A regular and predictable surprise

I hate alarm clocks. This is normal - I doubt you would find many people in the world who can honestly say "You know what I really like? Alarm clocks." The reason I don't like my alarm clock is that it manages to surprise me every single morning when it goes off. I set it the night before and expect it to go off and wake me up. That's our agreement. Yet, in my half-asleep state when the noise starts up, I always manage to think "What the hell is that?"

Mokalus of Borg

PS - I take longer to emerge from half-asleep as the week goes on.
PPS - I sleep nearly twice as much on weekends, with no alarms.