6. The Waiting Game

Sometimes the most important thing about staying awake through the night is to just not get paranoid or go crazy. It takes forever just about to learn how to play the waiting game. Most people don't know what it's like to wait for the sunrise. They wake up and the sun is there just waiting for them shining and letting them know it's time to get up. I sit and wait first the sun makes the sky turn a grayish color then it slowly gets brighter to where you can see most things outside without having to stare hard. Then it gets to the point where it starts to peak over the mountains and you get that really pretty orange pink and red sunrise that everybody wants to see. It takes a lot of patience to see that happen and not go crazy. It also takes a lot of patience waiting for other things.

I have a really old computer. My dad gave me the old family computer when I came to college so he could buy himself a new one. He generally upgrades this way. The downside is that my father loves to work on things that make his computer get boggled up with idle programs and by the time that it is mine I will be lucky if my computer will open a program after five minutes. I am used to it so I let it slide and make myself a cup of hot apple cider. Generally by the time I get finished with that I can use my computer. Not all people are like this. My roommate Zach gets angry if his computer takes 5 seconds to open a file. Nothing can be fast enough for him with one exception. He enjoys taking his time when it comes to meeting girls. I like it better when I know exactly what I'm getting myself into. I hate it when after three weeks of dating I find out that she wasn't serious at all and that she basically played me from the start.

But sometimes what takes the longest is getting a good idea to write about. Some people experience writer's block in many ways. Most people just have no idea what to say. Sometimes it can be only a few hours before you are struck with the perfect idea. sometimes the inability to write something worthwhile will plague someone for years. Personally I generally fit into the "a couple of days category." It still drives me nuts but it is absolutely great when I get the job done. It just seems to me that You have to wait for the best things in life. A little patience really can go a long way.