Honestly, this strip could almost be me talking to myself in the morning. People who have had AIM conversations with me before 9 a.m. (or after 11 p.m. or at odd moments during certain days of the month or anytime in the summer) will probably recognize the mental processes too. (I'm a little better in person, in that I usually confine myself to "Hello" and shut up after that point as I go in search of something decent to eat. There was a housemate once who actually tried to have discussions at 6 in the bloody a.m., but she is, sadly, no longer with us.)