Another 70, The 4 AM Black Hole, Real EUC Army
Last night I got another 90 minute WoW session in that allowed me to bring my monk to level 70 leaving only one character remaining on my main account to get to that threshold. I again streamed on Twitch, correcting the cut off video issue I had the first time through. Unfortunately for over half of the stream I inadvertently had a creepy sounding voice filter turned on but it’s not like anyone was there to see/hear it. Yesterday I also created my own Discord channel/server. I have no use for it as of yet but it is a way for people to connect and interact with me pretty much whenever they want. Like most things I am duf67 on that platform.
My sleep has been an issue for quite awhile. For a long stretch last year I was taking unisom nightly to help in that regard. The downside is it can make it very tough to get out of bed when the 6:30 alarm goes off. Just last week I took one and wound up oversleeping nearly a half hour when I immediately fell back asleep after stopping the alarm. I have been taking magnesium before bed which supposedly has a number of benefits with sleep being one of them. It doesn’t seem to be working.
My pattern is I normally will wake up around 4AM, go take a leak and then when I get back to bed I have an extremely difficult time falling back asleep, sometimes laying there for an hour or longer until my mind will settle down. With unisom that process takes a couple minutes. I suppose I need to determine the lesser of two evils. The bottom line is the absence of restful sleep for most people is a real negative on their overall health and well being. I have been abusing/ignoring that truth for quite a long time.
A couple days ago my buddy from the gym who was a sniper in the military reached out to me letting me know about a really good deal on a Palmetto State Armory AR pistol. It was only slightly more than what I paid for the 1911 hand gun. I wasn’t looking for one but he really pitched it hard saying it was a great gun for the money that uses cheap ammo. The only other gun I was thinking about buying was a shotgun but I decided to jump on this deal. It will be a fun thing to pull out at the range.
The process to get a gun online is you pay for it and then designate a local gun store to have it shipped to. That local dealer is responsible for running the background check and other paperwork required for you to pick up the gun. I’m not quite sure how long going this route will take but it’s not like I am in a rush for it. I do still plan on getting my concealed carry license at some point not to be able to actually walk around with a gun but to make the process of buying them easier and faster in the future.
A couple of my friends have questioned me on why I have suddenly had an interest in gun ownership after going this long without ever owning or even shooting one. It’s just another one of those doors that I am exploring, not because I have any interest in shooting another living being, ever. It has the potential to just be another hobby that brings me a decent dose of fun and something else I can learn about. I don’t anticipate it approaching my pickleball level of interest however.