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