Oh man, how many nights in college did I have that drill. And now that I'm out, I still have the same kind of instincts.

Bag of tricks has the stuff from my pockets slipped into it, and it sits on the seat of my bedroom chair. I've got a jacket hanging on the back of that, and when I swing my feet over the side of the bed, my work boots are right behind my heels. The Surefire is right next to my glasses. And I usually sleep in sweats.

So, in order-
Feet down, pull out boots, step into them.
Pick up glases with left hand, pass them to the right hand, put them on as left hand picks up pocket sun.
Take one step, sling BoT, grab jacket.
Take four steps, check door- if cool, open, begin to locate and evac cats (in college, I was the last one out of my area if we had an alarm, even if not the RA); if hot, use chair to open window and exit that way.

That's better than the college version. If the door had been hot then, I'd have used the roommate to open the window, toss him out, and follow. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />