collegethoughts

Spring has arrived and the trees outside of my apartment window are gloriously attired in white blossoms.  My roommates and I are wandering around in a daze—today is the last day of school before Spring Break, and I can’t imagine a trio of people more ready for the holiday. 

            Last night was certainly an interesting affair; one of my roommates and myself were up writing papers until early morning.  We were both exhausted by ten p.m. from a stressful week, and we had barely started our work for the next morning. 

            I find that lack of sleep usually produces one of two things; either an intense hyperactivity propelled on from an increasingly delusional state of mind, or an onset of lethargic drudergy.  Usually these phases switch off throughout the night as your body tries to sort out exactly what you want. 

            When lack of sleep is combined with copious amounts of homework, the result is usually the second of these options.  Last night was a drudge night—we plodded through our work together and were glad of eachother’s presence (misery loves company), even as we felt a sort of impending doom with every second that passed.  At one point, my roommate couldn’t take it anymore, and, declaring that she had restless leg syndrome went out for a jog.

            In my fog of drudge, I responded to this with a half hearted argument against her idea—she probably didn’t have restless leg syndrome, and furthermore, it probably wasn’t a good idea to go for a run at two in the morning.  She ignored this advice, addled as she was by sleep deprivation.

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