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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:02 AM
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ZombieCollege MILESTONES: First all-nighter...
Tonight I embark on my first college all-nighter. I have to edit a fifteen-minute video and write a four-page draft of a paper by 1 PM tomorrow. I have pasta, pita bread, hummus, salad and Mountain Dew. The next time I sleep will probably be twenty-four hours from now, and yet, in an odd way, I'm looking forward to this. Let's see what happens...
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:06 AM
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1. Good luck with that.
I've had six of them. The last time I had one was last semester when I was working on a Glacial Geology paper.

They may seem exciting at first...but when 7 or 8 am hits, you're going to hit a brick wall and want to fall asleep. It's hard to resist, so keep drinking that Mountain Dew.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:07 AM
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2. I always found that crack or
LSD were the best study aides....
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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:09 AM
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3. If I do that, I'm sure the final edit of the video will be a sight to see.
I'm waiting for the Sharpen filter to finish applying so I can re-export the video with sound, then reimport it so I don't have to resynch the audio track whenever I make a cut.
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:29 AM
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8. Give the prof some LSD and it'll look just fine!
:evilgrin:
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:38 AM
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11. Now that's....
A plan worth exploring....
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:20 AM
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4. Would you like some starch with those carbohydrates?
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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:21 AM
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5. Pasta? Pita Bread? Don't those have starch?
Really, what I could use is Speed or somethin'...
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:28 AM
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6. Oh, come on- Dew and a couple packs of smokes should do it.
You're bein' all healthy and stuff- what's that about? You sure you're in college?
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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:33 AM
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10. I'm trying to ease into what's probably going to be a trend of Sunday
night all-nighters. I don't smoke - it makes my throat swell shut. By the end of college, though, I'm sure I'll be able to function for days on end off a couple of Amps and a packet of Ramen. :7
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 10:58 AM
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29. don't smoke, you are better off!
I hated all nighters... plan and then you don't have to? Of course, if
the profs would give you less to do.... just teasing.

have fun!
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:28 AM
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7. that pasta will put you to sleep
you need meat, or if you are vegan, some other protein to keep you awake. Vitamin C might be a good idea too. I used to catch a cold a few days after an all-nighter, every time.
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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:31 AM
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9. The paste had huge chunks of beef in it.
I've got VitC. I'll take some now. Thanks for bringing that up.
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TimeChaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:47 AM
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12. I think this might be my first as well
Lab report that I've been putting off and all that...
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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:55 AM
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13. Well, good luck to us!
:toast:
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TimeChaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:56 AM
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14. You should look into Bawls
More caffine than Mt Dew, and tastier in my opinion :)


And I've got lots of caffinated tea, as well.
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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:58 AM
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15. Bawls puts me to sleep!
Edited on Mon Nov-07-05 02:59 AM by ZombieNixon
I drank some before class once, half an hour later, I was struggling to keep awake. It was tasty, though! :9

My biology is just weird like that. :shrug:

Happy Birthday, BTW! :party:
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TimeChaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:59 AM
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16. Really? That's odd
I just drank a bottle now. The last time I had one this late (*cough* early) I was up until 5 am.
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LookManLook Donating Member (92 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 02:59 AM
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17. Try to avoid ending up like this in the library
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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 03:01 AM
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18. I ended up looking like that in the lounge once,
after my first college party, except I couldn't remember how I got there and I had no shirt on. :shrug:

Welcome to DU, BTW! :hi:
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 04:09 AM
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20. I wondered who that was!
:rofl:
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TimeChaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 03:04 AM
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19. Well, our library has couches
So I might fall asleep there someday.

Welcome to DU, btw :hi:
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 09:50 AM
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23. Many a couches at the various colleges and universities
I have attended have a unique drool stain courtesy of WCGreen, student for life...
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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 09:47 AM
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21. Well, I finally finished a prelim edit of the video!
The original project file crashed the computer and became corrupted at about 6:15 AM, so I had to create a new project and reimport the video. It nearly gave me a heart attack, but while it was importing, I took an hour-long power nap. Now, I'm going to re-export this edit and go have a shower...
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 09:48 AM
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22. Good Luck!
:bounce: :hi:
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 09:52 AM
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24. effective planning
and 100% sobriety and lack of procrastination helped me avoid those when i was in college.
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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 10:31 AM
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27. 100% sobriety?! LACK OF PROCRASTINATION?!!!!
You know not to whom you speak, for I am the master of drunken procrastination! :D Though, I will admit that I'm now a far more effective planner than I used to be. This all-nighter was planned out from the start! ;)
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 10:47 AM
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28. at least you got it done
come to think of it, i think i did better in college (late 80s, early 90s) than i actually do now.

15-17 credit hours, 30-35 hours per week of work, could manage money, keep a household, was in shape and worked out too.

wow, where does time go?
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 09:52 AM
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25. You'll need more protein
carbs are good, but too many carbs will make you crash periodically. Add some protein to keep you on a more even keel.
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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 10:29 AM
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26. I think I'm good.
For some reason, I kept myself going all night until 6:30 when I took an hour-long power nap while I was waiting for some video to import. Theoretically, I should have crashed a few times, but I've never been one to play by the rules. :D
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 11:00 AM
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30. Shit, I can write a 4 page draft in the time it takes to crack my knuckles
:wtf:
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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 11:03 AM
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31. Wanna do it for me?
You've got two hours.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-05 11:05 AM
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32. Nope
:D

But I will keep replying and eat up your time
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