I was an Engineering student, not looking forward to a year of 6 courses in each term, so I decided to take a summer evening class - Psych 201. Should be a gimme and not interfere with my summer too much.
I went with my family to my grandparents place on Shuswap lake during that course, but didn't quite thread the needle, as the final ended up being scheduled a couple days before we were going to drive home.
In order to still go to the lake, I figured I'd take the greyhound back for my final. To squeeze absolutely as much lake time as possible, I booked the 10pm bus from Salmon Arm to Calgary. I figured it would be pretty quiet, and I could just sleep the whole trip and get a full day at the lake.
I hop on the bus, and there is only one seat left, next to a girl who was not exactly in peak physical condition. As the 11 hour bus ride progressed, gravity took over and she ended up taking up more and more of my seat. I tried to slump sideways into the aisle a bit, but every time someone needed by I'd have to move. I ended up awake all night.
Fast forward to the final - I fell asleep during the test. Luckily at some point I knocked my pen on the floor and woke up with enough time to finish most of the test, but my "gimme" course ended up putting a big dent in my GPA.
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