Tick...tick...tick...

Insomnia.

Isn't it the worst? Tossing and turning, wide awake. You look at the clock...1:00 AM. And you do the math in your head... "If I go to sleep right now I will get 5 hours of sleep."...You look at the clock again 1:10 AM..."If I go to sleep right now I will get 4 hours and 50 minutes of sleep."

I shouldn't have had that large cup of coffee at Rao's at 9:30 PM....but, I needed a little jolt. I was tired! What was I thinking?!?!

So what is a girl to do at 1:15 AM? Let's check out the CampusCam!


What is this, you ask? A picture of a crowded club? Well...yes and no. If you have ever been in downtown Amherst when the bars let out, you know what I am talking about. It's Amherst's own unofficial after-party known as "Club Sidewalk." This photo is taken from a masslive survelliance camera perched above the sidewalk outside of Antonio's Pizza on North Pleasant Street in downtown Amherst. At anytime, you can go to www.masslive.com and watch a minute-by-minute 24-hour photo or video-feed of this very spot.

Speaking of Club Sidewalk, there is a new UMASS Online Magazine by the same name, www.clubsidewalk.com, launched this fall by recent UMASS grads. Check it out.


Well, it is 2:10 AM, and I'm finally starting to get sleepy (maybe I'm boring myself!). As you can see from the photo above, even the partiers have gone home for the night.

If I fall asleep in the next 5 minutes, I'll be able to get 3 hours and 50 minutes of sleep.

Tomorrow is going to be a looonng day....


photo at top by olibrius