6 Steps to Realize You're Gonna Fall Asleep In Class

It's something that we've all done at least once. The professor goes on and on and it seems almost impossible to keep your eyes open, much less pay attention. Fortunately I've put together a list to help students realize when the invader known as sleep approaches so that they may take necessary defensive actions.

1. You can't remember what was just said a couple minutes ago...
   This is the beginning stages of falling asleep in class.
   The enemy spies are testing the waters. They have slyly moved onto your lands, and you realize something is happening but you shrug it off as just daydreamiing.... bad decision. It is during this stage where you can either step it up and focus or possibly lose the battle all together.
   
   
2. You take a big sigh every once in a while...
   Their messenger has just knocked on the front gates asking for a surrender.
   
   You won't take it will you?Not even yawns... sighs. These are the sighs you take after your breathing begins to slow down signaling sleep. It's the "breathe in... out... in... out... big inhale... big exhale..." sigh.
   
   
3. All of a sudden your eyelids are REALLY heavy...
   "They have lined up sire" Their army is standing right outside your gates ready to begin the battle. You realize that you may need reinforcements.....
   
   It's a 'wtf' feeling at first because "I wasn't even really that tired" pops into your mind. But then it hits you that yea, you were that tired. You begin to fight back their droopiness. The only way to fight this is to have a friend nudging you in the side because your ability to fight the sleep is extremely weakened at this point.
   
   
4. Your head begins to resemble a bobblehead...
   They've breached the front gate! They're poring in! What do we do sir? What do we do? The answer? Nothing... nothing you can do.
   
   I'm actually sorry for everyone at this point because even if your seat happens to be dead center in the front of the class there is no turning back from here. Not even a friend (who was really helpful in the last step) with an unusually knobby elbow can save you now. You're down for the count as your head continually hits your chest.
   
   
5. That desktop is lookin' mighty comfy right now.....
   You have laid down your arms and your army has completely surrendered. The city is occupied and women and children are being taken... This is where most people are caught sleeping during class. Your arms are folded in front of you on top of the desk and your head slowly begins its descent onto the makeshift pillow. Who ever knew forearms were so comfortable?! This is the end-stage. Anyone at this stage has failed to ward off the invading barrage of sleep during the past twenty minutes.
   
   
6. To everyone else in the classroom....
   Let them sleep. After a battle like that... they've earned it....
   
   

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