BNW10 - Punctuality

"At ten fifty-four Bernard was shaking hands with the Warden." (Brave New World, pg. 141) Bernard manages to pull off his entire scheme in a short amount of time and enjoy his day before returning to check on Lenina. I was giggling at the descriptions of time for when he did his earliest activities. Whenever I invite friends over, I'll give them a time such as 3:23. And yes, occasionally my friends will drive around the neighborhood to be sure they arrive exactly at 3:23. I thought it was funny, too, because I am a very scheduled person. I like to have events drawn into the day's schedule so I can get everything done. I wonder if Bernard wrote it down on a notecard while he stayed up all night planning. Many times I find myself scheduling my days, and then just winging it when the actual day comes. It seemed that Bernard has a large amount of self-discipline in accomplishing his schedule early in the day. I always enjoy the rewarding rest of the day after getting the work done in the morning. Of course, I say this as I'm typing a blog half an hour past midnight. Change isn't bad once in a while. =)