all-nighter and nosebleed

when i was a baby, i used to get sporadic spurts of nosebleeds. i bet i freaked my mom out a lot. can you imagine seeing a tiny baby happily lying on her back and then suddenly, a stream of blood comes out of her little nose? ick.

as a kid, i still got frequent nosebleeds and i never failed to get one whenever i went camping. i always got angsty on the drive to the campsite because i always anticipated a bloody nose; i even kept a bunch of napkins in my pockets just to be ready. i was especially nervous about my 6th grade camp -- a week of torture! i was afraid that my nose would bleed every day. thankfully, it only happened once but it cost me an adventurous hike with my fellow 6th graders :( my principal was kind enough to spend the afternoon with me; he even bought me strawberry ice cream on a sugar cone! sweeet.

as i grew older, i noticed that my age and my nosebleeds had now begun to share an inverse relationship. and i haven't had one since.... well, it's been a realllyyy long time. but this week, i've been studying pretty crazily and staying up really late. just last night, i pulled an all-nighter until 6am and when i came home, i went to bed and was met by my old "friend." i was so shocked. i literally looked like this --> o.O but in a very odd way, i welcomed my nosebleed because... it just shows how hard i'm studying and that i truly am giving my all.

i just hope it will be worth it in the end.