I have officially crashed.

[Sannum]

I am working until 8:00 tonight and I am soooo exhausted. I want to be like George Costanza and build a fort under my desk so I can :boring:

I am going to have to get used to working all day again. Do any of you have any solutions to beating the mid-day sleepies?

[demnan]

1. Get up from your desk and walk around a bit

then come back and have a cup of expresso.

[Lucky Luciano]

2. SPEEEEEEEEEEED!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just kidding of course.....I dunno man, I use red bull, but I am not sure if it really works...I have a ton of work to do at all times myself.

[MADem]

3. I had a job where I pretty much had to work from six a.m.

...until ten p.m., six days a week. I had a couch in my office,though, and I used to take a little siesta/riposo in the early afternoon, when the sun was high overhead. Saved my bacon, because those hours were pretty brutal.

The fort might not be such a bad idea!

[LynzM]

4. have a piece of fruit

And some cold water... good for you, and will wake you up :)

[OldLeftieLawyer]

5. Breakfast and lunch

Animal protein. Seriously. Watch out for the pastries, bagels, donuts, etc. That stuff will kill you. Think: chicken sandwich, stuff like that.

Keeps your blood sugar level and you won't get the drowsies.

Good luck.........................

[Left Is Write]

6. Also, if at all possible, take a walk on a break.

Even five or ten minutes can revive energy.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

7. Drinking lots of water helps, too

You're really forced to go for a walk when you drink enough .............

[Droopy]

10. To hell with all that healthy stuff

Cigarettes and diet coke for me!

[OldLeftieLawyer]

11. That works, too

Sometimes I wish I still smoked.

I looked so cool and my cough was so sexy ..................

[Burma Jones]

8. Coke, lotsa Coke

Legal or Illegal......

[evlbstrd]

9. I used to keep a pillow in my desk drawer.

And it's dark under there. Before I ever saw that Seinfeld episode.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

12. I was having trouble with my back,

so I got into the habit of lying down under my desk to take a nap in the afternoon (I own the firm).

Someone forgot to tell a temp who walked in and saw my feet sticking out from under my desk. She started screaming, I jumped up, smacked my forehead on the desk, started bleeding and swearing, and, well, the temp ended up in tears while I stood there, dripping blood and apologizing for having frightened her.