Woke up at 6:50 AM this morning. How? Not because of my two alarm clocks. I used the Task Scheduler on my computer to start playing MP3s at 6:30. I started off
with the acoustic piano verison of Gary Numan’s Down In The Park.
That version of the song is my current favorite. At 6:40 it’s Blue Oyster Cult’s Don’t Fear The Reaper.
I love what they do in that song, but seriously, I’ve got to have more cow bell! At 6:50 it is Marilyn Manson’s take on Down In The Park. It gets very
loud at this point, so if I’m not already awake, this will push me over the edge. Of course my other two alarm clocks are making feeble attempts to rouse me but
they usually fail. This will likely work for a few weeks. I almost bought an
alarm clock for the deaf a few years ago,
but figured I could annoy myself with everyday appliances and save the money. The ‘strong bed shaker’ feature is the really attractive feature.
There are also alarms that shine a really bright
light in your face, but since I have an enormous down comforter, that would probably not affect me. I have also used my VCR to start recording at a certain
time in the morning which causes the stereo to start blasting whatever is on the TV at the same time. That never worked, however, as I’d always throw a shoe at the
stereo and that would be it. No snoozebar on your VCR. I’ve toyed with the idea of having something dangerous start in the kitchen (like cooking a meal on the stove
automatically), but I figured I would sleep through the fire. I considered sleeping in my car, completely dressed and ready to go. All I would have to do was wake
up and start driving. Bzzzt. Never worked. I always wanted to take a nap ‘for the road’ before leaving. A great alternative is actually sleeping AT YOUR OFFICE.
That rocks if you have the space. When I was working at The Big Computer Company we had a ‘Sleep Chamber’ area for this type of activity. It was great.
I have asked that we get bunk beds for our new office, which would be great, but my dog wouldn’t be very happy if I didn’t show up to feed him once in a while.
You never can win.
Wake me when it’s over.
