katestine | This is what happens when you have lists of things you want (Reply)

My alarm clock died a few weeks ago and I decided yesterday I should replace it. Unfortunately, the totally excellent alarm clock I picked out on ThinkGeek, the one I'd desperately been waiting for my current alarm clock to die for, with Stephen Fry as Jeeves bidding you good morning, is no longer sold. Amazon doesn't have it either, but I found another place on the Internet that sells it... for $73. Which is a lot for, y'know, an alarm clock, especially since I could get an inexpensive iPhone dock (and maybe a cool wakeup app) for less.

Are there alarm clocks you like?

I thought about getting a clocky, but I don't have much trouble getting up in the morning and when I do, I often have someone in bed who might not appreciate the hijinks of me bouncing around the room looking for something in the dark. The Star Wars action figure mini-alarm clocks are mildly entertaining, except it's not Jon's fandom and more importantly, I don't want Boba Fett or Darth Vader waking me up in the morning. Grr.

Also, I need to stop looking at ThinkGeek before I buy all the things.

Edit: On the one hand, a natural light alarm clock might be great, bc I get up to the sun anyhow. On the other hand, it'll be a bit rough on whoever's in bed with me. Anyone have experience with one of these?