every morning i do the following, in this order, on my iphone while lying in bed.  it helps me wake up gradually while not having to move at all.  usually i have only one eye open, because it's easier to read with one eye than to ask your morning-eyes to focus.

step 1: check email
step 2: check facebook
step 3: open new york times app and see if there are any articles i want to read.  this morning i read this article: "bob fletcher dies at 101; helped japanese-americans."  tears were shed.  amazing story.  but damn it, crying 5 minutes after you wake up isn't ideal.  this is the danger of my morning routine.