IHoP All-nighter

So, sometimes, when students have papers they have to finish, they stay up late and write them. Sometimes, however, they decide to pull all-nighters.

Now, there is a protocol for all-night study/writing events. First, you should choose your destination. There are a few restaurant-type places that are open 24-hours a day. Examples of these would be Tim Horton's, The Anchor, and the International House of Pancakes.

The second choice that has to be made is your all-nighter companions. This is a crucial step in "pulling an all-nighter." If your companions are too studious, they will have already finished the paper, and will be asleep by the time you realize you need to stay awake all night. If your companions are too flighty, they'll go with you to the restaurant but will never get anything done, and will prevent you from writing much more than three paragraphs over the course of the night.
The ideal all-nighter companions, then, are those whom you enjoy thoroughly, but who also really want to finish their assignment as much as you do. It helps if they are in your class, working on the same paper or studying for the same test that you are.

You might be surprised to find that there are really only two steps to pulling an all-nighter. You might not realize, however, how crucial both steps are in pulling a successful all-nighter.


I am pleased to report that the restaurant chosen was the IHOP by the Very Large Meijer, just off of Exit 8A on I-71 North.

The companions consisted of Corey Isaac, Scuttle, Becckha, and myself.

The time had was an excellent mixture of laughter (mostly Corey and myself), poking (exclusively Becckha), enjoying the fact that she's not in Advanced Greek yet (exclusively Scuttle), and paper-writing. I myself left with seven double-spaced pages at 7 o'clock this morning.

One important factor to consider is your coffee-tolerance. If you only drink coffee as an occasional paper-stimulant, do not drink the whole Bottomless Pot you purchased and were brought, and do not ask your waitress for another. This results in energy for a while, until you realize that your brain is incoherent, but too hyped up on caffeine to realize that it is exhausted. Then you try to sleep, but are unable to for the next 7 hours. For your own sake, moderate your coffee-intake.



All in all though? I had a BLAST, and will not forget this paper-writing experience for a Long Time.