"Dear Edie,
I think you'll be interested to hear the following [Salsa-Holic] story:
For the last couple of weeks, I was working on my final project. For the last three days, I had really to get my self in full gear and get the work meet the presentation on due date. To do that I had to work for these three days without any sleep, 72 hours in a row. I know, that's crazy, but I didn't had a choice and I want it to be done right, the way
I want (meaning pushing it to new limits).
SOoo, now, I had a problem: how can I stay awake for 72 hours, without sleeping? I don't drink coffee, I don't like to place clips to hold my eyes open :) I didn't like the idea of hooking up my chair to get electricity shocks to keep me awake :)and as any human I like to sleep during the night.
Guess what help me stay awake for all these hours?.........SALSA music!!! well, I just bought, a couple months ago, a 60 CD changer and place there my Salsa music Cds. The formula is very easy : 60 cds time 74 minutes a cd gives you 74 hours of music.
When I started working on my project, Day#1, I started Salsa Cd#1, and just kept on working, kept on listening to my music(the cd changer was playing all 60 cds in a row)........I never felt like I can't stay awake....I didn't had to force myself to drink coffee or get electric "zets" :) the music kept me awake, and as usually, the music made me think and do better.
Today, the third day, I was wrapping up my project and was ready to head to the presentation........guess what......the last cd was playing its final track! what a way to have a finale to the work.......
SO now, probably all my neighbors knows almost everything about Salsa (like they didn't hear that before from my apartment.......:), some of them probably know Marc's Anthony new CD by heart.
Well, that is it! The project is done. (went beyond exceptions.....), I am free again!!! Now, is the time for the dance floor...........
Oh, I almost forgot! There is a lesson to be learned here.........If you get a project due in more than three days - well, get a bigger CD changer! :) I'll probably do that.....can't hold my all Salsa CDs there anymore, and projects are going to be larger now.....:)
O.K, guess where I am going now......zzzzzzzz.......SLEEPING!
SOoo, Edie, I hope to see you soon on the dance floor.......be careful, you never know what a lack of Salsa Dancing can do to you.....or maybe you do?!
SMiles,
Yohay
