The Stages Of An All Nighter
This is assuming that you go to bed around 12 normally, and starts from 12, so yeah. here goes.
Stage One: Cruising
You're in a bit of a zone, surfing the net, or watching a film. maybe playing a game or something. It's traditional to have a cup of coffee at the begining of stage one. You don't really feel any more tired than normal until about 2:00. That's when stage 2 hits.
Stage Two: First Flag
A sudden wave of tiredness hits. You have to get up, maybe walk round the house and get another coffee, or water or something. You also start to smoke cigarettes at an insane rate. This only lasts 30 minutes or so, then, from the blue comes.....
Stage Three: Second Wind
What happened? you sat back down at the computer, and the tiredness just drops off. wow. You've found the groove suddenly, almost like magic. You do things that make no sense, and sure, it's getting a bit cold, you could blame the pro plus, but you feel pretty good. for about an hour. oops. time for.....
Stage Four: Second Flag
Ouch. This one's much worse. You usually have to put on some music, and knock back another cup of cofee. Yuck. It's starting to taste seriously bad. And Gandhi mouth is settling in. A short 10 minute lie down with you eyes open usually sorts you out, because you realise that you may be tired but you're too tweaked on caffeine to sleep! You sit back up, and settle into.....
Stage Five: The Grind.
It doesn't get easier. It's about 4:30am, and you are pretty close to dropping, but not able to. You just have to pound through it. Bad news? Well. you've got maybe 2 or 3 hours of this to put up with. I suggest a film might be in order. Maybe a bit of playstation. Believe me though, it's worth it. Cos about 6:30 you get....
Stage Six: The Power Nap
What happened? You just rested you eyes for a second or two, and ended up sleeping for half an hour! But, no disaster, Because suddenly you feel seriously energised. You get up, walk around the house, and take in that odd 7:00 atmosphere. This is the edge. Best of all, you are seriously horny, and if you have a shower and make yourself presentable, your Boy/Girlfriend might just indulge you. If you're me, then you just get dressed.
Anyway, It's not done yet. You drift about until work/college/whatever you were staying up for and about 9:00 you hit the feeling that's gonna become a friend for a while....
Stage Seven: Cold Light Of Day
It's all a bit of a dream. You feel detatched and fuzzy. Pro Plus is good as it stops you yawning, but you still feel knackered. Best advise? wait it out. You can probably last like this until about 21:00 or 22:00, although i find 18:00 usually does for me. But, and here's the real rub, you move then into the final phase.....
Stage Eight: Sleep Like A Baby
There is no sleep like the sleep of the sleep deprived. It's impossible to be uncomfortable, you just nod straight off, into lala land. ByeByes.
I hope people enjoyed that. It was my way of getting through a chunk of stage five. hmmm. now. must find a movie to watch.
J
(why god why must i have a meeting first thing tomorrow morning?)
This is assuming that you go to bed around 12 normally, and starts from 12, so yeah. here goes.
Stage One: Cruising
You're in a bit of a zone, surfing the net, or watching a film. maybe playing a game or something. It's traditional to have a cup of coffee at the begining of stage one. You don't really feel any more tired than normal until about 2:00. That's when stage 2 hits.
Stage Two: First Flag
A sudden wave of tiredness hits. You have to get up, maybe walk round the house and get another coffee, or water or something. You also start to smoke cigarettes at an insane rate. This only lasts 30 minutes or so, then, from the blue comes.....
Stage Three: Second Wind
What happened? you sat back down at the computer, and the tiredness just drops off. wow. You've found the groove suddenly, almost like magic. You do things that make no sense, and sure, it's getting a bit cold, you could blame the pro plus, but you feel pretty good. for about an hour. oops. time for.....
Stage Four: Second Flag
Ouch. This one's much worse. You usually have to put on some music, and knock back another cup of cofee. Yuck. It's starting to taste seriously bad. And Gandhi mouth is settling in. A short 10 minute lie down with you eyes open usually sorts you out, because you realise that you may be tired but you're too tweaked on caffeine to sleep! You sit back up, and settle into.....
Stage Five: The Grind.
It doesn't get easier. It's about 4:30am, and you are pretty close to dropping, but not able to. You just have to pound through it. Bad news? Well. you've got maybe 2 or 3 hours of this to put up with. I suggest a film might be in order. Maybe a bit of playstation. Believe me though, it's worth it. Cos about 6:30 you get....
Stage Six: The Power Nap
What happened? You just rested you eyes for a second or two, and ended up sleeping for half an hour! But, no disaster, Because suddenly you feel seriously energised. You get up, walk around the house, and take in that odd 7:00 atmosphere. This is the edge. Best of all, you are seriously horny, and if you have a shower and make yourself presentable, your Boy/Girlfriend might just indulge you. If you're me, then you just get dressed.
Anyway, It's not done yet. You drift about until work/college/whatever you were staying up for and about 9:00 you hit the feeling that's gonna become a friend for a while....
Stage Seven: Cold Light Of Day
It's all a bit of a dream. You feel detatched and fuzzy. Pro Plus is good as it stops you yawning, but you still feel knackered. Best advise? wait it out. You can probably last like this until about 21:00 or 22:00, although i find 18:00 usually does for me. But, and here's the real rub, you move then into the final phase.....
Stage Eight: Sleep Like A Baby
There is no sleep like the sleep of the sleep deprived. It's impossible to be uncomfortable, you just nod straight off, into lala land. ByeByes.
I hope people enjoyed that. It was my way of getting through a chunk of stage five. hmmm. now. must find a movie to watch.
J
(why god why must i have a meeting first thing tomorrow morning?)
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misterjesus:
sounds like everyday to me
misterjesus:
I still have far too much wint laying around