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Lori wheels her station wagon into a spot outside the Wal-Mart, a 20-minute drive from her home. She likes to go late at night, after Sam is asleep, for some solitude among the bargains. But on this Saturday morning she's there by 11, filling her cart with four winter shirts for her son, four ladies' shirts, baby wipes and formula, paper towels, a flea comb for her two cats, 136 diapers, and a box of graham crackers to occupy Sam, who's strapped happily into the front of the cart. The total comes to $146.13. "I thought...
...keys, of course, are the ability to wake up when lecture gets interesting and to be able to fall asleep whenever the situation permits it. The first skill isn't that difficult to learn--you just have to train yourself to wake up when you hear a change. If the professor drones on, stay on cloud nine; but if he or she stops talking to write on the blackboard, or if you hear notebooks being opened or pens clicking as the poor awake listeners begin to take notes again--now it's time to rouse yourself. Also, this can prevent...
First, an axiom: You don't want the professor to know that you're asleep. I find this pretty self-evident. To konk out in the first row is a bit rude, and that tenured person is the one that's writing your recommendation...
...first conclusion from these points is that falling asleep in section or in small classrooms is a bad idea. Not that I haven't done it, but I'm not particularly proud of it. Section is the worst place of all, because the TF is the person that's grading you. Dozing off in a section that's not required is perhaps the lowest on the totem pole one can go. (And yes, I've done that...
...first option is out of the question, because everyone in the whole room knows you're asleep--though I have seen people do it. Even John Kenneth Galbraith would get mad at someone passed out on the railing. The second one is possible, but you'll need to bring lower back support (a rolled-up jacket works well). The third possibility is the most comfortable, but the classroom will have to be sufficiently empty, and you might fall into a really deep sleep and accidentally dream of the next lecture...