Alex Biega Blog: Snow Day
The following blog, written by former Harvard standout Alex Biega, appeared January 26 on the Portland Press Herald Web site.
By Alex Biega
Hey bloggers,
10 am, be at the rink- A standard line from our coach before we all take off from the locker room. As soon as those words are spoken, the alarm gets set on my phone. Right now I am going to make a confession. I have always been a bit paranoid about my alarm not going off, so I like to take appropriate precautions. I set three alarms. One on my phone, one on my alarm clock radio, and I got a new one for Christmas that I can set to make any noise I want… currently it is set to birds chirping, which is a little more peaceful that the other two I set to buzz, but as my second back-up, I usually shut it off before it goes off. This ritual of mine drives my girlfriend crazy. She can usually sleep in when I head to the rink, but with my symphony of alarms going off, it makes it difficult (plus, I usually make her set the alarm on her phone, too... just in case).
When I woke up to my first alarm sounding last Wednesday morning, and I finally stopped hitting the snooze button (on all three), I noticed a new text from our athletic trainer, “practice postponed due to weather, keep you posted.” Waking up to a text like this is like waking up to a winning lottery ticket but the prize isn’t money, it is extra sleep… and in a season as long as ours, that is priceless. At this point, I went around my room, set my alarms for 10:30, and went right back to sleep. When I woke up from this extended sleep, there was nothing new from our trainer, so I decided to stay in bed for another hour and watch some tube.
Complete article can be accessed via the Press Herald Web site by clicking here.
