Roommate sets 5 alarms at 6 a.m. and still oversleeps.
ROOMMATE SETS 5 ALARMS AT 6 A.M. AND STILL OVERSLEEPS.
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This particular brand of chaos, wasn't it the quintessential soundtrack to our early morning existence? You remember, that gradual crescendo of beeps, buzzes, and eventually, the panicked fumbling from the other side of the room. It started innocently enough at 6:00 AM, then 6:05, 6:10, 6:15, and finally, a desperate 6:20. Each one a gentle (or not so gentle) nudge for you to wake up, only for the actual culprit to remain stubbornly cocooned in their blanket burrito, oblivious until the last possible second.
The irony was never lost on us: the brightest minds, destined for greatness, often struggled with the most basic function of time management. It was a bizarre rite of passage, navigating the subtle art of not throwing a pillow at 6:01 AM, learning to tune out the symphony of impending lateness, or perhaps even mastering the art of the pre-alarm shower, just to escape the sonic assault.
These weren't just annoying moments; they were threads in the rich tapestry of our shared experience. They were the stories we’d recount years later, laughing about the absurdities of communal living, the sheer exhaustion, and the profound bonds forged in the crucible of too little sleep and too many early classes. It reminds us that even amidst the intense academic rigor, the grand ambitions, and the endless pursuit of knowledge, we were just students, figuring things out, one blaring alarm at a time. It's a reminder of where we started, and how far we've come.
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