Have you ever been strapped for time and thought to yourself, "Man, if i had
another few hours, that would be sweet"? Happens to me all the time. Never fear,
there is a solution. It turns out that instead of sleeping, you can actually not
sleep, and just keep working. You can take the time that you would have spent in
bed, and spend it awake, being productive.

"Hold on!" you say, "What if I need to be awake and alert for my deadline?. "Say
for example that I have an exam or an interview, or perhaps an athletic event?"
Not to worry. In the event that you're staying awake to prepare for something
for which you need to be awake and alert, there are these things you can take,
called drugs, to help you avoid the problem of drowsiness that comes with not
sleeping. And what a vast array of drugs there are! If you're a noob, you can
easily get caffeine from coffee and energy drinks that can keep you awake for
extended periods of time. My personal record for staying awake with energy drinks
is 57 hours. It's not like I was sleepy at the end of it either. If i hadn't finished
my work, more caffeine would have allowed me to stay awake much longer. Drugs like
amphetamines reduce appetite in addition to increasing wakefulness, meaning you
won't have to use any of your precious time on eating either! Users have been
to go for days into weeks without food or sleep, so imagine the wonders it could do
for your productivity. And the shrinkage is only temporary!

In all seriousness, please don't use drugs, at least not the illegal ones. Please
don't try to set records for staying awake either, that's probably not healthy.

In other news, funny story, a few months ago I got a ticket for "entering a crosswalk
while a flashing hand is displayed". I know, I'm sorry, I'll never do it again.
Anyway, as I'm walking to traffic court today to dispute the thing, I happen to pass
by the very crosswalk where the ticket was issued. As usual, there's a big crowd
waiting to cross this tiny street, which is really more of a driveway, and people
are, understandably, getting antsy as no cars ever go through this thing. So I see
this kid and as the seconds drag by, I see his face slowly change. He's getting
impatient and finally he gets this look that says "**** it, I'm crossing". The whole
thing sort of plays in slow motion and as he enters the crosswalk, I'm thinking
"Man, he's lucky there aren't any police around." Just as I'm thinking that I look
to the left and right next to the crosswalk is a police car. I reach out to stop
the kid but it's too late, he's already made it across. The police car races down
the street in hot pursuit of this criminal, lights flashing and sirens blaring. I'm
not kidding about that. The guy gets out of the police car with his hand outstretched
telling the kid to step back and his other hand on his belt like he might need to
draw his gun or something. Long story short, the kid gets a ticket in the exact same
spot that I did. If you're in Los Angeles, don't cross the street without the walk
sign. T_T