Big Dan's Corner

Another rhetorical question.

Ever since I’ve been a young teenager I’ve been a night owl. Half the times I couldn’t get up for school because my body just wouldn’t let me fall asleep before 1 or 2 AM. I’ve read a couple of studies that a majority of teenagers are this way and that the school day should start later as for the most part the first 2 or 3 periods of class time are practically useless to them.

I never grew out of being a night owl. As much as I love being out in the sun and enjoying the spring/summer/fall weather, I just cannot seem to stay on a ‘day schedule’, unless I have to.

The only time I’ve ever been able to stay on a day schedule is when I’m working a 9-5, although since I’m a teenager I only worked a couple of 9-5 jobs the rest were either in bars and clubs as a DJ which is a night job or a couple of other jobs that were over night positions.

Working on the internet building and managing websites probably contributes a little bit as I truely don’t have a schedule to keep and often times I have to meet with clients when it’s convienent for them in their time zone which can sometimes be in the middle of the night for me, especially with Australian and European clients.

Staying up nights has it’s positives; For instance shopping is whole lot nicer when people aren’t bumping into you with carts you don’t feel so rushed. Traffic is virtually nothing so driving is pleasant and relaxing. Generally at night it’s quiet therefore I’m able to concentrate on what I’m doing without interruptions.

Of course there are negitives; it always kills my diet and excersise plans as I’m not going walking around my town at 2-3 in morning as there are no street lights where I walk and there’s wild animals out there. There’s been many times I’ve missed company at my house because I slept through them being here. It’s only mom and I here and mom likes the company when I get on a night schedule, we only see each other maybe 2 hours a day, of course that sometimes can be a positive, depending on how you look at it.

What about you? Are you a night owl or early bird?