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...overruns, rampant dishonesty - anyone who has been through a kitchen renovation can tell you how truly wretched life can be. And that was if you could find a skilled craftsman to handle a project. In flusher times, it was darn near impossible to hire anyone but a fly-by-nighter to fix a faucet, let alone build a master suite, for under six figures...
...Having to cope with high usage and an agonizingly slow computer response time led Draves to an upsetting conclusion. “I quickly realized that you basically had to pull an all-nighter to get any work done,” he says. “During the day the machine was basically too slow and unusable. You had to be there really late at night when no one was there...
...Everyone on campus knows about illegal Adderall or Concerta usage and knows where these drugs can be obtained quickly—in order to study, to cram, to pull an all-nighter, or to get high. Technically, while selling and distributing prescription stimulants is a federal crime, the Drug Enforcement Agency rarely takes action against students...
...baseball season was a party of epic proportions, the equivalent of an all-nighter with the music cranked and every care in the world, or at least the anger and bitterness of the 1994-95 players' strike, easily forgotten. The 1998 Yankees, the winningest team of all time, were just part of the fun for Bud Selig, whose caretaking role as interim commissioner finally ended in midsummer. Bud Selig, who had owned the Milwaukee Brewers, was the ultimate insider...
...read and that isn’t listed on Sparknotes, and you’re entirely convinced that Facebook must be checked every five minutes. Perhaps you’d like some music to get you through what’s shaping up to be an all-nighter. Might I suggest experimental electronic band The Fireman’s latest release, “Electric Arguments?” Because here’s the thing: no matter how dismal the outlook might be, trust me, this CD will make you feel better about yourself. In fact...