TIME TO PRETEND.

today i conducted a "mock-drive" to my new place of work. work is far north, or so i thought. i left my house at 7:01 AM, assuming my journey would require at least half an hour. 18 minutes later there i was. only to turn around. my timely arrival may have seemed a relief to my rush-hour nightmares. yet instead, i am left with my original work departure mystery. on my return, i observed the on-coming traffic patterns with hopes of finding that "optimal window". but then decided it would be better to pay attention to the side of the highway that i was actually driving on.
moving on.
i promised myself starbucks on my trip's completion, for enticement purposes. once at starbucks, i ordered a tall cafe du jour and a NY times to-go. when i arrived home at 7:44 (still before 8AM!) i remembered my distaste for plain starbucks coffee. and then there is the fact that i do not read the new york times. miscommunication with myself, i suppose. let's just blame starbucks and their beautifully crafted white/green post-consumer recycled cups. so inviting! in conclusion, i woke up at 6:58AM for no apparent reason. other than to remind myself that i am intellectually inept, for the paper is still unread. and what good will it be tomorrow. old news, if you will. i may pull an all-nighter. with the coffee i never drank, of course.