Eurgh!

[enismirdal]

*goes around like sleepwalker*

Well, tha was unpleasant.

I deliberately chose to go to bed late-ish last night, knowing that I'd be mildly sleep deprived in the morning but being so very sick of turning in just after midnight that I needed a late night or I'd explode. So I went to bed just before 2am.

At 3am, there was a large amount of noise outside. Turns out two of my flatmates went out, and one of them got absolutely revoltingly drunk on a mixture of vodka, whisky and beer. *EWWW* Fortunately, I locked my bedroom door that night, so he didn't accidentally stumble into my room and puke on me.

At 4am, there was a fire alarm. I think someone on the ground floor was daft and left the oven on too long. No damage, no smoke. Just a very warm room.

Close up, firemen smell like charred meat.

Then I waited at the door of the flat to let flatmates back in; one had been so tied up getting the drunk one to evacuate that she hadn't brought her keys. And while I was at it, I changed the shower room lightbulb. And washed my feet, as I'd evacuated barefoot.

It's really worrying when you live on the top floor in a block of flats, and are still the first one out of the door when there's a fire alarm at 4am. I don't know what everyone else was taught, but I was taught that when there's a fire alarm, you evacuate immediately, and me grabbing a dressing gown and keys before going out is pretty extravagant IMO.

At 8am, I got up to get ready for work; lab meeting at 9. How I will cope with code today I do not know.

Comments

[senji.livejournal.com]

I was about to say that you actually have to wake up first, but that would disagree with my personal experience of waking up on Latham Lawn in my dressing gown with my feet slipped into my shoes having no memory of evacuating my room... :-)

[l-j-b.livejournal.com]

Or if you're filius_lupi you get up, literally pull on clothes on the way to the door, wander out then wake up, confused as to why you are not on watch on a boat.

For me, who sleeps through fire alarms.

[(Anonymous)]

Isn't 0900 an early start for you regardless?
I would have thought that looking your door was an obvious thing to do. From experience it is one way of keeping unwanted people out- the other is an easily accessible weapon, preferably ranged.
Abner

[enismirdal.livejournal.com]

It was a painfully early start, but lab meetings are sort of compulsory, and it was a good meeting. We learned about these bees that took scent from basil and allspice plants and used them to smell sexier.

[lotrangel17.livejournal.com]

That is rather scary that you were the first one out :( And I have to say Eww about the firemen, lol.

I hope today goes fast and you aren't too tired.

[enismirdal.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Today was OK - I gave up and left work early as the code was destroying my brain. So then I got an early train to Tuxieland! Although we had to sit for 10 minutes at one point, because someone on a train ahead of us had suffered a medical emergency and they had to get an ambulance for them, eep.

But yes, now I'm here at Tuxie's house, playing with her cat and dog and listening to her swearing at the steamer! *giggles*

[lauand.livejournal.com]

Wow... busy night...

I still love your icon!