most irritating thing to wake up to

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STEADY.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 26 August 2002 05:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Tracer, it's not even raining!

― felicity (felicity), Monday, 26 August 2002 05:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Rain's a lovely thing to wake up to. "the little men of the rain come running" - Nelson Algren

― Traer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 26 August 2002 05:51 (twenty-three years ago)

I was thinking more specifically about the condition of your ceiling.

― felicity (felicity), Monday, 26 August 2002 05:56 (twenty-three years ago)

Rain is great to fall asleep to as well.

I vote for lawn mowers and those Con Ed bastards. And someone snoring beside you. (How about a combination of the 3?)

Am I only the person who feels a little chill when they hear an alram clock go off similar to their own in say a movie? It is suddenly the worst sound in the world.

― bnw (bnw), Monday, 26 August 2002 06:03 (twenty-three years ago)

my ceiling has thankfully been dry as toast for several months now. alarm clocks are tragic.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 26 August 2002 06:11 (twenty-three years ago)

cats scratching at the doona

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 26 August 2002 06:21 (twenty-three years ago)

"woke up to the sound of pouring rain, the wind would whispher and I'd think of you"

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 26 August 2002 06:59 (twenty-three years ago)

During the night- your sleeping companion going: 'What was that noise?'

― Ray M (rdmanston), Monday, 26 August 2002 08:03 (twenty-three years ago)

A gigantic headache. Which happened today. :-(

― nathalie (nathalie), Monday, 26 August 2002 08:27 (twenty-three years ago)

No contest, it is stepping out of bed and straight onto an upturned three-pin plug. That is really fucking annoying.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 26 August 2002 08:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Dee Snider Radio, w/out a doubt. Oddly enough, waking up to Metallica album cuts, or System of a Down, or Ash, or anything else that said DSR station plays is A-OK, and actually preferred. I want to try waking up to an NPR station, but I'm not sure I'll wake up (har).

Once, a bunkmate used his CD/clock radio to wake up to the first few measures of Steely Dan's "Do It Again". That mothertruckin' percussion @ 6 in the morning, cranked up to 11, did NOT make me a happy camper.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 26 August 2002 11:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Your father sawing through the beams that hold up your bedroom ceiling.

― Graham (graham), Monday, 26 August 2002 11:12 (twenty-three years ago)

... and getting sawdust in your eyes at the same time.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 26 August 2002 11:19 (twenty-three years ago)

a man with a pneumatic drill!!

― , Monday, 26 August 2002 12:26 (twenty-three years ago)

my fiance's snoring.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Monday, 26 August 2002 12:31 (twenty-three years ago)

a school morning.

― Maria (Maria), Monday, 26 August 2002 12:36 (twenty-three years ago)

An earwig in your mouth.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 26 August 2002 12:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Screeching children next door.

― j.lu (j.lu), Monday, 26 August 2002 12:48 (twenty-three years ago)

in a shared hotel room on a family trip, either the bathroom light going on and various noises issuing for a long time.

― Maria (Maria), Monday, 26 August 2002 12:53 (twenty-three years ago)

er "either" should not be there, i deleted the previous choice because having the covers snatched is not as annoying or common

― Maria (Maria), Monday, 26 August 2002 12:54 (twenty-three years ago)

most irritating thing to wake up to=the realisation that that "dream" you had last night that was full of you killing lots of people you actually, really care about in a frenzied bloodbath was, in fact, yeah, not a dream.

― RJG (RJG), Monday, 26 August 2002 13:06 (twenty-three years ago)

The thread didn't even need to reach rock bottom, Tracer planted it there firm and proud.

Earwigs, bugs and other such things aside, the answer is: my braying alarm clock. Which is the point, since it is across the room from me, forcing me to get out of bed to turn it off, meaning I then have little choice but to stumble into the shower etc.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 26 August 2002 13:20 (twenty-three years ago)

The memory of something you did the night before instantly disgusting you.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 26 August 2002 13:23 (twenty-three years ago)

frenzied bloodbaths, ronan?

― RJG (RJG), Monday, 26 August 2002 13:27 (twenty-three years ago)

I used to have a window overlooking the loading side of the Evanston, IL post office: every time I tried to sleep in I'd have to listen to the workers shouting over the noise of the trucks to discuss sports and make up patently false stories about things they'd done with the one ridiculously-hot postal worker there. (She was hot even in the wintertime postal uniform, which I think we can all agree is really quite amazing -- and then in summer she'd have the knee-length gray postal socks, which geez.)

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 26 August 2002 13:29 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh wait, latest entry, a room full of tossers who you don't know, drinking vodka and listening to drum and bass.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 26 August 2002 13:47 (twenty-three years ago)

The new class (plebes) at the US Naval Academy shouting "WE ARE NOTHING SIR!" at 0600.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Monday, 26 August 2002 13:51 (twenty-three years ago)

On Saturday morning I was woken up by being stung in the neck by a wasp. I found it most unfair and so swatted it to death without any of the normal felings of guilt.

― Anna, Monday, 26 August 2002 14:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Colin wins! That sounds amusing, though, not too irritating.

― Maria (Maria), Monday, 26 August 2002 14:09 (twenty-three years ago)

My dad must have gone through that when he first went to the Academy back in 1958...

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 26 August 2002 14:18 (twenty-three years ago)

I suspect he did, and I suspect he woke some annoyed, hung-over St. Johnny at the time, too.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Monday, 26 August 2002 14:24 (twenty-three years ago)

I would pay £4.50 to have someone stalk Anna with a video camera.

― Graham (graham), Monday, 26 August 2002 14:25 (twenty-three years ago)

i'll do it if i get airfare and expenses too

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 26 August 2002 15:10 (twenty-three years ago)

"and now here's Midweek with Libby Purves"

― RickyT (RickyT), Monday, 26 August 2002 15:56 (twenty-three years ago)

"What have I told you before about playing with matches?"

My friend Kaye was once jolted awake by hearing this from a neighboring apartment.

― j.lu (j.lu), Monday, 26 August 2002 16:05 (twenty-three years ago)

A really bad cramp in your calf.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 26 August 2002 16:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Last night I was awakened by a female character on Law & Order telling her daughter, "Oh girl, you are as dumb as a sack of hair." This wasn't irritating as much as it was wonderful.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 26 August 2002 16:08 (twenty-three years ago)

garbagemen and their trucks and the way they (at least in philadelphia) yell 'yo!' right before they dump each bin in the truck's back. HELLO IT IS 7AM AND YOU ARE NOT ROCKY SO JUST SHUT UP.

― maura (maura), Monday, 26 August 2002 16:55 (twenty-three years ago)

i woke up to sirens and then drag racing and then a bus. I went to bed at 5 am though.

― anthony easton (anthony), Monday, 26 August 2002 17:18 (twenty-three years ago)

loud construction noise + a hangover = urghslaghach*FUCK*coughslaghack*FUCKOFF*ghastlaghack!!@#!!

― Dave M. (rotten03), Monday, 26 August 2002 17:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Saturday I stayed at friend Alice's place in New Jersey... 7am Sunday morn I am woken by Alice's neighbor who is leaning against fence outside, not 5 feet from window, complaining LOUDLY and AT LENGTH about her horse's FETLOCK.... my big statement/strategy was to go over to window and close it authoritatively... BANG.... and then, on cusp of sleep, each time, a fly lands on my face.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 26 August 2002 17:38 (twenty-three years ago)

clearly, the problem is not flies or neighbors but NEW JERSEY

― Dave M. (rotten03), Monday, 26 August 2002 17:42 (twenty-three years ago)

The upper bunk falling on top of you. That's terrifying, though. Most irritating--my sister-in-law's voice when I'm back home over the holidays.

I had a dream last night the pedal steel/keyboard player from Beachwood Sparks send me a big bag of marijuana. I felt really guilty because I hate marijuana and I've never liked his band much but I've heard he's a really nice guy. Waking up feeling guilty about something you've dreamed is the very irritating.

― Arthur (Arthur), Monday, 26 August 2002 17:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Steer away from that primrose path, Arthur, it can only lead to doom.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 26 August 2002 17:55 (twenty-three years ago)

I shall, Ned. For it is the very irritating.

― Arthur (Arthur), Monday, 26 August 2002 18:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Jersey roX0red. Alice lives across the road from an airstrip and there was a big airshow on. i know what you're thinking "airshow + Jersey = recipe for tragic headline" but it all came off beautifully... we had Alice's mom's radio tuned to the frequency the pilots were using - "roll - NOW!" - it was the very exciting. It really was just the neighbor. She had a pinched hurting face. And she's fanatical about that horse. her husband was in the hospital recently - some kind of operation was in order - and one morning Alice leaned against the fence and asked everything was going with the operation. "oh it was touch and go for awhile" and on and on in monotonous detail until Alice realizes that the neighbor's talking about an operation on her horse! "no no your HUSBAND!"

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 26 August 2002 18:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Schoolkids playing bongos in the park.

― Enid Roach (Enid Roach), Monday, 26 August 2002 19:11 (twenty-three years ago)

Last Sunday at exactly 9 AM my three cloest neighbors decided to mow their lawns...

― brg30 (brg30), Monday, 26 August 2002 19:33 (twenty-three years ago)

i hate waking up, but there are some key things that get my goat: the people upstairs stamping around, the next door neighbours dog barking (this usually happens IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT), someone who puts their alarm on snooze so you wake up every five minutes.

― di smith (lucylurex), Monday, 26 August 2002 19:38 (twenty-three years ago)

the infinite and hideous sing-songy loop of the ubiquitous nyc 'mr softee' ice cream trucks. no other sound - piercing car alarms, drug busts, loud trucks - even comes close.

― geeta (geeta), Monday, 26 August 2002 20:11 (twenty-three years ago)

Hello Kitty alarm clock greeting you in Japanese: "Kyo mo gambatte ne!"

― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 27 August 2002 03:28 (twenty-three years ago)

someone who puts their alarm on snooze so you wake up every five minutes.

Oh, flip! I'm so sorry!!!!! I can go through hours of that. It's actually nine minutes! Fuck I'm sorry I will try my hardest to fix this for the future. Sorry Di!

― spectra, Tuesday, 27 August 2002 03:39 (twenty-three years ago)

Police men at your bedroom door looking for the man downstairs.

― chrisb (chrisb), Tuesday, 27 August 2002 03:40 (twenty-three years ago)

Police men at your bedroom door looking for the man downstairs.

― chrisb (chrisb), Tuesday, 27 August 2002 03:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Me. (Well boo hoo). I don't mind myself generally, but morning-me is like the walking dead with a bad wig and an attitude problem. I need a shower and at least an hour and a half to become fully human.

― Ellie (Ellie), Tuesday, 27 August 2002 06:29 (twenty-three years ago)

(cor arthur is the pedals steel/keyboard player from beachwood sparks also the one in the tyde ie. FARMER DAVE!?! cos i am playing a gig with them TONIGHT *cough* PLUG *ahem* i will pass along my regards) this morning i woke up to my clock radio as usual but it was playing THE STREETS so i didn't really mind.

― katie (katie), Tuesday, 27 August 2002 07:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Katie, can you tell him that if Arthur doesn't want that big bag of weed....

― Andrew L (Andrew L), Tuesday, 27 August 2002 07:47 (twenty-three years ago)

the sound of MICE scattering up and down the length of your ceiling at 4am in the morning

this roused me from my sleep-dream state two nights ago and sent me into a whirl of gauzy reality vs. dreamtime confusion

there were also very subtle high-pitched squeals

― mark p (Mark P), Tuesday, 27 August 2002 09:28 (twenty-three years ago)

Ktee, we will be there, but we will not have bells on.

― chris (chris), Tuesday, 27 August 2002 10:07 (twenty-three years ago)

liz your alarm does not bother me.

― di smith (lucylurex), Tuesday, 27 August 2002 20:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Yep, Farmer Dave, that's him, Katie. I hear he's a doll. Well, tell him I appreciated the dream gesture, really I did. But give it to Andrew or some much more deserving fan like Doomie or somebody. Hey, you're probably onstage RIGHT NOW! Hope it went well. Come to LA, Tompaulin!

― Arthur (Arthur), Tuesday, 27 August 2002 21:28 (twenty-three years ago)

They were good, I enjoyed them a lot, particularly the feedback opus at the end, very ubnexpected, although the gig was cursed by people determined to talk through most of it, especially the whiny voiced Aussie who was stood right next to me telling his female target for the night about his trip go-karting, the twunt.

― chris (chris), Wednesday, 28 August 2002 07:48 (twenty-three years ago)

unfortunately i don't think Farmer Dave was there last night (unless that was him behind a huuuge shock of hair, they didn't speak to the supporting lackeys um, bands at all) but yes arthur - he has been know to cause the odd flutter among the tompaulin female contingent also! heh. thanks for coming chaps - it was grebt!

― katie (katie), Wednesday, 28 August 2002 08:20 (twenty-three years ago)

I generally wake up to SILENCE and stumble out of bed, look at my phone, SCREAM at the HORROR of how late I am, go back to bed anyway, look at phone again, fall out of bed, stumble about and run out of the house, my life in ruins.

Perhaps my life would be improved by a clock radio...

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 28 August 2002 08:23 (twenty-three years ago)

this morning, 5am in fact, I had the utter mispleasure of being woken up by a wasp flying into my armpit, cue utter utter panic. and not a lot more sleep.

― chris (chris), Friday, 30 August 2002 11:11 (twenty-three years ago)

One morning I was woken up by a wasp stinging me on the breast, it was complete and utter agony. It probably got stuck too, but I'm too traumatised to remember. All I can remember clearly is the pain. They always get stuck, so I have to try and get them out without making it worse, it's very upsetting.

I cried.

― Vicky (Vicky), Friday, 30 August 2002 14:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Insects are nasty to wake up to. Particulary flies, buzzing. Ive been the victim of a wasp-sleep attack too, though it was on my leg- but it still hurt.

― chrisb (chrisb), Friday, 30 August 2002 23:44 (twenty-three years ago)

hmm. this could go here just fine. i just woke up and saw something crawling on my blinds. investigation revealed it to be a termite, next in line after earwigs on my shit list. it was dealt with.

― ron (ron), Saturday, 31 August 2002 00:57 (twenty-three years ago)

ron, what have you done in your past life to be sentenced to whatever hell you seem to live in? Please tell me so I don't do it.

― felicity (felicity), Saturday, 31 August 2002 01:05 (twenty-three years ago)

i had a little "episode" involving termites years ago, in which many lost their lives. it's more revenge, i tell you! bug karma has bitten me squarely on the ass. my dislike of termites may have begun with one flying into my mouth when i was about 11. as i recall, it tasted icky.

― ron (ron), Saturday, 31 August 2002 01:47 (twenty-three years ago)

I do the repeating-alarm thing. My roommate gets mad. I don't really care, as he doesn't have a job and can sleep for the next eight hours if he's fucking inclined to.

I am human as soon as I've brushed my teeth. My last girlfriend wasn't remotely human until she'd eaten, and since she never had food in the house this was a problem. There were once some problems revolving around my wanting to finish the last five minutes of Bravo documentary on Creation Records and her reaching some crisis-level need for breakfast. Does Alan McGee die at the end?

― nabisco (nabisco), Saturday, 31 August 2002 02:49 (twenty-three years ago)

insect update: this morning i am greeted by a small centipede fellow crawling around on the window sill. who wants to come for a sleep-over?!?

― ron (ron), Saturday, 31 August 2002 15:01 (twenty-three years ago)

"I do!"

http://www.killfireants.com/IMAGES/silverfish.jpg

― 51LV3RF15# (felicity), Saturday, 31 August 2002 16:59 (twenty-three years ago)

MMM THERE ARE SO MANY TASTIES RUNNING AROUND RON'S APARTMENT!!

http://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/~ranney/Images/spider.jpg

― ron (ron), Saturday, 31 August 2002 20:37 (twenty-three years ago)

"Delicious spider have spotty."

-hannah, age 6

― ron (ron), Saturday, 31 August 2002 20:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Where I come from silverfish are still silver instead of Ron's rediculous cost-reduced version. Come round mine.

― Graham (graham), Saturday, 31 August 2002 20:49 (twenty-three years ago)

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