Routine is good...

[topthemonkey]

I got the monkey up early. Earlier than I think he would have liked, and dragged him to the nearby bagel store for breakfast. While normally I appreciate a good sleeping-in on the weekends, with the recent issues and Monkey's ability to sleep till way-too-late, I think it should be discouraged till we have a handle on things.

So I woke him up (with a crop -- have I mentioned I love this crop?
It's so useful for turning out the lights without getting out of bed -- either by flipping the switch with the crop, or by whapping the monkey till he turns out the lights). Anyway, I woke him up at about 9:30, brought him to breakfast, and then brought him to the library, where he was allowed to get a card (yes, I allow my slave to get a library card...guess some would say I'm not a real master :) )

We're there now -- I'm making use of the internet terminals, posting this through an encrypted link to a java ssh session I keep laying around for just such an emergency...I somehow think this could be a good routine to get the monkey into ever saturday. Bagels aside, it costs literally nothing...heck, it's even bikeable if we get to that point.

Meanwhile, I'm still here doing my usual thing...checking email, answering work tickets, and the like. Whereas a book store...I wouldn't have that luxury (for nothing) and anything the monkey would want to take home would cost me.

Of course, there's still a comic store to hit. (dun DUN dun).