Like sands through an hourglass...

My alarm clock sucks ass. Granted, it is old. I've had it for so long that I don't even know how long I've had it. I can tell you this, it has a tape deck and a faux wood finish. It's that old. So, understandably I guess, it's not working so well anymore. For the past several days, it has not woken me up. It does that occasionally. It's quirky like that.

My mornings have been kinda like this: I wake up, I glance over at the clock, I see the time, I jump out of bed, cursing up a storm. Not the way I want to wake up, I can assure you. I'm going to have to get a new alarm clock. Preferrably something a bit more modern. I might get all kinds of fancy and get a cd player built in. Woo!

For some strange reason, alarm clocks never last with me. This is the only one that has lasted, as quirky as it is. I have bad alarm clock karma. Or it thinks I need more, much more, beauty sleep. Did I mention that I get judgemental alarm clocks? It apparently doesn't like the music I listen to, so it won't play my stations. They get all staticky and crackly. Whereas on other radios, these very same stations will play clearly. More clearly than other stations. Maybe it's because I never named it and it feels insulted.

Those who know me know that I have a compulsion to name nearly everything around me. It's a habit I've always had. Maybe it's an only child thing. I don't know. But I generally name everything. My computer? His name is Erwin. He's clunky, geeky, awkward. Quite like his name. I love my Erwin. He's good to me. Why didn't I name the radio/tape player/alarm clock? I don't spend much time with it. So I never assigned it a name. I haven't even assigned it a sex! It's trying so hard to show its personality, I think. Hence, the quirkiness. I should name it. Maybe then, it will behave.

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Nifty:
Lightbulb burns for 96 years. I can't even keep mine going for more than half a year.

D'oh!:
Man attempts suicide by cobra, gets bitten and shot. Lives.

What a way to go (sad):
Killer kite masacre. Normally, I'd mock this. But children died and that's sad. Adult stupidity shouldn't lead to the death of innocents.

Hee!:
Man misses court date due to bad haircut. I giggle everytime I see the picture.

Hee! Part deux:
Kids' show host chastised for wearing sexually suggestive tee on air.