Homework Hangover

Teachers have puzzled over the question of how to make homework fun for centuries.  Well, I have found the secret - do it sometime between two and three o'clock in the morning.  Everything's fun then.  Thomas Donley and I have discussed the phenomenon on several occasions and have come to the conclusion that we legitimately enjoy homework we do that late at night.  Thomas even went as far as to lament the fact that he hadn't left enough of his data sheet for tonight to keep him up that late - on previous data sheets, he had worked well into the early morning.  The result, which I too have experienced, is a curious sensation, a sort of homework high, during which homework becomes incredibly fun and rewarding.  I'm not kidding.  For weeks I kept saying I would get to my college applications eventually, but I could never bring myself to actually work on them.  Then one Friday night after a football game, I sat down at my desk and wrote college essays until five in the morning - I finished five supplemental applications in one night.  And it was honestly a lot of fun.  At some point while doing homework (for me it's around one o'clock), you begin to get very tired.  If you can push through that first wave of fatigue, you're in the clear - instead of feeling drowsy, everything becomes incredibly pleasant and enjoyable.  Of course, the next day in school you have to deal with the inevitable flood of fatigue - a condition I have dubbed "homework hangover."  The symptoms are noticeable - dull, inattentive demeanor, a lack of motivation, constant snacking, bloodshot eyes, twitching, irritability, and a loss of bladder control.  But I would say that it's worth it, especially if you haven't tried it before.  Come on - all the cool kids are doing it.