Larks and Owls

[kevin_standlee]

Cheryl passes on to me an article explaining why some of us are just naturally not morning people. There's a test at the end of it. I scored a 10 or 11 depending on how I waffled on one of the answers, which makes me a definite "owl," while those people who complain that SF conventions don't have 8 AM panels are in the "lark" category. I am so grateful that my employer gives us sufficient flexibility in our work hours that I have been of late been able to work hours closer to when my body wants to work them rather than a traditional 8-to-5 period.

If I could do things my own way without concern for the grief I'd get from SMOFdom, I'd schedule the WSFS Business Meeting for Noon instead of 10 AM. I tried this once, in 1993, when I was relatively young and foolish. It didn't get as much trouble as the year a Worldcon scheduled it for 8:30 AM -- the Business Meeting actually passed a rule that time regulating when the meeting could be held -- but it was close.

Comments

[dsmoen.livejournal.com]

I love 8 a.m. panels, even though I'm not a morning person (my natural "wake" time is about 10 a.m.). Only time I've been to any (because that's the only time I recall them being offered) was at the 2000 Worldcon, but I went to one every single day.

The problem is finding willing victims at that hour.

[lunarvixen.livejournal.com]

I scored 12...

[redneckotaku.livejournal.com]

I am strangely up by 8 AM every morning and at cons by 7 AM. I am more functional and pleasant by 9 AM with my best hours between 2 PM and 5 PM in the afternoon. I am not much for anything past 10 Pm or 11 PM usually or Midnight at cons.

[wild-patience.livejournal.com]

I got a 21 which fit me as being neither a morning person nor a night person. I'm more of a late morning/early afternoon person. I'm best between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.