The 5 AM Wake Up Call
For some jacked up reason, I've been waking up at 4:40-5:00 the last few days. Maybe it's leftover jet lag, maybe it's some cosmic force gettin' my butt up early. I think it's the early morning sun peepin' through the blinds which I never seem to close properly. Whatever the case, I've been waking up, wondering where I am (because sometimes it's LIKE that), and then going back to sleep. This morning, I went to the gym.
I normally avoid certain gyms because I don't like the idea of working out where I know lots of folks. I'm not a diva in that way, that I can't been seen workin' it out or sweaty and no make up kinda shit, but the truth is, I just like to be left alone to my thoughts and think about stuff, and go incognito at the gym. Anyway, I hop on the EFX machine and start haulin' bootay and start thinking about my day and all the other crap I have to take care of. It's a nice way to start the day. I used to work out like this, in the pre-dawn hours, and I prefer it to the PM hours, like late late at night because I'd wind up awake until 2AM, and that's not good...Fun, but not good.
So I manage to avoid pretty much all eyecontact and don't recognize anyone. About twenty five minutes later, I see someone, and then we wind up talking for a little bit, which is cool because I haven't seen the brotha in a while. So I bounce and drive home. The streets are empty, just newspaper deliveries and some early morning donut shoppers. Back at the house, I rinse off and watch the morning news. I would normally be trying to get a few more minutes of sleep in at this time, but I'm awake and ready to go.
As a token of appreciation, I head out to a bagel/juice shop and get some good breakfast in me. It's expensive, but it's not easy for my old ass to go and work out at that hour. So now I'm at work, actually here on time for a change. I'm going to try to get outta here early today to go to work on Barcelona: the Photo Album, since everyone's been asking for the pictures. I'm not a fan of telling the same damn story over and over, except the Moth Story, but that's something else all together.
So here's to my early morning start, and we'll see how long this lasts ;-)
Take care,
Voodoo
Be back later with some cynicism for yo ass.
Wednesday, June 06, 2001
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