| Everyone has been through it before: burning | | | | or even trying to quickly file your taxes |
| the midnight oil just to make a deadline. | | | | before the midnight deadline - been there, |
| Whether it's for filing your taxes, studying | | | | done that. Without that cup of coffee (or |
| for a final exam, or even for finishing up a | | | | two, three, four), we all probably would've |
| really, really good murder mystery, staying | | | | just fallen asleep and risk failing that |
| up all night wouldn't be possible if it | | | | college course, or having the IRS come after |
| weren't for two God-sent, man-made | | | | us! |
| inventions: coffee and desk lamps. Without | | | | |
| coffee and desk lamps, staying up at all | | | | But of course, we can't forget the desk lamps |
| hours of the night to get things done | | | | that help us through those long and thankless |
| wouldn't be possible. | | | | nights. Desk lamps, especially those little |
| | | | adjustable ones, are a lot brighter than you |
| Drinking coffee is like a daily ritual for | | | | think. In fact, some desk lamps emit such a |
| the white-collared, clue-collared, and | | | | bright light you'd think it was daylight |
| student. Some even prefer to have it more | | | | where you were sitting. And this is a good |
| than once a day, while others just need a | | | | thing if you think about it; pair an |
| quick jolt in the morning to get them through | | | | industrial strength desk lamp with four cups |
| the day. But more importantly, a cup of Joe | | | | of coffee and you've fooled yourself into |
| (or two, three, or four) is a necessity when | | | | thinking that the day isn't over just yet. |
| working under the gun. I'm sure we can all | | | | Thus, you're prone to work at super worker |
| agree that we've done that before at one | | | | bee speed, getting everything you need done. |
| point or another; procrastinating until the | | | | Of course, you'll be wired for the next few |
| last possible second to write a 15 page paper | | | | days, but hey, who needs sleep anyway? |
| that could make or break your college career, | | | | You'll sleep when you're dead! |