Ten things to do before an 8-hour take-home exam

1. Go to the bathroom
2. Stock up on water / juice / soda / etc
3. Pull out the ethernet cord
4. Turn off the cell phone
5. Organize your reference materials
6. Make sure you've got paper to print the exam out on
7. Delete solitaire from your hard drive
8. Format a backup floppy disk
9. Get a good night's sleep
10. Check to make sure you're not out of toilet paper