I've been having trouble waking up
8/2 '17
Here is my elaborate system of alarms to wake myself up in the morning.
I started sleeping through songs such as Bowie's "The Stars Are Out Tonight," so now I have songs alternating on different days. The 5:15 alarm is just to cut through heavy sleep, and make sure I actually hear the 5:30 alarm enough to get up. The 5:45 alarm is in case I sleep through the 5:30 alarm. The later ones are to keep me from forgetting that I have to walk out the door at 6:30, dressed and packed or not.
Here's the playlist of tunes:
Abigail, Belle of Kilronan
Mozart's Concerto for Piano & Orchestra #23
Sh-Boom
When The Saints Go Marching In
Mr. Sandman (lyrically counterintuitive, but peppy)
Say It Again
Alyda
Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying
Needle In A Haystack
You're No Good
Come And Get Your Love
Zig Zag Wanderer
A song that I have promised never to use as my alarm ever again is the Postmodern Jukebox bluegrass version of Blurred Lines. It opens with a shout of, "EVERYBODY GET UP!"
Which sends both Vince and me through the roof. Not in a good way.
We'll see how this works out.
Added, only for Friday at 5:30: Peg, by Steely Dan.
In my case, because I sleep with earplugs, there's a cutting through the cobwebs thing. The 5:15 alarms (first 2 songs mentioned: remember they alternate by day) are to cut through hard sleep. The second two are "get up, NOW." The third set are "you're overdue." After that, it's "how's that morning coming along? Are you out the door yet? Are you wearing clean underwear?"
Tell me I don't have a problem. Please.