Awake for 72 hours.

[Quarterquack]

Only 48 away from dropping to the ground and sleeping involuntarily. I think I'll still beat the friend I made the bet with, though. Couple of minor trips, nothing I couldn't rule out easily.

If for anything, I actually feel like I don't need sleep, although that's probably my brain nibbling on me to lower my defenses. Damn thing must have made a deal with my friend.

Opinions?

P.S. Strangely enough, I feel witty as ever, for some reason. I have the strangest urge to mock everything someone says. Not that I normally don't, I just usually smile and let it go when someone says something extraordinarily stupid (for example, this thread); lately (past few hours) I've had the compulsive need to point it out.

[Skweeky]

Just let us know when you start hallucinating - that should be a laugh

[Quarterquack]

Already have. Kept seeing consistent drying paint everywhere around me, even on skin. Wasn't pretty. Didn't drive me too far up the wall, though. (no puns intended)

[megabyteme]

What are the conditions of this bet?

[Quarterquack]

Over the past couple of years my friend and I have been making random bets based on general knowledge pertaining to a topic at hand, or watching a movie together pausing at 10 minutes in and betting on how it ends (I'm actually fairly decent at that).

Fast forward two years later, I somehow owe him 16 grand, after tallying everything up. As a man of my word, I offered to pay him back everything, as he would if he were to lose all 200 or so bets, but I'd wager it all on an actual physical challenge, instead of a guess or general knowledge as it normally is.

He accepted; so the bet stands that whichever one of us can keep awake for as long as possible, while not being a complete retard, or drooling, half-sleeping or power-napping (24/7 skype conversation) wins the bet.

It's stupid, but I'm having fun watching him break down much faster than I am considering I'm a university rat awake for 32-48 hours straight regularly. Or maybe my perception is slowing down. Or speeding up; which is it again?

[megabyteme]

Sounds like fun. He seems to have bested you many times though, so don't underestimate him on this one.

As for the movie predictions, don't most pornos end in pretty much the same manner? After losing a couple of times, it seems like you would have developed a pattern.

I can't say I have any good advice for you. I've had times when I had 2-3 jobs and keeping yourself busy only works for so long. One graveyard shift at a Kinko's (years ago) and after a very long week, I decided to rest my eyes, "just for a minute"...I awoke to the chuckles of two college students who had been listening to me snore for about 10 minutes.

Keep us posted.

[Quarterquack]

I didn't lose nearly as many times as it seems. The bet value rises exponentially with every subsequent bet. That way we placed bets indiscriminately and neither of us would forcibly raise or lower the value of the bet based on perfect knowledge of the correct answer/guess.

EDIT: We've just had enough bets and think we'd rather start afresh before one of us owes the other a new house.

EDIT2: As for the movies, I actually nearly almost always win that. For example, I predicted that "The Book of Eli" ends with him being blind all along (not joking, there were a few dead giveaways), and Leonardo was the only patient on "Shutter Island". Those were my two really big wins, if I say so myself. We almost never watch heart-warming story movies like "I Love you Man" or "Step Brothers" when making bets. By the way, friendly tip, if you and a friend ever get into this, never bet on Tarantino movies, damn time-lines always mess up any intelligent prediction.

[IdolEyes787]

watching a movie together pausing at 10 minutes in and betting on how it ends (I'm actually fairly decent at that).

The credits roll and after a lengthy period of agonizing through a seemingly endless stream of names that you or no one else cares a tick about on the slight chance that the producers thought they'd be smart-asses and stick in a "hidden" scene at the end, the screen goes dark.
Tell me if I'm close.

If it was in a movie theatre then replace all that with push little kids and old ladies out of the way in a mad rush to get to my car as fast as possible.
That is unless I'm with someone who "has to see" the credits,in which case the movie ends with me standing there resentfully while pretending to give a fuck.

[megabyteme]

I just finished watching Book of Eli about a half hour ago. I liked it. I'm torn quite a bit when it comes to faith, but I am certainly not in the anti-religion camp that seems to be so prevalent online these days. I thought the actors did a good job, and I appreciate a movie that does not apologize for what it is.

I'm off to spend several hours in my pillow-top bed with high thread count sheets and firm, yet not stiff, pillows. My loyal dog will be snoring beside me..ahhh.

[Quarterquack]

Tell me if I'm close.

I tried that, I could never guess whether the credits will have pictures or not.

I just finished watching Book of Eli about a half hour ago. I liked it. I'm torn quite a bit when it comes to faith, but I am certainly not in the anti-religion camp that seems to be so prevalent online these days. I thought the actors did a good job, and I appreciate a movie that does not apologize for what it is.

I have to admit, I thought it was complete bull. I had to endure an hour long "So a blind man can get shot and keep walking?" "That scene feels reminiscent of the story of Joseph and Jesus, I never knew Joseph was blind" and "Oh, of course a blind man can see across the Golden Gate bridge" only to find out I'm right after doubting it myself. I personally thought it tried to sell something short. The movie sets itself up as anti-religion with pedantic descriptions of how religion can bring everything down once used as a weapon, then goes on to prove that it should continue to be used as such, since it's well-founded in an existing higher power that cares more about its knowledge reaching lesser life forms than saving said life forms. Either way, this isn't the rate-that-movie thread.

I'm off to spend several hours in my pillow-top bed with high thread count sheets and firm, yet not stiff, pillows. My loyal dog will be snoring beside me..ahhh.

Judging by how you just made me feel, I should pay you to talk to my friend.