Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 29, 2022

Social idiot

Drink instead of going on the phone.

It’s a relatively new thing for me.

Hate that, when I wake up in the middle of the night, only to find it is way to early to get up.

Oh but if you can get back to sleep, oh those extra hours feel so sweet!

I keep the clock facing away from me so I don’t see what time it is. If it’s still dark, I try to go back to sleep.

Problem SOLVED: My phone is charging in the kitchen, where I also keep my keys and wallet. (that way, I can’t leave without at least SEEING my phone as I pick up my keys and wallet). Of course, also SOLVED: My eyes are poor enough that it’s quite hard to read anything on the phone. ‘Swhy I’m typing on a largish laptop right now.

I solved the problem by going to bed at 3:00AM.

I can relate

Can anyone explain the dots around pig please?

Well that hits pretty close to home. I think I’ll turn this thing off and try to go back to sleep.

Too many nights I toss and turn and the last time I remember seeing is 1:30. But I still feel more rested than I would have if I got up and watched the late-night talk shows. Now I work a graveyard shift and all comparisons are moot. If I can get through the night (morning) without the neighbor’s dog barking or the upstairs neighbor playing his video game, it’s been a good sleep.

So you get up, turn on the computer, look at some comics, make a few comments.

That’s why I hate falling asleep in the middle of the day.

When I wake up in the wee hours of the night, I need to go wee.

I’ve been retired for almost 3 years. My internal clock still hasn’t gotten the message. Good times, good times…

And then you go back to sleep…like a normal person…right?

no phone, no problems.

1:30AM usually my first pee break of the night.

Sleep is for the weak and feckless (those lacking in feck)!

Not me. My phone gets turned off when I go to bed.

I have always slept good but since the pandemic, I wake at all hours and can’t fall back for hours…then when I’m finally sleeping my cat pounces in the bed til I get up and feed him. U. G. H. !!!

The Count can TOTALLY relate only The Count goes to the computer and checks his e mail.

A good night’s sleep is measured by the number of bathroom visits I have to make. Since I usually go to bed a little after midnight, it would definitely be a sign of a bad night if I had to get up again at 1:30 am.

Last night was a really good night. First visitation wasn’t until 5:30 am!

Pig’s eyes in the first panel… I’m scarred for life

That Pig, he sure is sloppy when using a pen.

Starting to be my growing older rapidly life story.I seldom sleep straight through the night.

1:30 AM. Bathroom break. 5:30 AM. bathroom break.

Every.danged.night @2:20

There have been times when I woke up obscenely early feeling well rested, so I went in to work. Lasted about three hours, then I could hardly see. Usually ended up getting sick.

doxepin

Oh, I understand. I went to bed at 2 a.m. Woke up at 6 a.m. Couldn’t get back to sleep until about 9 a.m. Alarm clock went off at 9:30 a.m.

NEVER, EVER, EVER download “Merge Dragons.” EVER. Not only is it a money pit I’ve tossed HUNDREDS at over this past decade, but it’s TOO ADDICTING!!! I stayed up an hour too late last night playing a fun, adorable event.:(

I’ve had a friend or two with alcohol problems who got lonely at 3 am and wanted to talk. It’s hard on friendship.

This is me waking up at 3 or 4 in the morning and using my phone to post on Gocomics.

Hey, me too. But after the security camera and weather apps, the downloaded porn soothes me back to sleep.

For me, it’s usually about 5:00AM, and I don’t have to get up for another two hours – and can’t get back to sleep.

Looks lie Pastis cat or dog kicked ink on his drawing!!

Are you kidding? Waking up with several hours left before the usual wake-up time is fabulous, as you snuggle back into the covers for more rest. What sucks is when you wake up and it’s only about 20 minutes before the alarm rings! You always feel ripped off…

The last few nights I’ve been able to sleep the whole night. It helps to keep the phone on the other side of the room.

I hesitate to comment, as this strikes very close to home….

That’s me at 81. A few hours’ sleep, a few awake, an few more… Rinse, repeat.