bbqturtle describes being up late on campus

One of my favourite things about my University campus was working into the night/really early mornings. I yearn for those days again...maybe work in the Real estate building until 3am to get a project finished and then saunter back to my halls and crash out, all the while listening to the campus that would shortly be a hive of activity.

I only used to feel this arrogant affiliation with the campus when studying late. Sure there were amazing times walking though campus after a night of getting drunk, or leaving the girl you were banging asleep in her unfeasibly small bed, and this was surreally brilliant and unparalleled to anything I have experienced in the short 3 years I have been a graduate. But the true awe is inspired by the fact that you have just finished working and everyone else has been fast asleep. You are a true academic and these sleepers are wasting time!

One day I am going to drive the 200 miles to my old campus, in the night. I want to go back there and soak it up. I have been putting it off because I know it won't be the same. That and petrol is so expensive.

As someone who's up late working on a project (hooray for waiting for things to render so I can reddit), this was a nice read.

I used to really enjoy taking late-nights walks around campus when it was dead-silent outside. Though after hearing about the armed robberies and such happening late at night (or early morning) in the area, I've unfortunately found it in my best interest to avoid that activity. Kind of a shame now that I think about it.

Haha so true