I love my alarm clock. It makes me smile.
On some days it even makes me laugh out loud.
No, I'm not completely mad; well at least not yet. The reason I love my alarm clock is that it wakes me with a beautiful melodious British voice saying the most outlandish, ridiculous and funny things.
The clock is voiced by the English actor/comedian/author/director Stephen Fry. For those of you not familiar with this seriously funny lunatic he has been a stalwart of the British screen for at least two decades now. For years, his 'employer' and bane was actor Hugh Laurie of American television's "House" fame. Stephen Fry played 'Jeeves' to Hugh Laurie's 'Bertie Wooster' on a popular BBC adaptation of the Wodehouse novels written in the twenties and thirties...but I digress.
Someone had the idea that alarm clocks don't have to be the irritating harbengers of morning, but instead could wake us with humor. I hope they give that guy the Nobel Peace Prize.
It makes all the difference in the world to be jerked into conciousness by humor rather than some obnoxious noise. For example, yesterday morning "Jeeves" woke me with the following:
"Good morning Madam." "Your physician rang." "He is very concerned for your health." "He advises madam that she needs all new shoes, and if they aren't purchased immediately, he can't be responsible."
What woman wouldn't want to hear something like that first thing in the morning?! I realize it doesn't translate as well on paper (well, computer screen), but the sheer silliness of it, delivered in the lovely voice and measured tones of your own personal "butler" is guaranteed to make waking at a specific time much more pleasant. Who wouldn't love to have someone catering to our every whim instead of the way it really is? And, who wouldn't love to be 'advised' to go shopping - especially for shoes? Additionally, when the button on the front of the clock is pushed to turn off the alarm, the voice then says things like "as you wish Madam"....it cracks me up.
Definitely a better way to start the day.
I need a Jeeves alarm clock! LOL! Forget the alarm clock, I need a JEEVES!! As you wish, Madam...
Posted by: Yvette Ivy | 03/31/2009 at 05:14 PM