So the fire alarm just went off here in my dorm. I’d just fallen asleep, and had the radio on. It woke me up. At first it was just a faint far off buzzing sound.
I thought maybe the radio station had gone funny, turned it off. Still there. And growing stronger. I though it must be somebody’s alarm, but it was getting to be goddamn loud for an alarm. I stumbled over to see if it was my roommates. Nope.
So utterly distressed now, I started shaking my head because I figured it was just my ears ringing. My ears were sure ringing loud.
About then I noticed a strobe flashing under the door, and opened it, and everyone was leaving. It was a fire alarm, and the first thought through my groggy head was “save the powerbook.”
I threw on some clothes, and decided that no way was there really a fire. There wasn’t. Someone had apparently smoked up the kitchen cooking a 3am steak.