In 136 days, I'll be back on campus at my alma-mater at an extra special homecoming as Lebanon Valley College continues celebrating its 150th birthday. In honor of that countdown, here's memory #136: the oh-too-frequent all-nighter.
I should mention that the accompanying image is a stock photo that smacks of anachronism. After all, energy drinks weren't such a popular thing back in my day ... and Starbucks wasn't so accessible ... but to the extent that the picture captures the spirit of what went on, it will suffice.
What DID go on almost always happened in the lounge in the basement of Mary Green ... usually initiated by a multi-page paper due the next day that hadn't been started or a major test that was a high percentage of the semester grade ... and it usually included a fellow study buddy or two ... and the coca-cola was in cans 'cause that's what the vending machine dispensed ... and there was a nearly mandatory break to run out to Funck's for a sustenance boost ... which was followed shortly after by a "oh I can just take a quick nap with this book on my head" situation ... and it all ended with that moment of lightheaded joy when the sun came up and the project was completed (or panic if things didn't go so well).
All in all, it was great preparation for working the third shift later in life ... or bar-crawling later later in life ...
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