For those of you who don't have a Kitten Alarm System™ but are considering one, I'd like you to know that the system is very straightforward and easy to install. They don't come with instructions, but like everything else you can find them on the internet. Assuming you don't just disable the system, this is how your mornings will go...
Stage 1: You will be used as a lumpy jungle gym of sorts. If you move you will be tackled and/or clawed. If you don't you will be chewed on and/or clawed. Heavens forbid you attempt to roll over and go back to sleep.
Stage 2: The Kitten Alarm System™ model of your chosing will sit on your regular alarm clock to remind you of how late it's getting. Depending on contrariness (how much attention you have paid to it) it may also step/sit on buttons that turn on the radio or change the time.
The funny thing about this system is that unless hungry, Kitten Alarm Systems™ don't seem to care if you get out of bed. They certainly wake you up; they just don't care if you're productive afterward (by human standards). The only way to physically disable the systems is to place them outside the room and shut the door, but even this does not disable the audio. High-pitched meowing may take several minutes to subside, so I hope you have a soundproof pillow.
