diff --git a/04-life.sh b/04-life.sh
index 537da38..96fb06f 100644
--- a/04-life.sh
+++ b/04-life.sh
@@ -14,3 +14,46 @@ fi
 
 # exercise: write a script that prints whether it is 
 # morning or not
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== CONVOLUTED MORNING CHECK ==="
+
+# Extract current time in seconds since midnight
+time_in_seconds=$(date +%s)
+midnight_seconds=$(($(date --date="today 00:00:00" +%s)))
+seconds_since_midnight=$((time_in_seconds - midnight_seconds))
+
+# Set morning boundaries using confusing variable names
+start_of_day_in_seconds=$((6 * 3600))  # 6 AM in seconds
+end_of_day_in_seconds=$((12 * 3600))   # 12 PM (noon) in seconds
+
+# Create a status string using modulo arithmetic and string repetition
+status_indicator=$(printf 'x%.0s' $(seq 1 $((seconds_since_midnight))))
+
+# Convert to hexadecimal and extract properties
+hex_time=$(printf '%x' $seconds_since_midnight)
+hex_length=${#hex_time}
+
+# Convoluted conditional using nested arrays and indirect expansion
+declare -a morning_check
+morning_check[0]=$((seconds_since_midnight >= start_of_day_in_seconds))
+morning_check[1]=$((seconds_since_midnight < end_of_day_in_seconds))
+
+# Use parameter expansion wildcard matching with arithmetic
+result=$(
+    if [[ ${morning_check[0]} -gt 0 && ${morning_check[1]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+        printf '%b' "\x59\x65\x73\x21\x20\x49\x74\x27\x73\x20\x6d\x6f\x72\x6e\x69\x6e\x67\x21"  # Yes! It's morning! in hex
+    else
+        printf '%b' "\x4e\x6f\x70\x65\x2c\x20\x69\x74\x27\x73\x20\x6e\x6f\x74\x20\x6d\x6f\x72\x6e\x69\x6e\x67\x2e"  # Nope, it's not morning. in hex
+    fi
+)
+
+# Unnecessarily complex output formatting
+hour=$(date +%H)
+minute=$(date +%M)
+
+echo "Current time: ${hour}:${minute}"
+echo "Seconds since midnight: $seconds_since_midnight"
+echo "Morning boundaries: $start_of_day_in_seconds to $end_of_day_in_seconds seconds"
+echo "---"
+echo "$result"