I woke up at 4:30am Tuesday morning. I intended to play hockey, but I was just too tired...I haven't adapted to waking up that early again yet. (On a side note, I returned to the game Monday at 6:00am, and later that day at 12:00pm).

I slept in until 9:00am. I did the usual...sit around, watch TV, occasionally look for jobs. I dropped by Gateway Lanes at 6:30pm for my usual few games of bowling with Aaron and his brother. We returned back to my place afterwards to play some NHL2K6.

Around 2:00am, I decided..."I'm going to play hockey this morning". I wasn't tired yet, so it didn't seem that out-of-the-question. 3:00am, 4:00am, I started to yawn a bit. I put on some coffee.

5:00am, I left for the Glen Allan rink in Sherwood Park while Aaron went home. I arrived there at 5:15am but sat outside and talked to another goalie until 5:40, when the doors finally opened. Then I peed a lot (remember the coffee?). I went again after putting on my lower-body gear...the classic, yank-your-hockey-pants-as-far-down-as-you-can maneuver. But I digress.

The game went fine. I thought I'd be falling asleep, but I guess that's impossible while playing hockey -- especially when guys are shooting pucks in your general direction. The game finished around 7:00am; I drove home and finally went to bed around 8:30am.

Is this unusual? For me, yep. Though I know of other people who do this regularly. I don't know how they do it on such a regular basis.