No Rest for the Weary · 4:39pm Mar 22nd, 2019
And of course it's my own fault.
Being the night owl that I am, I was up until 4am last night, reading, touching up a few future scenes in DaD, chatting with some people in a Discord server... I really need to get on a better sleep schedule. But it's my birthday, I can do whatever the F*** I want.
So of course the first thing I wake up to at around 10:30am (not including a conversation with an artist) is about 45 birthday wishes over Facebook. It's nice to be loved. 
At the same time, though, I've always felt like a dick when I haven't responded to each of them, so I just finished going through all of them and thanking each one personally. And more were coming in as I went. Think that scene in Bruce Almighty when he's going through prayers on his computer.
I probably ought to get in a nap at some point before the evening. I don't want to fall asleep in the middle of watching Chicago on Broadway. First time I tried to see that show like, a decade ago, a friend of mine and I got tickets from the TKTS booth, but we were literally the LAST two seats in the mezzanine. We couldn't see crap.
Now, of course, my brother and sister-in-law are away, and practically all of my friends have work or are too far away. So instead I'm seeing the show with my mother.
But why the hell am I complaining? I love my mother to death. 
Besides, I should have asked to book those tickets sooner. I guess I only have myself to blame. 
Christ, I can't believe I'm almost 30. I'm officially 29 at 5pm. Why do I feel so friggin' old? Plenty of you out there are older than me... 
Welp, catch y'all on the flip side! 
I know that feel, bro. Like, I turn 34* in two months, but I feel like an old ass man. The Army does that to you, feeling over the hill at your mid-30's.
Of course, the fact that you've had friggin open heart surgery might be a contributing factor.
*When I typed that, I accidentally typed 24 instead of 34. Further proof that my brain has not accepted that I'm as old as I am.
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True. Then again, all the rest of this stuff probably doesn't help, either. People have always said I'm an old man in a youngin's body. Mostly because I watch too many game shows, I think...
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>reads list
Jeez, dude. God must have put you on Hard mode or something. You're a strong man to have come out from all that.
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Thanks. Yeah, I like the 'Hard Mode' analogy, too. I feel like I've got unlimited Continues or something. And anytime someone tries to pull the cable out of the socket somebody knocks 'em out and duct tapes it to the wall.
Or y'know, some other video game joke.
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"Level, the console has been on for 29 years."
"I'm not even halfway through the game!"
"It's red hot..."
"That's just... um, dynamic lighting!"
"It's smoking—"
"Special effects!"
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That's gold right there.
Happy Birthday, Dash! Have fun at the show and get some rest. You've got to be at BronyCon, you know!
Happy Birthday kid
Bappy hirthday, bud.
Ah, happy birthday!
Enjoy the show, and good luck with the sleep. :)
Happy Birthday
Hope you've enjoyed the show. Happy birthday.
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Thanks, everyone! The show was fantastic and dinner before was awesome. Ended up giving the leftovers to a homeless person—made me feel good and helped me not have to carry a bag into the theater.
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Ah, nice. :)