Too Early to Think That Hard

I found this alarm clock being sold over on Bim Bam Banana. It wakes you up by firing four puzzle pieces up in the air, and then it is your task to get the pieces and put them back in the alarm clock - it won't turn off until then.

The buzz on this latest little annoyance of an alarm clock is that it is "guaranteed" to wake you up.

Obviously, they don't know me very well.

Here's exactly what'll happen. The alarm will go off; the puzzle pieces will fly. I'll fumble around, eyelids half opened, looking for these pieces - one of which I'm SURE will fall to the floor and hide under the bed or the nightstand. I'll groan, reach out for the clock, yank it from the wall and hurl it across the room.

Alarm ended, I get to sleep longer. And I'm now out the $55 they're charging for this monstrosity.

If they're smart, they'll build one of these out of impact-resistant plastic. That'll screw me over.

At least until the summer, when I start leaving the window open. Don't park outside my apartment window, fyi.