about night owls and parties

When I joined the software industry, I was given to understand that life would be all about working hard...very hard and party. Now here I realize that working hard...very hard...very very hard is the norm...what I miss out seems to be the parties...not that this project doesn't have its share of parties...it has more than its share...about once in two months...but some how I always end up in the night shift during those parties...and tell me which owls survives the night with a loaded stomach and a fogged brain....