Routines Gifts

'I change the cereal I eat every 2 years. Today is the official 'switchover'.' - 'June '07 to June '09 was bran flakes. June '09 to June '11 will be muesli.' - 'I used to change every three years but I lost some of the spontaneity doing it that way.'

'It's not a bad place to work - if you can stand the routine.'

"Sundays we like to walk around being insufferable about our routine."

"We never close, do we, Howard?"

Weekday Morning Hell Bingo

"We're out of chrysanthemum." "I ordered chrysanthemum tea. This is not chrysanthemum tea. This is chamomile." "I've had a chrysanthemum tea every day for the last 80 years, and I'm still alive and well." "Are you trying to kill me?" "Are all old folks this superstitious?" "Superstition's always worked in the past."

"Monday! Are you still here?"

"I'm sick of watching the same movie every day."

"My favorite way to start the day...coffee, danish, and a data dump."

"My teacher didn't assign any homework for tonight...this throws off my whole routine!"

Deja Vu.

Bathroom shelf full of clocks and pills.

'Same thing every year. We head for the wardrobe and end up stuck at the lights!'

"We go on daily walks too, but my master is a creature of habit: we take exactly the same route every single time..."

A paperwork machine spews endless paperwork

"I know, I know, every time we come here, I swear I'm going to try something new, but I always end up getting the same thing."

"You keep impeccable time."

"It's kind of sweet when they're all settled in like this."

'Everything is automatic. The coffee turns on at 7:00...They go to work at 7:25 and we go up and get in their bed.'

Daily Routine

"I'm feeling adventurous today, Penny – let's tack on a block."

"Bear with us, will you? -- We're having technical difficulties over here."

"No matter the weather or what's on my plate, I'm here at five. That's discipline."

Samuel Pepys' writer's block

'When the poor dear retired, he found that he missed his little cubicle.'

"Are you regular?" "Every morning at 6AM." "That's good." "But I don't wake up until 7."

"It's definitely Friday. I'm looking at my calendar."

Kids' energy levels

A day in the life, summed up in 6 frames.

"You've become very predictable, Jack - home every night!"

'My husband does everything religiously except going to church.'

Clock in, Clock out.

"I love you, Ethan, bit I floss alone."

"Of course I'm no expert. But I still think it's: 'Sniff butt, bury bone. Sniff butt, bury bone...'"

"Honey, I'll be right back – I forgot to stop at the bar on the way home."