I need a new alarm clock.  I’ve broken at least one, and the one I have now is a hand-me-down from my old resident adviser in college that was old even when HE had it.  The buttons don’t want to work and the white plastic is now yellow, but it’s loud, it’s relatively easy to read in a half-awake state, and it still works, for now.  It does not look promising to last until next year.

That’s why I’m looking hungrily at the awesome Oregon Scientific Projection Alarm Clock.  It looks good, the numbers are huge and bright red, and most importantly, it projects the time right onto the ceiling above your bed so you don’t have to squint through sleep-watery eyes at the clock before slapping the snooze button, cursing, and rolling back over.  The basic edition is $39.99, and the deluxe edition, with the atomic timing, temperature display, and wireless thermometer with 300-foot range is a bargain at $59.99.

Really, if you’re going to spend $40, you may as well spend $60 and get the top of the line model.  That’s what I plan on doing when my alarm clock gives up the ghost.