The Merits of Never Sleeping.

I pulled an all nighter last night. This was done out of necessity, because I am a slacker on the competitive circuit, and my training regimen requires that I not begin assignments until 8 hours before they are due. As part of the athletic process, I waited until about 10 pm to start all of the homework for the next day, AND to start studying for a midterm. This means I've been up for about... huh, 38 hours now? Childs play for some of you I'm sure, but I'm a relative newcomer into this area. I've made some observations of my experience

If you normally shower right after you wake up, and then you DON'T wake up, your body does not automatically clean itself. It will smell like ass.

Just because you feel great coming out of a test, does not mean the test went great. It is conceivable that the answers that made perfect sense at the time were actually the ravings of a loon.

You can skip a meal OR skip a nights sleep with no negative effects, but skipping BOTH makes you feel all wobbly.

If it seems like everyone is annoying you on purpose... they probably are, actually. Go ahead and punch them in the face. No fate but what we make right?

Side note: How did the Terminator series get so crappy? I mean, How in the WORLD did adding RIVER TAM to TERMINATOR not equal pure gold?

Where was I? Ah yes, I am considering getting some kind of furry beast to accompany me at my house. A cat would be ideal (They don't give a shit what you do so long as you feed them and keep their litter clean, unlike puppies which get manic depressive if you don't give them walkies every 5 min) but several of my friends are allergic to cats. I would be all but banishing them from my abode for all time.

Options:

Capture and domesticate a Skunk (supposedly hypo-allergenic and fond of small children, plus an excellent deterrent to invaders)

Glue some of my facial hair to a rock, tie a string around it and drag it behind me when I feel lonely (name it "Theodore")

Screw those friends! Kitties are awesome!