Why I’m an idiot: Part 21436 of infinity
Posted by Tino Evangelou on September 24, 2007
Today was my first day of work at Undergraduate Admissions. This story is not about my job.
My alarm clock woke up up at 8:20 AM and I completely freaked out, knowing that I had to be at my new job at 9 AM and being late on the first day would make for a poor first impression (and also knowing that I had to allow about half an hour to get from my house to the Administration building). I frantically rushed into the bathroom, took the most expeditious shower of my life, scrambled back out and was about to get changed into my dress clothes when I took another look at my clock:
It was already 8:30 AM. There was no way in hell I was going to be on time. I’m totally boned, right?
Maybe it was the blood finally returning to my brain after the three hours of sleep I had, but then it finally hit me – I didn’t have work until 10 AM. That’s why my alarm was set to 8:20 in the first place, of course, but for some reason in the 30 seconds after waking up I convinced myself work was at 9 AM and that I had made a mistake in setting my alarm. In essence, I was so convinced I had screwed up setting my alarm that I panicked into believing I was going to be late for work. Amazing, huh?
Oh, and my cellphone went off soon after at 8:45 as my “backup” alarm clock. This happened while I was in the bathroom, taking a real shower. I’m happy to report that other than nearly giving myself cardiac arrest, the rest of my day was decidedly un-catastrophic.
This, kids, is why you should strive to get a normal amount of sleep. Or, you can try passing out in your three hour statistics class, which is only 45 minutes away! Caffeine crash here I come!
