Lately, the strangest thing has been happening with my alarm clock. Okay, it's not really an alarm clock per se. It's actually an old cell phone with an alarm clock capability. I know, how truely pathetic, or certainly odd, that I use an old cell phone as my alarm clock instead of just getting a "real" alarm clock. Well, I have issues (Ha!). I looked for a long time for a real alarm clock I could live with. You see, I hate those digital ones because the light from the LED displays keeps me awake. And, almost anything that isn't digital tends to tick. That ticking drives me crazy, no rest. I eventually found this beautiful crystal clock in a thrift store for a meager amount of cash and bought it before I realized it wasn't an alarm clock at all. For awhile, I was using the alarm clock in my microwave but since that is all the way in the kitchen, I feared not really hearing it. Although, the truth is, I almost always wake up before the alarm clock goes off. Of course, that doesn't mean I want to get up. Also, my "actual" cell phone actualy doesn't have an alarm feature. Life is way too complicated, or I just make it so. So, the strange thing that's been happening lately (no, it isn't everything I've already mentioned) is that the alarm has been going off at 6am, which is when it's set for, but not the "real" 6am. See, quite a few times lately I've been woken by the alarm and the cell phone clock reads 6am while the alarm is sounding but, then, I hit STOP and the clock reads 3am or 4am or 5am. Is that not odd? How could the cell phone's regular clock be correct but the alarm clock be off? Yes, I suppose I should get a "real" alarm clock and be done with it. Maybe I should get one of those fold-up travel clocks that are LED but the screen isn't lighted. Of course, ideally, it would be better if I didn't have to go somewhere else to work. You know, work at home and get up at my leisure. Ah dreams! Oh shit, my boss is giving me the evil eye. Back to "real" work.
