You know what’s even better than laying on a hammock in the backyard on a sunny Saturday afternoon? Better than catching a few winks after classes before a long night out at the bars? Better than falling asleep on the couch with the baseball game on the radio? You know what’s even better than all that?
I’ll tell you what: illegal naps, my friend. Sneaking them in when you ain’t supposed to.
Napping any time you know you shouldn’t be napping has a bit of an edgy, dangerous feel to it, like sneaking into a movie, sharing a free-refill soda at Applebee’s, or coming across customs without declaring the new sweater you’re wearing.
I’m talking about driving away from work at lunchtime, parking in a nearby parking lot, tilting back your driver’s seat, and then sneaking in a little siesta before an afternoon full of meetings. I’m talking about waking up groggily at 11am after a long night, chomping on handfuls Corn Pops while surfing the Internet for an hour, then going back to the bedroom to crash all afternoon, building towards that exotic and sinful Day O’ Naps. 
Yes, I’m talking about the naps you pull off in the bathroom stall at work, the ones at the back of the bus just before your stop, and the naps you take in the middle of a big bout of procrastination before a deadline, where you convince yourself that after a few zzz’s you’ll have more energy to finish up that big paper due in a few hours.
So come on! If you’re with me then you agree life’s just too short not to sleep when you feel like it. So lower those blinds, unplug that alarm clock, and nap strong, nap long, and nap proud, my friends.
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Those are some brilliant photos! Sadly, illegal naps are not a common occurrence with me. I rarely sleep during the day. :-\ Ah well…
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I don’t do illegal naps! 1) I usually have better things to do in class that I can’t miss out on, 2) I’m afraid of over-sleeping a deadline or specific time I have to do something, 3) My mouth gets rank and I have to brush my teeth again, and 4) I don’t want to mess up my sleeping pattern. I had a nap after school the other day because I was sick and then i went to bed at 12 and couldnt sleep until 2:30 that night. Sooo…. ya. But that’s just me- anyone else, go ahead!! Take that risk :D I’ve heard many a funny story about kids sleeping in class on mylifeisaverage.com . My friend Hannah (different Hannah to one ive mentioned a lot before…) sleeps a lot in Chem next to me, because our teacher is brilliant: on days we dont need his help, he sits texting on his phone, and when hes making his rounds in the classroom he doesn’t notice Hannah face down on the desk. He doesn’t mind what we do. <3 Bazza <3
I took an illegal nap at a friends house watching the women’s soccer semi-finals!! So refreshing.
I so wish I could nap! The only time I could was during the first trimester of both my pregnancies. I used to sneak in the marketing director’s office (he was out most of the time) and sleep on his late 70’s/early 80’s couch to take naps. The-most-comfortable-couch-ever!! We have one similar at my newer place of employment. I hope they let my buy it for my lake house when our office moves in January and get all new office furniture.
Ahhhh I do this all the time! Dozing off in the middle of my biology class, during a movie that me and my friends are watching or while ditching a class and laying on the school sofa. Oops.
I especially adore the picture of the little girl who seems to have tossed all the books on the floor to make room for her stand-up nap in the book shelf and no doubt dream of Once Upon A Time and Happy Ever After:)
I’m having an illegal nap right now.
Typing and sleeping at the same time??? YOU MUST BE A NINJA.
Right on… A Ninja Nap!
You don’t see me napping, but I’m napping!
You are so good at this… wait a minute… I don’t see you. Awesome!
Today I SO felt like napping in the afternoon, but I was like “nahhh I should work on my project.” Then I saw today’s post and needless to say the project is still there staring at me. But well… I guess I’m gonna grab some food first.
I love that baby at the end! Instant baby nappers are awesome. Right in the middle of a meal, when standing up playing, Or when playing with a toy, just suddenly drop off. Now that I’m getting older (61–man I hate typing that!!!!), it happens to me all the time. If I’ve had a hard day, all I have to do is sit still and read facebook for 5 minutes and I’m GONE.
I have a summer job at a day care. Today we took the kids on a field trip to a splash pad. I pulled a wagon with a couple of kids in it, and on the way back they fell asleep. It was so cute.
Hi, I live in the raspberry capital of the world so i spend my summer working long, dull hours on a berry harvester machine. My friend took an illegal nap on one the other day. (And got paid for it!!!)
Uh… I would like to know where the Raspberry Capital of The World is please!
When I go to school in the morning, I take illigal naps on the bus. I have it timed so perfectly that I wake up just before we arrive at the school.
Illegal naps are fab! I did this at work when I felt sick…just put my head on my desk over lunch/planning and fell asleep. It’s just rough to wake up and get back to business as usual after.
I rarely ever sleep during the day. Not much of a napper. The only times that I have slept during the day was when I was on an aeroplane. Illegal napping does sound pretty awesome though. I should probably start napping more.
I highly recommend it, Max!
I’m all about the illegal naps. If I can slip a nap in anywhere, I’m doing it. I even fell asleep on Wednesday at the dentist office right after they numbed me.
I love illegal naps! My perfect day would be to wake up late, eat a big breakfast, take a nap, wake up, have something to eat, lather, rinse repeat.
Very funny photos. Once I had a similar situation.
that baby is my cousin. not kiddin. thats a little weird… how did u get that photo?…