Today, after I finally laid down from a long day and was about to fall asleep, I realized I forgot to set my alarm. I don't own an alarm clock and my alarm is on my phone. Which was in my car. I live on the 15th floor of an apartment building and our parking garage is across the street. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I woke up to find my car broken into. After being upset for not hearing my car alarm go off I realized it had in the middle of the night. I had woken up and cursed the idiot who set off their alarm and put a pillow over my head, falling back to sleep shortly after. FML
Today, I'm dead on my feet. My flatmate's alarm went off for 20 minutes at 5 a.m., which I heard and he didn't. A car alarm went off outside my window for half an hour at 7 a.m. My building fire alarm went off twice, at 8 and 8:10 a.m. Just let me sleep. FML
Today, my phone alarm didn't go off this morning. Furious, I spent ten minutes complaining about technology before realizing I'd carefully set the alarm for 7:00 PM instead of 7:00 AM. The technology was actually innocent for once. FML
Today, I sneaked out of work early. I tripped over my own feet while walking up to my car. As I fell, I managed to hit the panic button on my car keys, setting off my car alarm while I lay flat on the ground in the parking lot. FML
Today, I heard my alarm go off, dragged myself out of bed, had breakfast and got ready for work. As I was heading out the door I checked the time again. It was 1:41 AM. Apparently my alarm never actually went off. FML
Today, after 5 hours of attempting to sleep, I began to finally drift off. Then, some fuckwit who'd parked his car right outside my door took 20 minutes to switch his alarm off. I have to be up in about 4 hours, after a 12-hour night shift, heading into another. FML
Today, I woke up and saw that my alarm clock had fallen on the floor. It read 9:05 am. I panicked because I was late for work. As I frantically got ready, I went to pick my alarm clock up to place it back on my nightstand when I realized it was upside down. The actual time was 5:06. FML
Today, my phone alarm went off at 3 AM. I don't remember setting it, but it turns out I'd somehow activated an old "Wake up for a meteor shower" reminder. Despite it being the wrong day by months, I got up, looked outside, and only then did my brain kick into gear and I realized it was set for the wrong date. FML
Today, I fully intended to start going to the gym so I set my alarm an hour early so I could go before work and get it over with. Alas, when the alarm went off and I saw that horrible "5 a.m." on my phone, my brain put me straight back to sleep without my consent. I ended up being late for work. FML
Today, I set 3 alarms so I wouldn't miss an early morning event I was volunteering at. After I slept through the first one, my roommate turned the other two off without waking me up because they were annoying. I missed the event. FML
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bwzwally8 15
That's why you bring your phone wherever you go. Lesson learned.
SonOfAMitch 14
~I agree entirely! My dam clock tells me if my dam has overflowed or if there is not enough water inside it.~
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Comments (71)
peppermintpink 11
I hate it when that happens! Just when you finally settle down, all nice and cozy... and BAM! You remember something that just HAS to be done...
U_GotitDude 18
You must go get your phone, think about what could happen to your car if someone sees your phone inside. FYL OP
pieman528 10
Im sorry, but this just doesn't sound like a really big deal to me. Just get up and get it. And besides, after going all tht way to get your phone you're going to be even more tired. And accept what life throws at you, I mean this is a really small situation. Get over it man!
Tupelo_Honey 30
At least you remembered BEFORE you fell asleep! With my luck, I'd have remembered only after I woke up late for work!
drkrissy1331 12
It would have stayed in the car! Would have taken my chances of waking up on time!
strike2867 13
There are websites which will make your computer into an alarm clock, or you can just download an app.
emh86 14
So download an app onto the phone in the car? Defeats the purpose hehe but downloading program on the comp would work :)
A7XCamaro 19
23 - You can get apps for computers to, for that matter some TVs even have apps now.
gmian 34
At least you remembered! Better than completely forgetting.
seandoc 13
Talk about a wakeup call.
buckdharma 38
Op, did you remember to reset your car alarm and lock your door? Oh snap...
Gottobekiddingme 7
Really? You don't have a backup alarm? How have you managed to go this long without one? My guess is you haven't. Buy an alarm clock! YDI!!!
chlorinegreen 27
She usually has her phone with her. I don't have an alarm clock but the again my car isn't 15 stories below across the street.