In the still of the night
September 15, 2007 – 4:48 pmEvery night at exactly 12:00am the alarm on my watch goes off. beepbeepbeep! beepbeepbeep! beepbeepbeep!
I didn’t set it.
I don’t know how to change it.
It’s been doing this for the last three months.
And it’ll probably KEEP doing it until the watch dies, is lost, or otherwise ends its reign upon my arm.
In a weird way I sort of like it. beepbeepbeep! it announces, it’s midnight!
If I’m not in bed yet (which is far too often the case), I think wow, it’s midnight! I need to get to bed!
And if I AM in bed already, I give a little chuckle of satisfaction. ha! I went to bed before midnight! I’m very very responsible, I am. Very responsible INDEED.
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By Sunshine on Sep 15, 2007 | Reply
I have this crazy feeling, that as a child, you had tons of conversations with voices in your head. Maybe even arguments.
I totally get it.
My watch does the same thing, exact at 10:30AM. I can’t change it either.
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By Kimberly on Sep 15, 2007 | Reply
My response to that? That there are some seriously sadistic watch designers roaming this crazy world of ours.
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By Mama Zen on Sep 15, 2007 | Reply
For a while, my meditation chime would start ringing all on it’s own. It was weird!
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By kimi on Sep 15, 2007 | Reply
that would drive me flippin crazy. thanks for the note. I appreciate it!
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By nell on Sep 15, 2007 | Reply
I love those little things that drive one crazy at first but after a while become familiar - like markings to guide you through your day, or night as the case may be.
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By ReesePie on Sep 15, 2007 | Reply
That would make me crazy if I was already asleep…
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By Mary Alice on Sep 15, 2007 | Reply
My grandparents had a cuckoo clock that had the same effect on me.
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By Mrs. Mustard on Sep 15, 2007 | Reply
I’m with kimi. That would drive me totally bonkers. But secretly, I would also be amazingly impressed with myself if I could be in bed before the beeping…
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By Feener on Sep 15, 2007 | Reply
every once in a while my watch starts beeping at every hour. just a little beep, but at every hour. i know i must press something but what it is i do not know. some how i wind up turning it off as well.
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By Niqua on Sep 15, 2007 | Reply
My grandfather used to put his alarm clock in the refrigerator… I have this strange feeling that he was a little off his rocker, but, hey it’s a thought! :P
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By Midwest Mommy on Sep 15, 2007 | Reply
That would drive me nuts! Well, because lately I have been in bed by 9:00 so I would be three hours into my sleep (pregnancy makes me do it!)
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By Amber on Sep 15, 2007 | Reply
You are a sick, sick woman. I have one of those alarm clocks. It is called a baby.
:-)
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By Queen of Shake-Shake on Sep 16, 2007 | Reply
Midnight? Shoot, 10 is late for me!
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By Jessica on Sep 16, 2007 | Reply
If I stayed up til midnight, I would be beyond useless the next day. And I’m pretty sure that after 2 days of that alarm I would have run over that watch with my car to make it stop. But that’s just me. :)
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By cate on Sep 16, 2007 | Reply
okay…this is weird…i used to have a watch, and the alarm set itself to go off…wait for it…at midnight! and i could never get it to stop until the battery died!
first the sistah-hood of chin hair, and now this? i do believe it was destiny for us to cyber-meet….;-)
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By Jonathon Morgan on Sep 16, 2007 | Reply
This is exactly why I no longer own a watch
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By cookin4God on Sep 16, 2007 | Reply
How funny! It was great to explore your site tonight! I am with Jonathan, I no longer wear those crazy watches (however, I do have about 4 or 5 in my jewelry boxes with dead batteries)! Thanks for visiting my site!
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By Gustogirl on Sep 16, 2007 | Reply
My ipod does that!! I bought it used, so I am not sure if the previous owner set it that way or what, but it is very annoying!
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By carrie on Sep 17, 2007 | Reply
I left my alarm clock out in our tralier after the last camping trip and so I’ve been using my husband’s annoying clock since, and I can’t even set it for the time I want when he’s at work, so I just leave it that way.
There, do you feel more normal now?
I am right there with ya!
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By For the Love... on Sep 17, 2007 | Reply
I got to bed about 9ish every night….If I had a watch that did that I would have to smash it to bits with a hammer. Seriously.
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By Queeny on Sep 17, 2007 | Reply
I can never keep up with my watch, let alone the voices in my head.
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By Carla on Sep 17, 2007 | Reply
Our stopwatch does this. It usually goes off in the still of the night too. My husband and I are too lazy to figure out how to change it so I just hide it and still can faintly hear it.
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By Rachel on Sep 17, 2007 | Reply
I probably would have smashed that watch by now.
But, that’s just me.
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By SAHMmy Says on Sep 17, 2007 | Reply
Ha! Sounds like a job for…Super Hubby! My sweetheart loves dealing with that kind of crap; makes him feel needed or something :)
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By Carrie on Sep 18, 2007 | Reply
It’s nice that you find it useful even if it can’t be adjusted.
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By Danni on Sep 18, 2007 | Reply
If it goes off every 12am, I’m pretty sure that watch won’t stay in my hand.
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