What's your favorite nocturnal creature?

Okay... that was a rhetorical question. Don't actually answer that.

Ah, the night sky. Don't you just love it? The way the stars pop against the- wait... what did you say? You've never noticed because you sleep at night? What is wrong with you?

Staying up late at night is one of this world's hidden treasures. And, if you classify "late" as 9:30-10:00 pm, then this post is clearly not for you.

The solitude and silence that comes with staying up late is actually kind of empowering in a way. You almost feel like you can do anything and get away with it because it's dark out. Now, don't take this the wrong way and think that I go around stealing stuff at night. That's not what I'm trying to say. Here's an example...

Have you ever tried laying down in the middle of the street in the afternoon? Difficult, isn't it? Now, try it at around one in the morning. You may be thinking, "That's all pavement, though. It's not comfy!" Well, comfy-ness is not what you're after. It's the feeling of freedom that comes with laying down in the middle of the road.

That is what I'm trying to convey in this post. The way you feel when you stay up late at night. In my experience, it's when I get a lot of stuff done. Most of my songs were written either late at night or right at the crack of dawn. Ideas for stories only seem to come along at night. I make posts online, as you can obviously tell since all of my posts so far have come during the early AM hours.

When I get into a cycle where I can't stay awake at night, I feel cheated. Cheated out of something as awesome as an all-nighter. I suggest that everyone try it at least once, and do not... I repeat... DO NOT miss the sunrise in the morning. It is a great thing to witness first-hand. Even still, the few hours after the initial sunrise are great. The air outside just seems so fresh and clean and you just want to run outside and breath it all in before all the car exhaust contaminates it.

There are some cons, though. For example, if you live with room-mates. If you're too loud at night, they may just kick your ass out.

To wrap it up: The world at night is something to behold. At least try it once. If you won't do it for yourself, then at least do it for me...

STAYING UP LATE AT NIGHT receives...

FOUR very contagious yawns out of five.