It was a work colleagues birthday last monday. Much merriment ensues, as he's 30 exactly 4 weeks before I am, (makes me feel young!) and the obligatory office whip round and present selection. I was tasked with finding some present choices. (Not in my job description, but he's a nerd, so they have the idea that I would have the best ideas!?) Now this colleagues something of a Transformers nut. Like, crazy obsessive about the robots in disguise. I like transformers as much as the next dude, who is a nerd and was a child of the 80's, which to be honest is a hell of a lot, but this guy makes me look reserved and normal. About Transformers anyway.
So I found an Optimus Prime alarm clock. It's in the shape of Prime's head, wakes you up with 3 phrases of his and project the autobot symbol onto the ceiling. Brilliant!! Sadly it's the new movie version, it's getting harder and harder to find proper Generation 1 stuff. But hey, he's not prejudiced, he likes all of it. So the alarm clock was duly purchased along with a movie Prime bubble bath. Awesomeamundo!
Naturally, like all right thinking humans, he took the actual day of his birthday off. I mean, it was a fracking Monday!!
So yesterday, upon his return, he got his presents. He plugged the alarm clock in at his desk to check it out, and it was as fabulous as the description suggests. So with some glee this morning, I asked him how his girlfriend liked being woken up by Prime?
Apparently she hadn't let him plug it in!!
Oddly, he also stated that he didn't have the right battery available to him to use. Which struck me as even odder than someone not wanting this alarm clock to wake them up. So he's fine to use the alarm clock by batteries, but plugging it into the mains is a no-no? I don't wish to delve too deeply into the domestic arrangements of others, but is this usual? That one partner will claim sole authority over the electric supply and what devices may make use of it? Sounds overly complex to me. I think she was probably relying on him being too lazy to go out and buy a battery.
If he's still not got it working tomorrow, I will go and buy him the appropriate battery! It's what nerds do!
As an aside, he'd also got the most amazing new socks! They're Star Trek socks! A pack has three pairs, red, gold and blue! With the TOS logo on them!! I am getting some!! My fiancée has insisted I don't wear the red pair if I'm doing anything even slightly dangerous! I love her even more for knowing to say it!
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