Last week I woke up on a Thursday at 6:00 A.M. to go running. It is always nearly impossible to peel my body away from my sheets at such an early hour, but something about this day was different. I laid with my eyes opened for 5 minutes after my alarm clock went off trying to decide if I should wake up or not. Welp, I said, I'm already awake so I might as well. There is something indescribable about being awake and outside at 6:00 AM. Somehow it's as if my mind works in ways it can't at later hours. I ran through a set of sprinklers that had formed a puddle on the sidewalk and I thought, Man, these sprinklers have been awake now for probably 20 minutes. Think of all the things they were able to see in those 20 minutes of extra awake time.
I concluded that people who wake up at 6:00 AM are the truly interesting people in the world. What brings them to wake up so early on a regular basis? A Job? A healthy life style? A baby? A hobby? Insanity? Whatever their story, the 6:00 AM crowd is neat. We all wave to each other no matter what 'fraternity' we belong to. For example the runners wave to the walkers and the guy on his 250 cc scooter waves to the walkers and runners too. You don't have to be part of the same group or genre to get a hello from a fellow 6:00 AM crowd-er.
But then the hour turns to 7:00 and more and more people are out now. The 7:00 AM crowd isn't quite as cool or unique because a lot of people get up at 7:00.
The 6 AM hour is sort of addicting. Even though the experience is rewarding and exciting, my back is magnetized to my bed and the force keeping us together is constantly getting stronger. Maybe I need to sleep on my stomach....do I have a magnet on my stomach?
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8 years ago
7 comments:
Ha ha ha!
I totally know what you mean though...it's cool to be out and about early in the morning and realize that other people are too. Maybe you should try like 4:30 and see who's out then.
You need to get rid of that mika crap. I go to your blog and quickly scroll to se if something is new and click away before the song gets going.
Your post is very well written. I believe anyone would enjoy reading these kind of posts whether they know you or not.
Joe
I was just talking about mika, not all the music gosh!
hahaha I know. It was all kind of driving me crazy though...it's time for new music.
Abby, you make me laugh. I love your thought processes. The world is certainly a different place in the wee hours of the morning. I don't know about 4:30 though Hannah. I think anything before 5:00 and you have left the cool crowd and entered the wierdo crowd.
Hey! I'm in the 5:00 a.m. crowd and I'm not a weirdo. At least I don't think I am.
Abby, I too enjoy your blog and all the little thoughts in your head. I mean, who else gives sprinklers their own personality.
Hey, I was in the 3:30 crowd for 3 years. For the most part, that crowd is actually the "I haven't gone to sleep yet" crowd. That makes them the late crowd - not an early crowd. But they're still weird.
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