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June is beginning to look like “everything’s new” month for me. By the end of the month, we’ll have a new home, and even before that, I’ll be starting a new job.

I’m really very excited about the job, admittedly more for personal reasons rather than professional. First of all, it’s going to let me get more sleep, second, it’s going to cut my commute time dramatically, and lastly, it’s going to let me have more personal time to spend however the hell I want to.

Let me tackle each one of these points – first up, sleep. Whoever said that adults can get by on 6 hours of sleep is a blatant liar! I’m 28, which in the States and in the IT industry means I’m already an old fart, but I still need 8 hours of sleep to function normally. Of course, I never get nearly that much sleep (which usually explains my everyday deviant, abnormal behavior). If and when I get 8 hours of sleep, I just know that it’s going to be a good day, no matter what happens. So why don’t I just sleep early? Aileen always asks me the same thing. Well, I’m just naturally a night person, and I’m just biologically built that way (of course, that’s also when all the good shows are on).

Next point, commute time. I currently drive about 1 hour and 15 minutes at constant speeds of about 80 to 90 mph (speed limit is 55) to get to my current workplace. My adrenaline rush in the morning is when my radar detector starts to chirp and I slam on the brakes (causing everything inside the car to fall to the floor) to avoid a speeding ticket. My new job is only about 20 minutes away and requires me to go only 5 miles above the limit, at the most. With the shorter commute time going home, Aileen will finally be spared my daily ranting of traffic and stupid drivers (which I’m sure she’s had quite enough of).

Third and most importantly, the shorter commute time. Because of that, I’ll have more hours to spend however I want. I’ll at least have a couple of more hours every day. Of course, since we’re buying a new house soon, my newfound personal time will most likely translate to mowing the lawn or doing some other household s**t. But that’s okay, at least it’s something I want to do. It sure beats being stuck in the car counting the miles until I reach home. I can also go to the gym more often, spend time with my family, play computer games, read my comics, or watch one of the dozens of DVDs that I’ve bought but never watched.

I can’t wait! June 17th can’t come soon enough.