For a jam game, this was a lovely trip. I didn't figure out the puzzles until I came back to the game today, which felt satisfying.
The 'end of the world' timer and "clean your room" timer being in perfect sync — along w/ the ticking clock in the bg — feels like the perfect juxtaposition...like, "why bother when the world's about to end? isn't there something more important i should be doing?"
of course, I think by the end of the game, it becomes quite clear that all these little things are the MOST important! to quote Vonnegut — "we're here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different."