6:59am: Alarm goes off. Cry. Hit snooze. Go back to sleep.
7:05am: Wait up again in blind panic, fearing that alarm will go off again. See have three full minutes. Go back to sleep.
7:08am: Alarm goes off. Cry some more. Turn alarm off. Make mental note to change clock radio from unbearable pop station to NPR. Go back to sleep.
7:12am: Drag self from bed. Stop crying. Shuffle down the hall.
7:13am: Greet cat who is lounging on couch. Cat unsympathetic.
7:14am: Shower. Examine lather builder; contemplate using for pillow.
7:30am: Realize shower does not have a snooze button. Cry.
7:31am: Exit shower. Greet now screeching cat. Put cat on sink and encourage to drink from faucet. Cat momentarily appeased.
7:32am: Drying, lotioning, toothbrushing, vitamin-taking. Attempt to motivate self by promise of Scissor Sisters album on iPod that can be listened to at work. Does not work. Cry.
7:45am: Re-enter bedroom, followed by again screeching cat. Realize was in bathroom very long time and now have five minutes to dress, feed and water cat, back bag, and leave. Wonder what the hell happened.
7:46am:Dress, feed and water cat, pack shit in bag.
7:49am: Comtemplate taping Ellen in order to have motivation to get through day. Decide to play Cat Sitter DVD instead after receiving stony glares from cat.
7:50am: Leave for work. Cry. Open first Diet Coke.
8:32am: Arrive at work. Are extremely grateful that coworkers are just as tired and cranky and not in the mood to be all chatty Cathy. Open second Diet Coke.
8:33am-5:15pm: Work. Work. Email. TWoP. Fametracker. Blogs. Work. Work. Email. Work. Work. Eat Triscuits. Work. Diet Coke. Work. Work. Cry. Work. Third Diet Coke. Work. Strawberry Kiwi water.
6:00pm: Home at last. Set out box of kleenex for tomorrows crying jags.
6:01pm-10:30pm: Haze of exhaustion.
10:31-6:50am: Sleep.
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
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