dry, and promising to listen to me read him part of one of my fics.

[greenling.livejournal.com]

I hope it's not "a man thing"; if someone did that to me I'd rip their head off, so if I ever did it, I'd have to do the same thing to myself. :P

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

He's lucky I love him. As it turned out, the keys were in his pocket the whole time. *snorts*

[lttledvl.livejournal.com]

Aww...it's so cute when they pass out like that, isn't it?

He has paid in full.
Good man!