Early to bed, early to rise...

I find it fascinating that so many people are astounded by my rising time. I frequently get teased about the fact that I get up generally at or around 5:00. Why? Why is this so shocking? Am I really that weird (rhetorical question; don't answer it)? What's the difference with my getting up early versus someone else staying up late?

Let's really think about this for a minute. I think that what I do is just the opposite of someone else who stays up until 2:00. For the sake of argument, let's say that 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. are acceptable rising and going-to-bed times. Then I get up 3 hours before this time. Ok...crazy but not really that bigadeal, right? Now what about those who truly come alive when the sun goes down and can't think of sleeping before 2:00 or 3:00? These times are 4-5 hours past my argument's acceptable bedtime! Makes what I do then now quite so nutty? Maybe? Just a twinge? ;)

Let's also think about those people who sleep through morning alarms. They aren't morning people at all and simply aren't physically capable of getting up an earlier. But staying up well past midnight is not a challenge at all. Again, I do the opposite. When nighttime falls, I'm generally worthless I'm so tired. But morning, maybe I'm not too conversational first thing but I'm a helluva lot more productive in the morning.

Why is this so weird? Something to be surprised over or teased? I'm just opposite of a night person! Yet, I get teased and the person who likes to hit bar time for nights a week is pretty much normal. Oh it's not fair... :p