Jen_Lada's Blog

I don't pretend to be a morning person.

My unusual work schedule (like many of my co-workers) often gets me home around 11:30PM and I don't fall asleep for another few hours. So it's pretty common for me to still be drifting through a REM cycle til 9 or 10 in the morning.

So you can imagine my anger when I was stirred at 6:30AM by loud, jarring noise pouring through my open bedroom windows. "What the heck is that?" I wondered (actual thoughts censored for blog.) 

Hoping it would stop soon, I tried to roll over and drift back into dream land but the ruckus continued. With my annoyance level rising by the second, I leapt out of bed and peered next door.

Now my husband and I had just been complaining about the neighbors' need to cut their Serengeti-esque lawn the night before. So a part of me was pleased to realize that's what they were doing. But the other part - the sleepy part no doubt - couldn't believe they'd selected 6:30 IN THE MORNING to spring some ambition. I mean "come on!" 

I did the only thing a 'decent' neighbor could do. I went around and slammed shut all the open second story windows. Violently. Vehemently. I wasn't going to yell all the rude retorts rolling around my head. But I did want to indicate my annoyance. They continued on their mow-wy little way and I eventually fell back asleep.

But am I completely off my rocker to think that a deed like mowing - which will in-deed be heard by 'mow' than just oneself  - should be done at a 'mow' appropriate time? Jeez!