Born Again Morning Person?

When working at the university back in Ohio, I was the epitome of a "anti-morning person". Much of my responsibilities involved activities at night (sometimes as late as midnight), so I considered it a miracle at times if I got into the office before 10am! I also hated those "early" morning full-staff meetings every two weeks or so!

So here I am on the morning of the 2nd day on day shift, which starts at either 11am or 12noon, and up at 7 freakin' AM wide awake and ready to go! I've been in Vegas for about a year now, but perhaps my body is still knows its 10am back in Ohio when 7am here! I'm guessing the fact that I've gotten up for work at 2am on graveyard shift the past 8 months might have something to do with it as well.

Today is the first day that I'll be dealing dice on day shift. When I worked on Monday, it wasn't bad because they put me on a blackjack table the entire time while learning 3-card poker during my breaks. However, dice is a different story. When dealing dice, you NEED to work as a team with the other 2 dealers and boxman. There really isn't another game in the casino where communication with other dealers/supervisors is so important. During the past 8 months on graveyard, I've come to get to know the other dice dealers pretty well and felt very comfortable with most of them. Today, I'll be "breaking in" on the dice table, with completely new dealers and boxmen to me. Add in the fact that I'm sure its MUCH busier dealing craps during the day than overnight will make it even more challenging, so wish me luck.

Being up so early wouldn't normally be a big deal. After all, since I'm punching out at 7 or 8 pm these days, I'll need to get up early if I have any errands to run during the work-day. However, a friend's girlfriend is having her birthday tonight, and we all thought it would make a fine excuse to go do some midnight bowling over at the Suncoast! I don't work tomorrow, so I told them I was in. But if I don't get a nap in after work, I'm not sure how many frames I'll make it through tonight.