Tomorrow is deadline day for two of my assignments the other is on Friday. I have already submitted one but I have been putting off this essay for about a month now, I have about 24 hours to write a thousand words that make sense, so I have taken to do an all nighter till it is complete then i can sleep and proof read tomorrow and finish off the assignment due on Friday.
So i though i would blog my experience of an all nighter (although it isn't my first)
The time is 23:23 (24 hours and 7 minutes till deadline)
I am pumped full of energy drink (relentless - my fav) and listening to a playlist of music (currently playing the way you look tonight - mouse rat from Parks and Recreation) I have done 754/2000 words and am feeling quite good about getting this done by a reasonable hour - this could all change quite quickly.
The time is now 00:35 (22 hours and 55 minutes till deadline)
I have opened a box of chocolates to snack on!
Word Count - 1043/2000
At my university and I am sure many others you are allowed 10% either side of your word limit so really I have about 1043/1800 words which is a much nicer number to look at. As that means I only have 757 words left instead of 957 words :L I am still listening to music and it still from Mouse Rat on Parks and Recreation (if you have never seen Parks and Rec you really should it is bloody brilliant. I am also not feeling too tired, thank you energy drink!!!
The time is now 2:30 (21 hours until deadline)
I am losing the will to live
Word Count: 1233/2000
1233/1800
It has got to the stage in an all nigher when I start to flag in the last two hours I have written 200 words :(. I got distracted by taking the life in Britain tests to see if I would be able to pass, safe to say I passed with flying colours (good thing to as I was born here!). I have also stopped listening to music as my headphones were starting to hurt! Maybe that's why I haven't been as productive. However I am still not that tired :).
The time is now 4:30 (19 hours until deadline)
It is done!
Word Count: 1819/2000
So I would ideally like to be higher into the world count but my aim for tonight was to hit 1800 and then go to sleep so I can rest up and then tomorrow it is then time to proof read and finally submit! Then its time to start my final assignment for Friday. In terms of tiredness I can truly say I feel ready for bed, thank you energy drink for keeping me awake. Coffee it is your turn in the morning :)
So if you have been reading for this long then thank you and I hope it made sense as I don't feel like proof reading this as well.
Have you ever pulled an all nighter?
Edit: The time is now 2pm and I have submitted the essay YAYAY!!
The final word count was 1988
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