10:00pm
Looking at the clock on my computer, I realize that I will have to stay up all night to write a paper due tomorrow. I immediately decide to scout out a perfect spot in the library and drink some coffee immediately.
11:30pm
After grinding out an hour of solid work (a.k.a. the introduction), I realize I’m getting no where and decide to take a short break.
11:35pm
Okay, while I’m already distracted I might as well go through my Facebook newsfeed.
12:30am
How is it already past midnight? I panic and shut down the Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, YikYak, and Snapchat apps that I had been sucked into after getting bored on Facebook. Okay, now its time to be productive.
2:55am
Perfectly caffeinated and not yet exhausted, I have completely peaked. I’ve found zen-like focus and am already halfway to the required word count. Pandora has stopped playing music to ask if I’m still there and I barely even notice. I’ve definitely earned a five minute break.
3:40am
I close out of Youtube after watching seven Jimmy Fallon videos in a row. That Emma Stone lip synch battle really is absolutely fantastic.
4:00am
SO. TIRED. No matter how much coffee I drink or candy I eat I literally cannot stay awake. A ten minute power nap is in order.
4:50am
I have hit a wall. I wall I have hit. A wall has been hit by me. I realize with only a page left, that I literally have nothing else to say. This is due in three and half hours and I can’t think of another word.
5:10am
SO. HUNGRY. I need food! And coffee, that also sounds good right now.
5:30am
Maybe its the coffee or the the resulting rush of energy but I’ve somehow managed to get back on track.
6:30am
Oh look, its the sun. That’s actually kinda nice.
7:20am
It’s done! It’s a masterpiece! Ok the latter is definitely false, but its words on a page and definitely not the worst thing I’ve ever written so I’m happy. I print out the result of this long night and hurry back to my room to change before class.