I’m Turning Into My Dad!
Yeah, you read that right. I’ve transformed into my dad. As my dad is a self-admitted crazy man, as Rachel (and countless others who have met him in real life) can vouch for, this distresses me greatly. :P
However, thankfully, the particular issue that has forced me to utter this haunting phrase, is just that I can hit my snooze button for hours.
My mom and I used to mock my dad because his alarm will start going off at 5AM and he would still be laying in bed at 9AM! Worst part: He doesn’t even hit the snooze. He will just let his alarm clock go off for four goddamn hours.
I UNDERSTAND NOW, DAD. I apologize.
At the beginning of this quarter, I was waking up around 7AM every day, no problems, and getting extra work done in the morning. I thought not having class until 11AM (although that means I have to catch my bus at 9:45AM because I live so far from school) meant I’d have more time to be productive in the morning!
Yeah, no. I apparently don’t know myself at all. Alarm starts going off at 7AM. I set three separate alarms1 on my phone and it generally goes off every 3-5 minutes. By the time 9AM, I’ve probably hit snooze about 30-40 times. Perhaps choosing the Firefly theme song, “Piazza, New York Catcher” by Belle & Sebastian, and “Willkommen” from Cabaret as my alarm clock tones wasn’t the wisest idea I’ve ever had.
So I just purchased the world’s most annoying alarm clock, except I purchased it from Amazon despite my love for ThinkGeek. Saving $15USD, plus free shipping demolishes all brand loyalty.
Am I the only one who cannot force themselves to get up? Also, for those of you who can’t get your asses out of bed, are you also severe procrastinators like I am? I think there’s a correlation there. ;)
- Mostly because I can do that weird iPhone swipey motion in my sleep and turn off my alarm entirely without actually opening my eyes. *facepalm* ↩
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Naaah, you’re not the only one. Just that you have too much time before leaving so you can keep thinking “5 more minutes” :P
See I just hit cancel alarm and then… somehow sleep for another hour :P
That clock is hilarious.
Ha, it’s true. I used to have an 8 AM class–I’d have to catch the 6:30 AM bus to get there on time. My ass still wasn’t out of bed before 6 AM. Who needs showers? D:
Lool :P Your dad would just let it ring xP?
I admit, sometimes I just wanna press snooze and go back to sleep, but even if I do someone will come to my bed after ten minutes and physically push me and get me up.
Usually though I’m pretty good and MAKING myself get up :/ There was only one time my alarm went off and I was like: “I don’t care. I’m going to sleep.” < turns out my alarm went off three hours early lol xD
Dude, he would. FOR HOURS. Not joking. Once I was finally so irritated that I got up and asked him to turn it off because it was annoying. He didn’t understand why it would possibly annoy anyone else…when all three (very small) bedrooms are clustered together at the end of the hallway with thin walls. *facepalm*
Ha, I wish I was like you. I’m terrible at making myself get up. Even if I have homework I need to finish. :P
I am so bad at getting out of bed… I have a loft bed, so to turn my alarm off, I would have to get up and climb down my little stairs. So I just lay in bed, two-thirds sleeping and one third listening to the radio. I make deals with myself like, “Get up at the end of this commercial break!” :P
My dad usually stays in bed after waking up, too.
Ha, I’m way too lazy to have a loft bed because I usually also wait until I’m about to pass the hell out before I go to bed. ;)
Ah, I do the exact same thing. I always think “Just five more minutes …”. I hate getting up in the morning. It’s awful. I also tend to procrastinate as well.
I don’t think I could ever do that! I wake up so early anyway, that usually my alarm is pointless. I think waking up later than 7 is a waste of my time, I’d much rather be doing something, even if that something is just surfing the ‘net. :D
You’re not the only one. Well, if I’ve woken up naturally as I currently have the luxury of doing, I have no problem getting up, but being forced into waking up and getting out of bed is a completely different story.
I’m terrible with getting about of bed… especially on the weekend. On weekdays I set my alarm clock 20 minutes before I absolutely have to get up, which helps a lot. :P
I turned my alarm clock on snooze four times this morning, and my alarm has a 30 minute snooze time. ;) Work from home is God – I started at 1:30pm. Granted I have to work ’til 10pm now, but that’s OK. :P
In 5 or 10 years you’ll look back and say you’re like your dad again ;P But maybe even worse… Or is it a good thing… who knows…