What is the best part of waking up? I’ve always wondered.
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What is the best part of waking up? I’ve always wondered.
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geg6
The commercial gets it mostly right. It’s coffee. But definitely not Folger’s. Gimme my Dunkin Donuts! Now!
henqiguai
So, let me get this straight. ABL puts up a couple of threads on the beauty of Black women, and now suddenly Balloon-Juice is awash in “Meet Real Guys” ads featuring an array of Black men. Coincidence ? I think not…
I blame ABL.
Oh, and the best part of waking up ? It’s all about the actually waking up. YMMV.
DecidedFenceSitter
At this point of being a new parent – the fact that it means I got sleep. Not enough, but some.
Josie
Definitely coffee. Really good coffee with a touch of cream.
Alex S.
Singing birds…
Here’s some DougJ bait:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/may/19/david-brooks-big-idea-society
kindness
Well, that depends who you are waking up with now, doesn’t it?
Linda Featheringill
People who care.
I may be fat, ugly, and stupid, as well as poor as Job’s turkey, but I am loved. :-)
Tim F.
A pile of dog barf starring a third of dinner and most of a tennis ball.
gil mann
Wearing a jockstrap filled with instant coffee grounds. Yeah, I know, I took the wrong message away from the old Folgers jingle, but don’t knock it till ya try it!
biff diggerence
Never wondered about that.
Only one thought possible:
I’m not freakin dead.
cintibud
Rolling over and going back to sleep
The Ancient Randonneur
As long as you wake up on the right side of the dirt it’s all good!
Stephen1947
I don’t much care for waking up in the morning (or after naps) but I also don’t really like going to bed in the evening either. I guess I just don’t like change very much.
WereBear
The cat face filling your vision.
billgerat
I guarantee you, it ain’t Folgers in your cup. I can’t stand the Red Death anymore.
ChrisS
I don’t know …. I’ve been suffering through anxiety and panic attacks for the last two weeks. Mornings are the worst.
Phyllis
@WereBear: I miss waking up like that.
Fucen Pneumatic Fuck Wrench Tarmal
coffee is a pot at the end of a rainbow, when i am just waking up, aside from seeing my girlfriend’s beautiful face, having enough time to make it to the porcelain is the best part of waking up.
stuckinred
I get up around 5 and check the overnight events. The pups come out, LilBit jumps on the couch and Bohdi comes over for some pets and back in the rack. At 6:24 I herd Lil Bit back in and she jumps over Bodhi and wakes the Princess up. Off four out 2 mile coffee walk, chat with our pals if they are not in New Orleans or Savannah. Back to the crib and logon to work.
MizB
The best part of waking up is Baileys in your cup!
chopper
taking a shot of cocaine and shooting your woman down.
THE
Opening your eyes, realizing you haven’t died yet.
Hey… Hello again world.
Jeff Darcy
@WereBear: Be glad it’s the cat’s *face*.
WereBear
@ChrisS: I’ve been taking supplemental Vitamin D all winter; made a HUGE difference.
@Phyllis: Yeah. I’m sorry about that.
stuckinred
@chopper: a “shot” of blow huh?
p.a.
once one reaches a certain age, the best part of waking up is waking up!
Worked with a guy who had a minor heart attack in his early 50’s (minor being defined as a someone else’s heart attack). After, he said he “just lays in bed at night… waiting.”
jeez.
stuckinred
@p.a.: Every breath is a gift.
Woodrowfan
looking at the clock and realizing I still have a couple hours to sleep while my wife is hugging me and both dogs are cuddled next to us.
ChrisS
@WereBear: Thanks for the advice. It’s been a tough road lately. The news doesn’t help. Neither does the economy and despite the fact that I have a good job and we have new work coming in, but we’re 90% reliant on federal (DoD & Army Corps) and state projects. Although Balloon-Juice does help me cope a bit.
The cat face filling your vision.
One of our Siamese likes to curl up with me at 5am just as the alarm goes off. So she’s all nice and cuddly and warm and I have get out of bed.
WereBear
Arizona is at it again:
Overweight welfare recipients could be fined $50
LGRooney
Birds chirping, newspaper at my door, and Lavazza in my cup!
chopper
@stuckinred:
ah, i can’t forget the day i shot that bad bitch down.
Hawes
Snooze bar, baby. Snooze bar.
cleek
waking up to a nose that’s slightly less stuffed than the day before.
Amoxicillin FTW
AnnaN
Cuddling with one of the three males who are also in bed with me. Two are of the canine variety. :)
Dan
Wood.
tesslibrarian
I primarily agree with cintibud, but it’s also the way the cat stops screaming at me to give him his morning treat/supplement. The next best thing is a cup of hot tea and some cheese toast.
danimal
Almost three years since I had a major heart attack (major means it was ME). Best part of waking up is, as others have said, waking up. Being alive may suck at times, but it sure beats the alternative.
DlewOnRoids
The best part of breaking up is when you’re making up. The rest, I dunno.
Waldo
I’m surprised we went 35 comments without someone mentioning wood.
gex
My girl and my pup. No matter what other shit is going on with me or in the world, I wake up every day with the best girl and the best pup.
gex
@WereBear: I wouldn’t put it past Arizona to continually drive the “target” weight down. 1) Because you can raise revenue without raising taxes and 2) they can kill off those no good moochers. Sheriff Joe sure would.
henqiguai
@Waldo (#40):
Um, older demographic ?
bob0lo
The best part of waking up is a doobie all rolled up. Everybody knows that.
Roger Moore
@danimal:
How do you know if you’ve never tried it? If the religious people are right, being dead might be great.
Dan
@henqiguai: I am older. That’s why it’s the best part!
piratedan
@WereBear: you know that they only have our best interests at heart, because these legislators have shown every day that they’re willing to do what’s right for the people of Arizona, even if the people of Arizona don’t agree. Now… get off my lawn, that Gutierrez boy is due sometime today to mow it.
kindness
@henqiguai: We ain’t dead yet, but we are being ‘polite’.
Paul in KY
@p.a.: With all that stress it will be sooner rather than later.
khead
The 4-5 raccoons having a convention on our deck at 5AM. Apparently our trash can is the new neighborhood wildlife hangout spot.
Never heard such a racket.
Jewish Steel
Three basenjis singing in my living room. I think their sound was the inspiration for the tornado siren.
@Tim F.:
must’ve been some party.
Legalize
It sure as shit isn’t coffee. Gross. The best thing about waking up is the fact that Mrs. Legalize and the rotten kittens have me surrounded.
neldob
Waking up and hearing the birds start singing and going back to sleep. Superfine.
steppy
Best part of waking up is knowing that you’re enjoying the high point of your whole day. There’s not enough coffee to wash out the taste of my daily shit sandwich.
Chuck Butcher
Cuppa strong coffee and a Camel straight – there is that other morning delight but then I am married…
Arclite
For me, it’s my horny 100 lb Japanese wife…
Sean
@Dan: the only reason I clicked into comments was to make sure someone listed this. Although I would have aid ‘boner.’