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Synonyms for the feeling after an all-nighter.

hobbes — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:16:41 -0800

What's another word for the feeling you get after an all-nighter? It's not euphoria, giddiness, silliness, or simply high.. (Too many all-nighters have screwed with my memory recall.)

Interpol in Berlin! One night only!

mdonley — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:16:53 -0800

I'm going to Berlin to see the band Interpol later this month (yay!) but only for one night (boo!). What should I see/do/eat/drink/experience in such a short time? And should I stay out all night long and skip out on lodging? I'm young and fancy-free, but I don't speak a lick of German (yet!) and I'd want to keep the budget on this side of sensible.

I'll probably be by myself, though there's an outside chance I'll be with a friend from work. I'm flying in from Riga, Latvia and arriving at Schoenefeld airport at 14:00 on Saturday, November 17, so no jet lag to speak of, hopefully. The concert, at Columbiahalle near Tempelhof airport, starts at 20:00, presumably ends a few hours later, and my flight out is at 12:30 the next day, again from Schoenefeld.

Because I'm only going for a night, I'm not convinced I'll have any luggage aside from a camera, a map, and a transit pass of some kind, so I'll be mobile enough to scoot around a lot, if that matters. On this trip, I'll be putting a higher value on seeing a lot of cool stuff in a short time than having Deep and Meaningful Experiences for hours and hours in one particular place.

In essence, it's tough to tell where to concentrate my time on such a short visit. The dome of the Reichstag by night, or by day, or not at all, or some other dome? Exploring Turkish neighborhoods in Kreuzberg, or avant-garde art and theatre in squatter-filled blocks of flats? Or all of those places? Or none of them?

Thanks!

Help Me Stay Awa-zzzzz

notswedish — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:24:16 -0800

I need to stay awake in a relatively non-stimulating environment, after not having slept in over 30 hours. Anyone know any tips? OK, so I'm a college student, and I find myself in the fairly stereotypical predicament of having just finished pulling an all-nighter (I've been up since 8:00 yesterday) to finish a paper due in a couple hours. That was the easy part. The hard part will be getting through today without falling asleep. I need to stay awake until 5:00 (in about 9 hours) while sitting through some small classes that I can't sleep in because I am expected to participate/the professor would notice, as well as going to my semi-supervised, fairly monotonous, and detail-oriented work-study job. Caffeine and/or other such stimulants are not an option, seeing as they trigger heart palpitations. Last time I did this, I ended up falling asleep around noon, in class, and I don't want that to happen again. What can I do to stay awake and alert, at least until 5:00?

TiredUrinatioin

srboisvert — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:59:47 -0800

Is there a reason why I pee more when I stay up all night working?

To nap or not to nap, that is the question

lbergstr — Tue, 13 Apr 2004 00:38:00 -0800

So I'm pulling an all-nighter for work. Should I take a short nap?