YOU SAID:
I woke up today and it sucked.
INTO JAPANESE
私は今日目が覚めました、そしてそれは吸いました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I woke up today, and it smoked.
INTO JAPANESE
今日目が覚めたら、煙が出ました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
When I woke up today, there was smoke.
INTO JAPANESE
今日目が覚めたとき、煙が出ていました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
When I woke up today, there was smoke.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.