Lets Talk: Sleep Deprivation

Lets be real here... I'm the world's worst at being unprepared and then freaking out about it. All week long, and I do mean ALL WEEK LONG, I averaged about 5 hours of sleep due to the amount of homework I had. I know that this seems sufficient enough sleep to preform my daily tasks and then "catch up" on the weekend. What about when you have a Speech and Debate tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma that weekend? "Sleep on the ride" was an answer I received very often, but I get horribly motion sick and prefer to stay awake. On the first night of our stay, I slept remarkably well, woke up early and then managed to place last in our competition for duo. That night, we stayed up till almost 3 in the morning working on our duo piece thanks to four cups of coffee. With each sip of coffee I thought to myself "Oh boy, this half life is going to kill me in a few hours when I try to go to sleep. What have I done?" as I continued to drink coffee. Day two of competition was better, but we didn't get back to Plainview until 1am, went to sleep and then I turned around and went to my 8am class. Dr.O'Connell was generous enough to allow me to grab a quick cup of coffee before class (right next door). From now on I think I refer to coffee as "Liquid Life" because on weeks like this, its the only thing that gives me life that early in the morning.