Sitting in the dark, eating mixed nuts.

I am by no means a morning person, nor am I a night owl. There is nothing particularly great about the afternoon. No mysterious force draws me to the midday, or the early evening. In every twenty-four hour period there are countless ups and downs, and I can't bring myself to pick one time of day that I like the best. Thus, I classify myself as an "all day" person.

I love to watch the sunrise. I like to sit in a canoe on a quiet lake in the early morning and listen to loons and watch fish jump in the distance. I like to cook breakfast and eat it outside in an early morning breeze while perusing a magazine. Morning is a peaceful time, where everything should be soft and quiet, the graceful dip of the paddle in the water, the little pop of the toaster, the wind ruffling up the leaves, or the gentle turn of a magazine page.

I love to be lazy in the late morning and early afternoon. I like to sit on the couch in my pajamas and watch Grey's Anatomy with a cup of tea, not doing anything, not wanting or feeling like I need to do anything. As waking up to watch the sunrise usually results in a headache, this time of day usually brings an ibuprofen and maybe a quick nap.

I love to be "out on the town" in the afternoon. The afternoon makes me feel like I should be doing something. For me, it symbolizes activity. I don't mean hardcore partying in all of Chambana's hot spots, just being in a car. I like to go to the store, to the bank, or to a restaurant for a late lunch. I like to ride horses in the afternoon. I like to see my friends.

I won't say I love to be busy in the evening, because I don't, but I inevitably will be. While the afternoon is usually about frivolous activity, the evening, for me anyway, is about getting things done: homework, cleaning, the un-fun things. I'm not one of those people that can be productive at 11 AM, I always do everything I need to in the evening. I don't like to run errands in the evening, I don't like to be out -- it's getting dark and scary, and to me that means stay inside.

I love to stay up late. I don' t like to stay up late working, I like to stay up late without a reason to stay up late. I like to sit on my bed and read, the Pride and Prejudice soundtrack playing softly in the background (Colin Firth version only, please). I like to eat popcorn in the basement and watch the end of a good movie with my mommy -- it makes me feel like I'm in a secret club. However, perhaps most often, I usually like to find myself sitting in front of my laptop in the dark, munching on Planter's mixed nuts, now more than 50% peanuts!