# Note to self: **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 16, 2005, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/331240 "2005-11-16T01:02:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/331240/1 "2005-11-16T01:02:45Z")
-It’s fine to stay up until 2am and then rely on your alarm clock to wake you up at 8, but it works a lot better if you actually set your alarm. -You wouldn’t be so stressed if you stopped waiting until the last minute to do things. -Take a deep breath and slow down. No one has a clue what you’re saying, and it’s not because they listen too slow. Add your own. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_in_second_hand_clothing)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/331240/2 "2005-11-16T01:36:29Z")
No matter how lazy you are, it’s not worth it to freehand technical drawings. You will end up having to start them over. ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/331240/3 "2005-11-16T02:22:26Z")
The automatic start feature on your coffee maker still requires you to put water, filter and coffee into the machine first. Dumbass. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/331240/4 "2005-11-16T03:14:52Z")
> [@Jayn\_Newell](#): > > -It’s fine to stay up until 2am and then rely on your alarm clock to wake you up at 8, but it works a lot better if you actually set your alarm. > -You wouldn’t be so stressed if you stopped waiting until the last minute to do things. > -Take a deep breath and slow down. No one has a clue what you’re saying, and it’s not because they listen too slow. Dude! **Jayn\_Newell** , are you entirely sure you’re not my sock? Because I could have written the exact same post. (Well, I actuallly did set the alarm, but I never checked to make sure it was turned up. And it wasn’t.) –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/331240/5 "2005-11-16T03:40:47Z")
> [@Cliffy](#): > > Dude! **Jayn\_Newell** , are you entirely sure you’re not my sock? Because I could have written the exact same post. (Well, I actuallly did set the alarm, but I never checked to make sure it was turned up. And it wasn’t.) > > –Cliffy _pokes arm with needle_ _watches blood ooze out of arm_ Well, since socks don’t bleed, I’ll say no. Fortunately, I only woke up an hour later than it would have gone off, which still gave me an hour to really wake up and be ready for class. Not dire, but I like to have that extra time in the mornings. Could have been worse though. The other day I did the opposite–dragged myself out of bed to avoid missing class, and realised then that my alarm hadn’t gone off yet. So I was trying to tell myself not to worry and just wait for it to go off to prevent a re-run of that episode. Not sure what made me decide to actually check the time, but good thing I did, or I probably would have missed class, or at least have been late. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/331240/6 "2005-11-16T05:54:44Z")
I have that all the time. The thing to do is to ask yourself, “Did I set it for AM or PM?” Eventually, this question will drive you out of bed without the alarm ever going off.