I need to seriously consider the possibility that I am a morning person.

On the one hand, I hate actually getting out of bed early in the morning. On the other hand, if I do, I am much more alert and mentally unmuddled and productive.

::vigorous nodding and agreement::

Any Scandinavian blood in your past? I hear they're quite photo-sensitive... during the summertime they had to work long hours in the fields, and it was better to hibernate during the long, dark winters :)

Oh ja, that could be.

I think I like the mornings because there is no worry that what I'm doing will be interrupted, as everyone else is asleep. I also feel good about being up, which makes me feel happy and, because of that, I'm more productive.

I think I like the mornings because there is no worry that what I'm doing will be interrupted, as everyone else is asleep.

funny.. that's precisely why i work at night :)

I also feel good about being up, which makes me feel happy and, because of that, I'm more productive.

Yeah, despite being a night owl my whole life, i've never managed to completely banish the inherent guilt in waking up a 4 o'clock in the afternoon...

I still remember the day when it used to be easier to work in the middle of the night, becasue there were fewer distractions. These days, morning woork is in