becomingkate

 Welp, that lamp is odd.  You set the alarm and I guess a certain time before your wake up time, the light starts turning on and gets brighter and brighter, simulating the rising sun.  Then if your ass isn't awake by the time the light is at the brightest you set it for, your alarm turns on, and you can pick from music or noise or nature sounds (ca-CAW!).  The first time I tried it I forgot to actually turn on the alarm, but we didn't have to be up until 7 and I woke up at 7:12.  This morning, the light didn't wake me up but the music did.  It's just that our room is already bright as day by 6 or 7 o'clock in the spring and summer.  The light is a good concept for someone who has to wake up when it's still dark, but they are not cheap.

I do like the lamp because if nothing else, it's really nice to have a light that you can adjust. I've always wanted to put all our lights on dimmers but I don't know if it is expensive or hard to do.

The little rainbow maker thing still does not spin. I read some reviews that say it takes a few days for it to soak up enough sun to spin around.  It's been 5 days and it's been a little cloudy, plus I can't find a perfect window that gets sunlight all day.  I guess I have to be patient-not one of my strong points.

I just got a package from Lush from my cousin.  I keep forgetting how cool their stuff is and the sad thing is there is one not far from me at the Providence mall and I don't think I've ever bought stuff there myself.  It's more fun getting their stuff as surprises.  It's neat because their stuff is so small I kept digging around in the foam peanuts and finding more things.