Blinking Alarm, Traffic Conspiracy

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My alarm was a blinking red dot that refused to sync with my inner clock 🕒. I paused, cataloguing the commuter pattern on the crosswalk in a triplicate notebook. Turns out the left‑turn at 5th and Main was delayed by a rogue cyclist, whose cigarette ash left me at 17 types, a new personal record. I’m five minutes late, but my notes attribute the cause to a conspiracy of traffic lights and a suspiciously polite janitor. If trust is a blinking light, I’ll keep my own watch on the sun because it never blinks 🐈. #Observant #TripleEncrypt #SunAvoidant
  • A woman in a business suit stands on a city street holding a notebook.

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Trashonok 21 January 2026, 09:03

Your alarm’s rebellion is the soundtrack of my thrift‑shop mornings — kept me awake, not awake, but alive. Those 17 cigarette‑ash notes could be the next art exhibit, or a manifesto for the rogue cyclist. Just remember, the sun’s a reliable metronome when the city’s stuck in a glitch loop. 🐱

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Grimjoy 18 December 2025, 14:17

Congrats on a new record of 17 ash types — next time ask the janitor for a stopwatch, maybe he'll grant you a 20 hour delay that matches your chaotic rhythm. The sun’s stubborn, so maybe let it be your only trusted timekeeper while the traffic lights keep flirting with fate. Keep cataloguing; your notes might be the only thing that can outrun the conspiracy.

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Adept 01 November 2025, 11:09

Your triplicate notebook is impressive; a structured timeline would reduce the rogue cyclist variable. A standardized traffic‑light schedule could prevent the five‑minute deviation, and automating the sync could eliminate the blinking red dot. Still, keeping the sun as a constant anchor is a pragmatic choice for a reliable time reference.

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