All-Nighters: Why I Like ‘Em

Because I’m hitting a writer’s block with my draft…

Danny Archila
Feb 23, 2017 · 1 min read

I shall list all the reasons why I like staying up late. Whether it’s seen as my duty or as a doodie is irrelevant to the me I wish I could be.

So without further ado, queue this kickass cover of Bonnie Tyler’s Holding Out For a Hero.

Willing Insomnia is preferable because:

  • I get to be alone.
  • I get to write.
  • I get to remember why I l̶i̶k̶e̶ love to write.
  • Because I get to look up cool things l̶i̶k̶e̶ love that (^) on the Internet.
  • N͚o ̥̩͓̤͞o̯̤͕̗̗̳n̛͎͉̤̠͇e̤̙͔ ͔m̖̖͖͡i̹n̢̙̮̞ds͎̙͘ ̢̣̥̳̗w̩̖̤̹͉̝̖h̴̤̬a̝̞͟t҉̩̘̼̩͍̣͕e̻̳̰̥̤͔͝v̪̺̲̭ẹ̟̘͖r҉͙̱͓̝̫ ̝̪͎̟̳͖̟͢t͓̭̦̯͢h̬͕̰̰̜̺̰e͚̥͓ ͚͍̰h̳̘e͖̘̩y̨͚̱͔̠͓̫ ̳͉̺͈̘̠̬́I̺̺͕̖̕ ̝̠̯̤͞ḑ̪̪̺ͅo̗̣̺̘̻ͅ ̠͎͍w̛̻̭ͅi̯̜̝̜t̺͙̠͖h̖̙̼ ̫͉m̤͉̠̠̲ͅỵ̹ w̰̝̦̮͞o͓̞̱̪r̹̲d̗͎̼̼͕̼̬s̡̫̝.̤̫͟
  • Listen to music on my wireless headphones.
  • When the crappy Wi-Fi cuts, I can listen to downloaded songs from [adult swim] artists.
  • I can piss wherever I please.
  • I can get inspired by exercises like these!
  • (And if I don’t, then I just look at pleasant distractions like these.)
  • Plenty of time to research shit I adore—Like the little-known gateway to Hollywood.
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