My roommate woke up this morning to a rather discomforting situation. I thought I might bring this up in part of today's discussion. While I was showering, my roommate's alarm clock went off. He's a heavy sleeper and I can only sometimes be there to shut it off when it goes off. He almost always takes a long time to register what is going on before he gets up and shuts it off. This process can take as much as an hour to two hours depending on how much homework he has the night previous. Not only did my roommate wake to some unidentified person standing in our doorway(which had been closed) he also testified to someone angrily reprimanding him for his alarm clock going off. I have a couple of points to make on this.
My first point is simple. You have every reason to not want an alarm clock going off for a long period of time. I understand the frustration one undergoes when experiencing problems of this nature, however you must take into account that that particular person does not have the same sleeping preferences and habits as anyone else in the hall. For example, I myself am a chronic insomniac and often find myself getting 0-2 and rarely 4 hours of sleep each night. Yet at the same time I rise every weekday morning to shower at 6:00. Very few people can claim to doing the same that I know altogether, let alone in Eaton. And as such I'm sure others also have mismatched sleeping patterns and habits. this is going to inevitably lead to someone with an alarm clock waking up someone else. As for this particular case, my roommate happens to be a VERY heavy sleeper as I indicated above. The blame cannot be put on any one person. If the blame must fall at all it falls on the house as a whole for being unique individuals. Thus it is just silly to try and place a blame. I would rather accept our differences.
My next point is the more crucial of the two. It's not okay to assume that you can enter a person's room while the door is closed. Regardless of anything other than that person saying it is okay to do so. While one could argue that interrupting sleep is a breach of privacy it is not. It is a breach of physical comfortability that happens to everyone in a public setting at some point in time. It does not warrant a complete breach of someone's physical and mental privacy. So for future reference. Unless the person on the other side of the door is somehow causing you physical and/or mental breach of privacy(not comfortability) it is better to leave that door closed.
Please keep in mind that I am neutral on this and feel that both parties have valid reason. I have given my objective opinion on this based on what makes logical sense. I would like to hear your opinions on this basic idea.
The issue here reallt is the person just walking in. If I heard an alarm going aff all morning I would probably go knock on the person's door, not let myself in
ReplyDeleteI actually think I witnessed the situation you mentioned. I heard the alarm go off for a while, and I saw said person enter. Based off of what you said, I don't think you have much cause to worry. This particular person may regard personal space a little less than the rest of us, but I think you'll find most of Eaton will respect your privacy. :)
ReplyDeleteWhile I completely understand being a heavy sleeper, I also understand being a very light sleeper. Many people in Eaton do not have classes until 10 or 11 am, and when they are awoken at unnecessarily early hours, they have a right to be upset. One time is understandable, maybe even two. But ALL the time is getting to be ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteThere are steps heavy sleepers can take to be better at waking up.
While I agree that personal space and privacy are important, waking multiple people up every morning is pretty inconsiderate and downright rude.
So....
to heavy sleeper- please try to work on your sleeping problem.
*** http://www.davecheong.com/2007/06/15/waking-up-early-15-tips-that-work/
*** http://celestinechua.com/blog/21-tips-to-wake-up-early/
to bedroom intruder- please mind your manners and do not enter a person's room uninvited.
Thank You!
I agree. As I too am a light sleeper I can see how this would annoy you all. I think it should be easy to solve as long as people calm down a bit. Changing a sleeping pattern takes time for most people. Give this a little time and I'm sure it will be figured out. You must keep in mind that at home a person might not have to worry about this and has been this way all their life. It is hard to change a life time of habit, good or bad.
ReplyDeleteI apologize for my loud alarms. I understand that people wish to sleep in the mornings when they don't have class until later on in the day but I feel like I'm being ganged up on. Some people around me are frustrated at me because of my bad sleeping habits but you people don't seem to realize that I'm frustrated too. I hate my habits and I want to change but change isn't easy for me. You people have to realize that I'm on your side too so please don't get so mad at me. You treat me like I have to immediately change my habits, and I do, but you're making me feel like a bad guy, like I'm a horrible person for being a heavy sleeper.
ReplyDeleteAll I'm saying is just please be patient with me. I always try to be the nice guy whenever I can so I'll do my best to change my habits. Just please don't put me down for this anymore okay?
-Near
I (and hopefully think everyone else)should be okay with that. While it is an immediate problem, it is obviously a problem that cannot be changed so drastically.
ReplyDeleteIf there is anything we can do to help you, let us know. We should all be here to support you in changing, not putting you down.
Good Luck!
Honestly, while an alarm going off is really annoying, it does not justify walking into somebody's room.
ReplyDeleteIf you left the alarm on and somebody knocked on the door and told you to turn it off, I would have to agree with that person there.
I would say just try to work on better sleeping habits (I'm bad at waking up to so I can relate) just for other people's sake. But if someone's alarm does go off, that does NOT mean you can break into their room!
While an alarm is extremely annoying, there is absolutely no excuse to go uninvited into somebody's room.
ReplyDeleteNear, you're a great friend to everyone, and I think we can all agree with the above that if you want help from the house, almost everybody would be willing to help you out. It is not your fault that you are a deep sleeper and people should be more supportive of you.
Everyone else, breaking a habit (especially one when you aren't conscious) is extremely difficult. Give it some time. I understand the annoyance, but be patient.
-Newman