There is no good reason to be awake between the hours of 4 and 5 in the morning. You can be up until 3 or wake up at 5. 4 is the no-man’s-land between the two.
Nothing has ever happened between 4 and 5. That hour does not exist.
Lapin
That’s when we at Starbucks are brewing coffee and setting up our machines. It’s the most peaceful time of our morning. Everything after 5am is Hell.
Sudden Clarity Clarence
You’re clearly not a programmer. There’s some code that compiles between 4AM and 5AM (i.e., near the end of a long coding session) that would totally fail to compile at any other time. In fact, if you read the code at any time except between 4 and 5 AM, you will become convinced that it can’t possibly work, except it does.
I have to wake up at 5 because morning commute is so traffic-plagued. Because of that, my bio clock adjusted itself to awaking half an hour or so earlier.
That’s sad (well, depending on whether you get to bed early or not). I hope you can return to sleep after waking up :/
I usually don’t get more than around 4-5 consecutive hours of sleep because of my cats (they love to wake me up, just for the heck of it), so I can kinda relate, though I definitely can get sleep after dealing with them for a bit.
Well, if you’re using Pokemon Ultra Moon, you have to get up at 5:00AM to evolve your own temp Rockruff to the new dusk form.
Unless you set your 3DS clock to the wrong time. But that way lies madness!
First time I ever played Civilization, I had close to no idea what I was doing, but I was already aware of the “nuclear Ghandi” meme. I chose to play as a random civilization…and I got Ghandi. And when I reached the Atomic Era, it turned out that some of the mines I had built in the past were built over uranium resources, precluding the need for me to make a builder unit and send them out to build a uranium mine.
I get up between 4 am and 4:30am for my morning shift. But I’m also the kind of person that needs two hours to wake up in the morning and get every preparation for the work-day done (including lunch). I’ve been called crazy by co-workers, but it works for me, for the time being.
Once winter hits Willis will have to draw the cast in winter gear for years and years and years of eternal winter without ever getting to Christmas (why does that sound familiar?).
But I must say, I look forward to the endless halloween.
I’m guessing not morning sickness. If it was morning sickness she’d be sleeping next to the toilet. Also, she’d be freaking out until she figured out what was going on.
The other options are possible, but I’d add depression / self-esteem-self-destruct from her struggles in school.
Walky did say at one point that if her birth control methods were any more secure, they’d have to simultaneously turn keys. So I think she’s probably doing more than just condoms combined with birth control. Probably spermicidal foam in there too.
But even just birth control and condoms (which is probably the least anyone medically able to use both ought to be doing in her situation) would reduce the rate to near-impossible.
BBCC
Might have doubled up on condoms too. Vaginal condoms are a thing.
Yeah, it’s probably a combination of that trauma with the depression and self-esteem issues Reitzik mentioned. It’s particularly sad that missing out on her running routine is exactly the wrong thing for her to do. Exercise isn’t a magic cure-all of course, but it is one of the best things for maintaining a level of both physical and mental health. Running is also an important part of Dorothy’s identity so not doing it will hurt her self-esteem that much more.
Of course it’s completely realistic that someone stressed almost to the point of breaking would see not running as an easy, almost cost-free sacrifice to make. This is a great indication that despite being so brilliant in other areas, Dorothy still has a lot to figure out just like everyone else.
Joy
I exercise every day for my mental and physical health, but when I’m feeling like crap (tired, dizzy, trouble processing stuff) it does the opposite of help. Take some time to rest, and try it again later or tomorrow.
Ffft that was my guess. She probably also remembers how far her room is from everyone else’s in the dorm, especially after her stint as the whiteboard dingdong bandit.
176 thoughts on “Sweatband”
Ana Chronistic
headband up = ᕕ(ʘםʘ)ᕗ
headband down = ღ(ƟɷƟღ)
Doctor_Who
The headband was keeping the pressure on her brain, removing it restored her to normal 4:30 settings.
Batman
I was hoping the titles would continue to be bowie lyrics, but alas…
Batman
Mika lyrics are still good
JessWitt
I’m surprised it’s from a Mika song. If so, that’s some incredible music reach from Willis.
Marsh Maryrose
And I was hoping that they would go back to Jonathan Coulton Lyrics.
“Could it be that you need me”
DinaWho
I love that song so freaking much.
Afterword
There is no good reason to be awake between the hours of 4 and 5 in the morning. You can be up until 3 or wake up at 5. 4 is the no-man’s-land between the two.
Mr. Mendo
I would disagree, all the coolest stuff happens at 0400! ^_^
Pablo360
Nothing has ever happened between 4 and 5. That hour does not exist.
Lapin
That’s when we at Starbucks are brewing coffee and setting up our machines. It’s the most peaceful time of our morning. Everything after 5am is Hell.
Sudden Clarity Clarence
You’re clearly not a programmer. There’s some code that compiles between 4AM and 5AM (i.e., near the end of a long coding session) that would totally fail to compile at any other time. In fact, if you read the code at any time except between 4 and 5 AM, you will become convinced that it can’t possibly work, except it does.
Reltzik
In that it’s the coldest hour of the night, yes.
Plasma Mongoose
Like new meme posts.
Keulen
I usually stay up until about 5:30 am and wake up at either 12:30 pm or 10:30 am depending on if I have work or not.
Deathjavu
I firmly believe in outlawing all times before 8 am, except in case of all-nighters or emergencies.
Passchendaele
Fffft I have to get up at 6:30 am for school. I’m so used to it I haven’t been able to sleep until 8 in literal years.
JessWitt
Well, then I’m no man!
I have to wake up at 5 because morning commute is so traffic-plagued. Because of that, my bio clock adjusted itself to awaking half an hour or so earlier.
Plasma Mongoose
I often wake up between 3am and 5am because my body refuses to give me more than 5 hours of sleep.
CoMa
That’s sad (well, depending on whether you get to bed early or not). I hope you can return to sleep after waking up :/
I usually don’t get more than around 4-5 consecutive hours of sleep because of my cats (they love to wake me up, just for the heck of it), so I can kinda relate, though I definitely can get sleep after dealing with them for a bit.
BBCC
I was up until 4 this morning.
You are correct though – I AM NO MAN.
SgtWadeyWilson
https://xkcd.com/1704/
brionl
Well, if you’re using Pokemon Ultra Moon, you have to get up at 5:00AM to evolve your own temp Rockruff to the new dusk form.
Unless you set your 3DS clock to the wrong time. But that way lies madness!
SgtWadeyWilson
I set my 3DS clock to the wrong time a long time ago…
Dana
If I stay up until four I can say good morning to my dad when he wakes up.
Viktoria
I used to do that. Fun to share a meal, even when one of you has cereal and the other has Chinese takeout.
Bruceski
I’ve found that there’s something incredible about sunrises when viewed from the proper side. Not so much when staying up late, though.
Questionor
what do you mean there’s no good reason? if I take just one more turn I can conquer Gandhi before he nukes me.
King Daniel
First time I ever played Civilization, I had close to no idea what I was doing, but I was already aware of the “nuclear Ghandi” meme. I chose to play as a random civilization…and I got Ghandi. And when I reached the Atomic Era, it turned out that some of the mines I had built in the past were built over uranium resources, precluding the need for me to make a builder unit and send them out to build a uranium mine.
…you can probably guess what happened next.
Crusading Barista
You do not understand the pain of the barista
Kryss LaBryn
That’s why it’s traditionally the ideal hour to attack. 😀
Beige
yeah, thats the time I often get up for work 😛
lotsa service industry folks start at that time after all
CoMa
I get up between 4 am and 4:30am for my morning shift. But I’m also the kind of person that needs two hours to wake up in the morning and get every preparation for the work-day done (including lunch). I’ve been called crazy by co-workers, but it works for me, for the time being.
Mr. Mendo
Huh. Joyce just keeps revealing layers, doesn’t she? LOL
Bagge
That sounds like a really elaborate after-ski striptease
Mr. Mendo
Well, winter *is* coming! 😉
Bagge
Once winter hits Willis will have to draw the cast in winter gear for years and years and years of eternal winter without ever getting to Christmas (why does that sound familiar?).
But I must say, I look forward to the endless halloween.
Renshear Blade
that murder face….
BenRG
Sarah is going to find herself wondering what Joyce started copying her morning expression!
CandidCanid
Joyce is going to be konking out at 3 PM, people. Mark my words.
Also, how is she supposed to wipe sweat off her brow with the sweatband on her wrist if the sweatband on her head is in the way? Joyce you klutz.
Kryss LaBryn
Oh, is that what the wrist sweatbands are for! I’ve been wondering since, like, 1984.
Bast
I learned something today xD
DarkoNeko
Yay for fitness watches who tell you fitness things !
Rosicrucian
Such impressive flirting, Joyce.
SgtWadeyWilson
Right? She even bought a new outfit to impress her girlfriend.
Keulen
Once again Joyce makes the best faces ever.
Magdalana
Taking all bets, I’m going for morning sickness. Also possible: up all night cramming, family member death, and currently nekked in bed with Walky
Nono
Or just sick.
Pablo360
Technically we have no definitive proof that she woke up at all yesterday.
Needfuldoer
Well, She’s not in Joyce’s room anymore…
thejeff
Oh, she woke up yesterday. There was a garden hose. 🙂
But yes, we haven’t actually seen her since then/
Black
God I hope it’s not morning sickness; Walky is one of those people who shouldn’t be allowed to breed.
Joy
D: why would you say that
Bast
I agree but mostly because the comment section is going to be filled with pro-lifers and pro-choice people going at it for days…
Sunny
Walky did at some point say that if Dorothy were any more thorough regarding contraception, they’d each have to turn a key at the same time.
So probably not an unplanned pregnancy. Even odds on a cold or a nervous breakdown.
Reltzik
I’m guessing not morning sickness. If it was morning sickness she’d be sleeping next to the toilet. Also, she’d be freaking out until she figured out what was going on.
The other options are possible, but I’d add depression / self-esteem-self-destruct from her struggles in school.
Kryss LaBryn
Walky did say at one point that if her birth control methods were any more secure, they’d have to simultaneously turn keys. So I think she’s probably doing more than just condoms combined with birth control. Probably spermicidal foam in there too.
But even just birth control and condoms (which is probably the least anyone medically able to use both ought to be doing in her situation) would reduce the rate to near-impossible.
BBCC
Might have doubled up on condoms too. Vaginal condoms are a thing.
Seldritch
I’d guess that it’s period cramps, myself. Those can really lay a gal low.
GoblinScribe
Am I the only one that remembers that Dorothy is still dealing with the trauma from seeing a guy get eviscerated in front of her?
Northamptonian
Yeah, it’s probably a combination of that trauma with the depression and self-esteem issues Reitzik mentioned. It’s particularly sad that missing out on her running routine is exactly the wrong thing for her to do. Exercise isn’t a magic cure-all of course, but it is one of the best things for maintaining a level of both physical and mental health. Running is also an important part of Dorothy’s identity so not doing it will hurt her self-esteem that much more.
Of course it’s completely realistic that someone stressed almost to the point of breaking would see not running as an easy, almost cost-free sacrifice to make. This is a great indication that despite being so brilliant in other areas, Dorothy still has a lot to figure out just like everyone else.
Joy
I exercise every day for my mental and physical health, but when I’m feeling like crap (tired, dizzy, trouble processing stuff) it does the opposite of help. Take some time to rest, and try it again later or tomorrow.
Maveric1984
Willis has said outright that he’s not going to make anyone pregnant, including Dorothy.
Carms
Debilitating period pain was actually my first thought
DailyBrad
Oh my goshness, Joyce looks adorable like that.
Poor thing’s day went from Olivia Newton John to Oblivion Newton John
SgtWadeyWilson
*Round of applause.*
Passchendaele
How many times did Joyce walk between their rooms to figure that out?
Pablo360
Just once if she was precise.
Passchendaele
Ffft that was my guess. She probably also remembers how far her room is from everyone else’s in the dorm, especially after her stint as the whiteboard dingdong bandit.
Pablo360
It has been |1̲̅1̲̅| days since I thought about the phrase “whiteboard dingdong bandit”.
*reaches up, changes sign*
It has been |0̲̅| days since I thought about the phrase “whiteboard dingdong bandit”.