I’m not a fan of going to bed. I just don’t like all the preparation that goes into it. At college I would procrastinate going to bed, because I knew what awaited me there… my roommate goes to bed at about 10pm, so I knew that I would have to crawl around in the dark, using my 2 watt cell phone screen to guide me, trying my hardest to be silent enough to not wake anyone up. That definitely goes on the top 10 sucks list.
Now that I’m home for Christmas break it’s even worst, cuz my mom is the BEST security system ever invented. She puts WATCH DOGS to shame. Somehow she can just SENSE any noise being made out of the ordinary, and IMMEDIATELY start walking out of her room to see what’s happening. So whenever I come home past 10pm, I gotta do the whole JAMES BOND routine to stop the alarms from going off.
I should get like a mission impossible ring tone going when I do it… “your mission budd if you choose to accept it… is to make it into your room without waking your mom up… this message will self destruct in 10 seconds…"
So in lieu of this holiday season, I’m giving you guys my Secret 8 Step System on "how to go to bed." Enjoy:
1. Turn the car off, and get your keys into the pocket to prevent any jingle noises.
2. Shut the car door softly, and slowly approach the door.
3. You gotta hope that they remembered to keep the door unlocked; otherwise the whole operation is blown. Pull the door tight against the frame, and then twist the knob all the way to prevent any clicking noises. Take a light step inside, and gently close the door with the knob still twisted until shut, THEN you can untwist the knob. This prevents the CLICKING noise caused by the little metal thing jutting off the side of the door that hits against that metal plate on the frame.
4. Once you’ve gotten the door closed, move as swiftly as you can off any tile. The plushness of carpet dampens any footstep noise, but be careful for those squeaky spots on the floor. After much practice (preferably in the day time...), you will begin to remember where all the squeaky spots are. You must avoid them at all cost, otherwise all is lost, and mom will come out wondering half asleep.
5. The trickiest part is those nasty stairs… Those things are the mother load of all squeaks… but I’ve found if you walk along the outside by the wall, it reduces the squeakage, but make sure your steps are light, cuz that hollow space underneath the stairs just amplifies each step like an acoustic guitar. Once you’re inside your room… you’re pretty much safe, but make sure you close your door FIRST (as shown in step 3) before you turn on your light.
6. That’s when the whole going to bed process starts. You gotta get undressed and everything, take out the contacts, and what not… by the time I’m done, I’m usually in a cold sweat panting… THAT'S when you approach the BED…
7. Since I don’t live at home anymore, my room has turned into more of a guest room… so it’s more of a decoration than anything… some people put decorations in rooms, and others make rooms decorations, it’s just how it is… and my room is just one of those rooms…
One night, as I was going thru my routine of chucking off all the pillows, I decided to count them. EIGHT! Why do I need eight? Just in case I’m having a midget sleep over? “alright everyone on the bed!… we’re gonna be dividing this bed into 8 quadrants to sleep on... but luckily we each have our own pillow so we don't have to share!"
All I need for a bed is ONE pillow, and ONE blanket… not EIGHT!
8. After being de-pillowfied, jump into bed. SHOOT… It’s tucked!
I am definitely not a tucker… It's like being trapped in a strait jacket … but for legs. So I have to start doing the frantic kick thing to undo it until I’m all hot and sweaty again. So I need to cool off...
I am definitely not a tucker… It's like being trapped in a strait jacket … but for legs. So I have to start doing the frantic kick thing to undo it until I’m all hot and sweaty again. So I need to cool off...
9. Start throwing off any un-needed blankets til you just have one. By that point the space between the wall and the bed is just FULL of fluff… and FINALLY you can rest… and the next night you come back in… and it’s all back to normal again…
Yeah… Definitely on the top 10 sucks.
ANYWAY…
The mustache Party had a good turn out this year, we’re going to post the results for 2009's winter solstice staches, and YOU guys get to vote on your favorite picture. Whoever wins, will be rewarded a brand new Sweater Sweeties Christmas Album. The vote thing will be on the right side of the page, so make sure you vote for the "sweetest" mustache.
#1 Ben Spense (used mascera to darken it)
#2 Jaymin Vickers
#3 Jbudd (used mascera to darken)
#4 Kip Webster (used mascera to darken it)
#5 Lance Hancock
