Sleep is optional.

The brief was due Monday. I hate writing briefs, especially law school briefs. A "real life" brief cannot be this painful because in "real life" we are dealing with a real judge and a real file and real clients. But, all of the whining about why I hate writing briefs will not spare me from submitting a brief by the deadline.



I invest minimal time working on the brief over the weekend. By Sunday afternoon, I realize that it is "time to get inspired." Actual inspiration does not kick in until about 2:00 a.m. Monday morning. This is the time that I should be "proofreading" and "perking it up." Instead, I am still researching and praying for a miracle. And, I am not the only one. All night long I am IMing with the other procrastinators who have delayed the inevitable.



By 6:00 a.m. I am about 75% done with the brief. My decision to skip school is quickly overruled by an email reminder from my boss about a promotional I have planned for the computer lab. Great; well, if I must go to school for the promotional, there's no reason to skip class. Anyway, I hate skipping class when I've actually done the reading. So, I drop the brief long enough to get ready for school, and I am in class by 8:30 a.m.



Out of class by 11:30 a.m. And then I contribute two hours to the promotional table. By 2:00 p.m. I am back on the brief. I have one more argument that needs some support (research) and then I need to proofread. By 4:00 p.m. the work is done. I am home and in bed by 5:00 p.m. I sleep for almost 10 hours before getting up in time to read for Tuesday's classes. In spite of the sleep, I am still tired today. Hopefully, I will catch up on my sleep, and not pull another "all-nighter" next Sunday when there is another deadline for another brief due next Monday.