morning routine

just because i'm bored.

i set three alarms on my cell phone--8:00am, 8:20am, 8:40am--and i always turn off the first two to go back to sleep. i don't wake up that early because my roommates are usually up using the bathroom and showering. by 8:40am, i'm the only one left in the apartment so i can do whatever i want.

i shower, brush my teeth, then pour myself a bowl of honey bunches of oats and watch some morning news for a brief five minutes. or i turn to the insider, which is a tv program about celebrities. hot.

i put my clothes on and walk out the door. i stop next to the 1station and get my free copy of amny and walk ten blocks to 168th/b'way reading it.

walking from 157st to 168st is like walking through a different part of the world. the dominican republic, in particular. nobody speaks a lick of english. everyone is chilling on the sidewalk playing dominos or standing around. there are boxes of clothes on the street for less than ten dollars a piece.

but once i turn from broadway to 168th st, then it feels like i'm back in new york. a lot of different people (mostly nurses, doctors, students who work at the columbia medical center) and a lot of street vendors selling bagels, danishes, coffee, and egg sandwiches.

and then i get to my building, say 'hola' the security officer, press the button that summons the elevator carriage and go down to R4.

and here i am.

and work blows. :)

-andy