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 My day was busier than I expected, and I am running on very little sleep. At least my dentist complimented me on my flossing and brushing though, so that appointment went a lot quicker than usual, since my teeth were already pretty well taken care of before going in. It was nice hearing praise and seeing smiling faces after having just come from a fairly tense car ride with my mom. I love her, but she drives me up a damn wall sometimes.

I also helped her go shopping for my older brother's Christmas gifts (she's his Santa this year). I did not expect for black leather dress gloves to be the rarest of Pokemon around this time of year, but here we are. We did finally find a pair at JC Penny, which was literally the last one of its kind on the racks. After attempting to find a camera to smile at while I hoisted the gloves, since I pretty much felt like Link after finding a mint-condition Fleshlight in a treasure chest, I tried them on to make sure they fit my hands, since my brother and I have similar-sized hands. There was a bit of space in the fingers, but my mom and I basically just looked at each other and said, “Fuck it, he can return them if he doesn't like them. It will save someone's life today when we don't kill them for driving like assholes. We'll let it go because we accomplished shit today, so we can go home and rest for a while in our Hobbit holes.”

Of course, there was another unexpected errand after that when my car's crappy power steering proved too much for my mom to handle, so I drove her to pick her car up once they finished fixing the driver's side window. But the point is, finding those damn gloves was like being finished with the Water Temple in Ocarina of Time. Fuck that drudgery; minus the Shadow Link, which JC Penny does not have in stock; but it feels great when you're done with it. 

Did I mention I have had very little sleep?

And that is the story of how my “23 in 2013: A Golden Year in Review” blog got delayed until tomorrow. Which is today. Also, I tried to read Mockingjay, but I am too damn tired and have literally gotten roughly 6 hours of sleep in the last 72, so I've replaced it with a different thing on my list of 23 things I remember from this year of my Golden Birthday. I'm currently on #5 which incidentally is the most important thing on the list, so it should be easier to write from there. I'm going to sleep on it before I start hallucinating, though.

Right before I do, I'm going to buy Tomb Raider on Steam for $10. I don't have the recommended video card something or other, but I do meet all the requirements and recommendations otherwise. Still, since it might not run as smoothly as it could, I'm paying for it with a gift card I got last year. Would have preferred a demo first, but I've decided I don't lose anything by buying it with a gift card, so I'm getting in on the sale.

See you soon, Pixlbit.