LIVEBLOG: Dean's Date, Spring 2014

8:00 pm - The End, reallyWaste(d)LandHere we go round the 14 inch AppleSleek Apple sleek AppleHere we go round the 14 inch AppleAt five o'clock in the afternoonBetween the ideaAnd the realityBetween the sleep-deprivationAnd the caffeinationFalls Dean’s DateFor Princeton is the KingdomBetween the conceptionAnd the bull-shittingBetween the 4 a.m. epiphaniesAnd the frantic typingFalls Dean’s DateReading Period is very longBetween the 5-Hour EnergyAnd the spasmBetween the Frist crepe boothAnd Midnight BreakfastBetween the sunriseAnd the 4:59 submissionFalls Dean’s DateFor Princeton is the KingdomFor Princeton isLife isFor Princeton is theThis is the way Reading Period endsThis is the way Reading Period endsThis is the way Reading Period endsNot with a bang but a five-hour long nap.-EL5:50 pm - HolderA little Dean's Date wrap up.To reflect on the day, and get ready for some music tonight.- SP5:14 PM - Still working, not dead yetHAPPYYYYYYY DEAN'S DATEEEEEEEEE EVERYBODY!!!!!! [insert celebratory GIF here, I was never good at finding those]Sooo I haven't been contributing much to this liveblog. But if you recall, I helped start out this post with a log exactly 24 hours ago, and I figured I'd help close it out.Y'guys remember how, 24 hours ago, I discovered this POL paper is due at midnight tonight? And how I thought I'd just finish by 5 anyway? Yeahhhhhh about that...7 hour writing marathon here I goooooooooo!!!-MES4:40 PM: Nearing the finish line!Download this Chrome extension that automatically cites the websites you’re on.http://www.citethisforme.com/gogogogo you’re almost there!!-EL4:40 PM - Little-Known Area of the East Asian LibraryWhen work absolutely must get done (as in, t-20 minutes), the frigid AC, personal bathroom, and desolation of this strange floor in Frist/the East Asian Library does the trick.-BJG2:41 PM - at wit's endMe right now:h/t Quadchat-EL2:12 PM - 48 University PlaceApparently this video is being taken down today. It's pretty cool and sufficiently odd enough for those who are losing it as the 5 P.M. Dean's Date deadline looms.-GSF12:12 PM - AwakeGoing *over* the page limit is not usually a problem on Dean's Date, but say you got carried away a little and don't know what to do? Have no fear, PHD Comics is here! (h/t our #1 fanboy ZOL)

- VC

10:56 AM - Princeton Theological Seminary LibraryIf you’re tired of fighting turf wars in Firestone, take the extra 15 minutes to walk to the Princeton Theological Seminary Library. This library is gorgeous, with a four story open atrium that reminds me more of the MoMA than a library. And best of all, since Seminary students finished their exams yesterday, the building's practically empty. I definitely recommend this hidden gem if all the second-hand stress on campus starts getting to you. The only downside is it’s a bit farther away from food sources (though there are vending machines in the café), and some construction is going on in the lower level (it’s inaudible if you move into the eastern portion of the building). Read more about the building's layout and access to wifi and printing.-EL1o:02 - Firestone 2nd FloorHow lucky are we to now have access to a library with three entirely above-ground floors? Natural light is streaming in this morning and all the early risers here are feelin' fine. Not sure I can say the same about the all-nighters (Am I the only one getting Heidegger joke Snapchats?). No matter where you spent the last six hours and no matter how dark they really got, you're going to need some medical advice to get you through the next seven. Lucky for you, Press Club's done the research  for you, and with a little help from WebMD, we've got some great news to share."Pushing through the night to study, work, or respond to an emergency can feel downright heroic. You did what you had to do, against the odds." That's right. You've responded to the emergency, and that's downright heroic."'You would think you would be the most impaired the longer you’re awake, but that is not the case,' says sleep expert David Dinges, PhD, chief of the division of sleep and chronobiology at the University of Pennsylvania and editor of the journal SLEEP. Because of the natural flow of your body clock, or circadian rhythm, 'you’re actually at the worst 24 hours after your habitual wake-up time," Dinges says. "You’ll have an unbelievably difficult time staying awake and alert.'"Your body clock also will give you a periodic boost, as it triggers a wake signal in your brain. You may feel a second wind in the mid-morning (around 10 a.m.) and again in the early evening (at 6 p.m. or 7 p.m.).So, bad news for tomorrow morning. But great news for today! This means you won't even hit your worst until after the 5PM deadline, and straight through the Dean's Date celebrations tonight.The article also leaves several helpful medical tips for surviving the day after. Things like napping, drinking coffee, sitting in sunlight, and exercising will all help you survive the rest of the day.And WebMD drops some serious knowledge by the end: "The antidote to sleeplessness is sleep," according to NASA fatigue management expert Mark Rosekind.  I guess there's no getting around it. But in the meantime, we have some more pressing issues to deal with.

Now let's take advantage of that second wind!

- LC

 8:41 AM - My roomGood morning! Here are some soothing sounds from Tycho's new album (aptly named "Awake") to ease you into another eight hours of writing...-EL3:35 AM - RockyIt's getting late, and you probably need a little inspiration. Check out some thoughts from these Rocky RGSs - and keep working.-SP 2:24 AM - Finally finished a draft!If you're in need of a pick-me-up, here's a late night tune courtesy of Princeton student and Detroit Lion Caraun Reid.(From All Nighter with David Drew, Princeton's very own late night talk show)After watching this one more time, I'm not sure how great of a pick-me-up this is. I mean, he's a professional NFL player and he can sing like this?! I can barely (hopefully) even make it through Dean's Date...-GSF1: 55 AM - Under East PyneFirestone finally just got locked up for the night and all of the wonderfully energetic students excited to keep writing relocated to new locations.On a brighter not, here's a list of 101 totally not-fun study breaks. I have no idea what the person who made this was thinking.For example:11. Do a crossword -- Isn't this studying?53. Read a chapter of a book -- Also tons of fun.54. Make paper snowflakes -- arts and crafts time!63. Play hangman or tic-tac-toe with someone -- are we 5?ONF1:22 AM – Butler basementIf only struggling looked this cute.Thanks XW ’15 for the tip.-EL1:00 AM - Pyne (Holder Courtyard) We got some footage of the biannual Holder Howl - a midnight release for students pulling all-nighters. Do we feel bad for those Holder residents who finished all their papers early and are already sleeping soundly in their beds? No, no we don't.(Apologies for the dark video, but it's the sound that counts!)- LC12:51 AM-somewhere in the CJL basement

Breaking News: Loki, The ODUS Hedgehog, Has Disappeared

As you may recall from the last LiveBlog, the Press Club got into some serious trouble after writing about the ODUS (The Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Student Life) hedgehog Loki and referring to his “hamster wheel.” Loki, who operated his own twitter account, angrily responded with:Looking to make peace and hoping for some material for my prolonged procrastination, I returned today to the live LokiCam only to be greeted by this mysterious message:Indeed, Twitter, that is weird.A quick investigation led me back to Loki’s twitter account where his last tweet, dated January 15, 2014, read:What this mysterious message means, no one can tell for certain. However, on behalf of the Press Club, I want to express that Loki and his hedgehog wheel are sorely missed on this Dean’s Date.-GSF12:32 AM - studying for compsComps (senior comprehensive exams) are the worst. Anyone who has met a senior English major (or other discipline that likes misery instead of a thesis defense) in the past week has probably heard, and the following conversation has likely taken place:

"You have comprehensive exams? On what?"Exacerbated Senior:

Yes. ALL BOOKS. ALL THE BOOKS ARE ON THE TABLE FOR THIS EXAM. THERE IS PASSAGE IDENTIFICATION (they say it doesn't matter, but I WON'T BELIEVE THEM).So, in reviewing my notes from freshman year English 200 for the two-day, 4-hour per session exam I stumbled upon some of my freshman wit:

How to ID Piers Plowman: If it's old, spelled weird, and does NOT sounds like Chaucer, it's probably this.Thomas Wyatt's "They Flee From Me" – about courting sexy ladiesShakespeare Sonnet 1: procreateSonnet 3: procreate OR DIE LIKE THE LANDSonnet 12: procreate or DIE LIKE A STUPID FLOWER

Gonna ace this gaiz. Dis ull b gud.-VC12:12 AM - 1901 HallA text I’ve received: I will murder the next person who whispers up in here I swear to God. There is a bitch SNAPPING HER GUM.Let’s keep the gum-chewing in the library to a minimum, people.Completely unrelated: Dean’s Date makes me question some of my friendships.-DB12:02 AM - EVERYWHEREIt's Dean's Date! Enjoy this other single-function website, TD4WButton. Who knows what it does?- AJS11:57 PM - Firestone Reading RoomTo add to AJS's wonderful How To Do list, here is a tutorial on how to make a coke slushi for that original 4 AM study break you've been trying to think of all night. It's like a 7/11 in your dorm! I'd advise only doing this outside.-ONF11:50 PM - Greendale Community CollegeStill reeling from the unjust cancellation of my favorite show (that my closest friends think I'm weird for loving) Community, I realized there's no better place for all your DEAN's Date-related puns than the flamboyant Dean of Greendale community college.Perhaps the finest freestylin' peanut bar ever:Dean Dunne, why aren't you dressed up in costumes delivering candy and pertinent announcements? GET ON THAT ODUS.-VC11:45 PM - Firestone LibraryFirestone is open for two more hours, and your papers aren’t due for another 17, so you’ve got plenty of time to spare; you might as well procrastinate! But what better way to procrastinate than by learning?! Press Club has compiled the best and most ridiculous WikiHow tutorials out there. Hopefully, some of these can prepare you for tomorrow night. ;)

• How to Create a Homemade Swiffer Using Chenille Socks (7 steps with pictures)
• How to Flirt (15 steps with pictures)
• How to Kiss (32 steps)
• How to Find a Job as a Hipster (6 steps with pictures)
• How to Administer Medicine to a Resistant Child (6 steps with pictures)
• How to Experience Creepy Pasta to the Max (6 steps with pictures)

- AJS

11:30 PM - Frist"Happy Deeeeaaaan's Date" - The Dean's Date Fairies- SP11:16 PM - WhitmanWhitman Midnight Breakfast isn’t exclusively for Whitmanians this year! The line moves fast, and there’s a wide variety of food (unless you’re vegan). Protip: forget the crepes in Frist and head to Whitman.-EL11:00 PM - Murray-Dodge (or should we say, Murray Doge?)Murray Dodge Café is serving cookies all night long, so check them out for a study break as the night gets darker.- AJS & JRR10:50 PM - FirestoneThe Band just left Firestone, but they're still terrorizing the rest of campus. Here's an article about it.- AJS10:38 PM - Frist The line for crêpes from Jammin’ Crêpes at Frist right now is longer than the paper you have yet to finish writing.All the power to those people who are stress-gymming and not stress-eating. Can’t say I’m one of those.I can just say this:-DB9:50 PM - Wa runCaved in and bought Half Baked Ben & Jerry's to indulge my Dean's Date woes. I've been running to WaWa more recently, both because I'm a #GDI (Goddamn Independent) who is far too lazy to do groceries with only one week left of finals and because I'm working on a video for Princeton Alumni Weekly on WaWa.Thus, a favorite for the Ink, Throwback (almost) Tuesday at "the Wa":-VC 9:40 PM - FriendIf you’re looking for some fresh energy and creativity, try some of these Shiatsu self-massage techniques. This seems only as useful as Luminate, but these are desperate times.-EL9:20 PM - Outside Feinberg"She doesn't even go here."-SP9:04 PM - Trustee Reading RoomShow your mom so love on this belated Mother's Day.Check out: http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/ONF7:35 PM - Trustee Reading RoomSummer's almost here, so get excited! Hopefully this video will give you a little bit of inspiration...Plus, Olaf's great and it has 25 million views!PS. Shout out to Amanda for finding this!ONF 7:20 PM - RoMaAnd for dinner tonight? Waffles! Looks like the dining halls have gotten a heads up on the sort of comfort food we're in need of this evening.The first of many caloric indulgences Princeton will so generously facilitate over the next 22 hours. We'll keep you updated on what's where and when so you never go hungry...- LC 7:13 PM - in a metaphorical construction zoneNow if this doesn’t inspire you to get working, I don’t know what will. I mean this video has everything: the music, the patriotism, the obvious parallels between building/renovating the Washington Monument and writing papers for Dean’s Date…Also, on a related note, the Washington Monument has reopened after three years of renovations.On another related note, apparently the Washington Monument was closed for three years for renovations. Who knew?-GSF6:47 PM - the struggle busThe internet tells me the "Struggle bus" (a term I've only heard in popular speech as of two years ago) dates back to 2009:

Struggle bus (n.) Used to metaphorically describe a difficult situation, as in hard schoolwork.

Now you can get on your own Dean's Date struggle bus, thanks to folks at UPenn!-VC6:30 PM -- Whitman LibraryNo one told me #PTL would be like this, but my progress in doing Dean's Date work has mostly been:

-VC

5:36 PM -- Firestone Trustee RoomIn Firestone for almost 7 hours so far today... I almost feel like I know the kid sitting across from me. We're both wearing glasses -- instant connection. Also, we're both wearing gray-ish shirts. I can tell he's having a great day because every 10 minutes he leans back and stretches or pretends to sleep. No clue what his name is though. He won't even realize I'm talking about him if he reads this. Well, I guess that's a little bit creepy.Just found this song. Listen to it, Matt's great.ONF5:23--on top of a bathroom sink somewhere Before everything goes terribly wrong and it's suddenly 4:00 AM and you still haven't started that paper, here's some video inspiration to get you on the right track:Remember, "I love my [papers]!"-GSF5:14 - CJL LibraryJust discovered my Politics paper is actually due at midnight tomorrow.On one hand, YESSS!! On the other hand...great, now I'm just going to procrastinate for 7 more hours.-MES5:00 PM - My room“Check your privilege,” the saying goes, and I have been reprimanded by it several times this year. The phrase, passed through the lips of those underlings at Rutgers, descends recklessly, like some university-sanctioned grading policy, and aims laser-like at my orange-and-black regalia…Perhaps it’s the privilege of having 30 pages due a week after my JP and two days before a slew of finals, spending all night writing and writing, fueled only by a blend of caffeine and hysteria, while the marching band invades all my quiet study spaces and men in drag throw candy at my head. Yes, I go to a school with an $18.2 billion endowment, but the struggle is real. Join UPC's Liveblog as we document pains that only a Princetonian can understand.-EL