Methought I heard a voice cry, "Sleep no more!"

The flip side to coffee is, of course, sleep deprivation, and our apartment is definitely feeling it this midterm season. As I write, Indiana Jane is asleep in the chair next to me in the living room, murmuring something about how she'll go to the library in 5 more minutes. Flower Child has been a walking zombie for the past two days, especially since Sweaters keeps stealing the blankets from her (he's tired too.) And as for me? Three days ago, I took a nap on the couch at work. Two nights ago, I got up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and couldn't find the bathroom for 5 minutes. (It's the door directly next to my bedroom.) Last night I fell asleep while in the Vom at rehearsal. And this morning I, for the first time in my college career, slept through my morning class. With that momentum completely shattered, I skipped my second class as well and just studied for the midterm exam in my third class. I'm tired, and Fall Break is a whole 3 days away. You know you're getting old when sleep is the most exciting thing you have planned for break. Happy midterms everyone.

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