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June 14, 2026

Headache

by David M Willis on February 14, 2022 at 12:01 am
  • 03 – Trial and Sarah
└ Tags: joyce

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    February 14, 2022 at 12:05 am | #

    hey it me

    ODDLY ENOUGH I can’t sleep on my back without some X-TREEM pillow contortioning bc, of all things, substantial weight loss has made my tailbone particularly pronounced, and I feel pressure on it when lying on my back and WTF BUTT

    so I take back any desires I might have had to have a tail, that would piss me off I think

    • True Survivor
      True Survivor
      February 14, 2022 at 12:08 am | #

      Not to mention a tail would make it really hard to put on pants.

      • The Wellerman
        The Wellerman
        February 14, 2022 at 12:09 am | #

        But think of the benefits!!! 😉

      • mrnoidea
        mrnoidea
        February 14, 2022 at 12:42 am | #

        Nah, you just need pants with a second fly in the back.

      • Decidedly Orthogonal
        Decidedly Orthogonal
        February 14, 2022 at 1:08 am | #

        Why would it be any harder than shoving arms/hands through sleeves or feet/legs through pants?

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          February 14, 2022 at 1:58 am | #

          I assume you would have to put pants around your ankles, pull them up to your knees or butt, whichever is easier, and THEN thread the needle of fitting that tail through the tail hole of your pants. It would absolutely be a pain in the ass.

          • The Wellerman
            The Wellerman
            February 14, 2022 at 2:06 am | #

            Why not just wrap it around your waist like Saiyans do? 😛

            • Yotomoe
              Yotomoe
              February 14, 2022 at 2:08 am | #

              Unironically one of the reasons why Toriyama got rid of Goku’s tail is that he said he couldn’t figure out how Goku would put on pants.

          • Ana Chronistic
            Ana Chronistic
            February 15, 2022 at 12:09 am | #

            See, when I thought about it, actual tail-havers who are also pant-wearers would be practiced enough at it to get gud at using a tail sleeve, not a pain

            and if it IS a pain, they wear kilts

            • Decidedly Orthogonal
              Decidedly Orthogonal
              February 16, 2022 at 9:46 am | #

              KILT KILT KILT KILT!

        • Agemegos
          Agemegos
          February 14, 2022 at 8:05 am | #

          Put a button fly above the tail, instead of or in addition to a fly in front.

          • Agemegos
            Agemegos
            February 14, 2022 at 8:13 am | #

            Then you pull your trousers up with the opening at the back and button the waistband above your tail, with it sticking out through the opening at the bottom of the fly.

      • Kazuma Taichi
        Kazuma Taichi
        February 14, 2022 at 12:46 pm | #

        Well that can be solved with a #BanPants

        • King Daniel
          King Daniel
          February 14, 2022 at 5:26 pm | #

          Reject pants, return to skirt

    • Robbie
      Robbie
      February 14, 2022 at 12:16 am | #

      My puppy (middle aged puppy) gets tense tail muscles and requires butt scritches.

    • fridge_logic
      fridge_logic
      February 14, 2022 at 1:58 am | #

      I feel like it depends on the kind of tail. If it’s a cat tail then the benefits are pretty good. What if you could get cat flexibility to go with a cat tail?

      • Ana Chronistic
        Ana Chronistic
        February 14, 2022 at 9:48 am | #

        What would it do besides get caught under rocking chairs

        (more accurately, in closing doors)

        • Shadow Dreamer
          Shadow Dreamer
          February 14, 2022 at 1:37 pm | #

          I dunno, I could use the enhanced sense of balance in my day to day life!

    • Gash
      Gash
      February 14, 2022 at 2:13 am | #

      Eh, i can’t sleep on my back either, not only do i snore at triple the volume, i also suffocate a little bit while i’m doing it.

      • hof1991
        hof1991
        February 14, 2022 at 9:16 am | #

        Consider a sleep test. Apnea doesn’t get better with age. A disturbed sleep
        Is a form of torture.

        • StClair
          StClair
          February 14, 2022 at 12:57 pm | #

          Seconded. Magic nose machine changed my life.

          • Bicycle Bill
            Bicycle Bill
            February 14, 2022 at 3:38 pm | #

            Thirded.  I use one too, even for those occasions when I lie down for a short nap.
            Now, falling asleep in the La-Z-Boy in front of the TV?  That’s an entirely different ball of wax.

        • Gash
          Gash
          February 15, 2022 at 2:56 pm | #

          Eh, that’ll be eternally put off since i can just sleep on my side without issues.

    • Kazuma Taichi
      Kazuma Taichi
      February 14, 2022 at 12:50 pm | #

      I can’t fall asleep on my back in the first place, so sleeping is one area I don’t expect I’d have issues with a tail

      Now if I consider how often I knock things over with my hands and feet (not often but more than I’d like), and how often dogs knock things over with their tail (constantly), then I start to see an issue

  2. King Daniel
    King Daniel
    February 14, 2022 at 12:05 am | #

    And Willis delivers pain for Valentine’s Day, as it was foretold.

    • RassilonTDavros
      RassilonTDavros
      February 14, 2022 at 12:06 am | #

      Better headache than heartache!

      • Stephen Bierce
        Stephen Bierce
        February 14, 2022 at 12:09 am | #

        For which I’d have to play some Bonnie Tyler!

      • Jamie
        Jamie
        February 14, 2022 at 12:13 am | #

        Eh. I’ve been suicidal from headaches, but not from heartaches.

        Fortunately, better hydration habits seem to have helped. And other stuff.

    • Lingo
      Lingo
      February 14, 2022 at 12:11 am | #

      Heartbreak once again. The relationship between Joyce and her brain may truly never recover.

      • The Wellerman
        The Wellerman
        February 14, 2022 at 12:12 am | #

        Tell me about it! 😣

  3. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    February 14, 2022 at 12:06 am | #

    Joyce has never been more relatable.

  4. The Wellerman
    The Wellerman
    February 14, 2022 at 12:06 am | #

    Well played, Willis! 😆

  5. Suet
    Suet
    February 14, 2022 at 12:07 am | #

    Sleeping in on Valentine’s… tale as old as time

    If I sleep on my stomach, I feel like I should be hugging some cold hard ground

  6. Ray Radlein
    Ray Radlein
    February 14, 2022 at 12:07 am | #

    THE STRUGGLE IS REAL

    • AndieStardust
      AndieStardust
      February 14, 2022 at 5:17 am | #

      UNBEARABLY SO

  7. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    February 14, 2022 at 12:08 am | #

    Poor gal.

  8. Joe Moose
    Joe Moose
    February 14, 2022 at 12:08 am | #

    Just take some ibuprofen and call it a day.

    • King Daniel
      King Daniel
      February 14, 2022 at 12:10 am | #

      But what if the ibuprofen doesn’t like being called a day?

      • Delicious Taffy
        Delicious Taffy
        February 14, 2022 at 12:16 am | #

        Then maybe the ibuprofen would like to go back into the dark, cramped medicine cabinet with the rest of its friends.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      February 14, 2022 at 12:23 am | #

      That or just drink a lotta water. Hydration is underrated.

    • Savail
      Savail
      February 14, 2022 at 12:42 am | #

      I introduced my husband to the wonders of Midol for headaches back when we were dating. Never underestimate the magical healing powers of acetaminophen and caffeine. Ibuprofen is my achey-arthritis-joints-friend.

      …Unless the headaches are caused by something else, like, say, low B12 that comes up normal on labwork.

      • Kimi
        Kimi
        February 14, 2022 at 12:55 am | #

        Could also be sinus related, especially since having a raised head seems to help. A decongestant can help then. Steam can also help too.
        Women in my family get hormonal migraines, and the acetaminophen, ibuprofen and caffeine mixture is the only thing that works on them.

      • John Smith
        John Smith
        February 14, 2022 at 2:20 am | #

        I get pretty bad migraines. I’d heard of people using Midol to treat them, but I ended up running across Excedrin. It’s a stack of 250mg acetaminophen, 250mg ibuprofen (advil) and 65mg caffeine. It’s very effective, but makes me think my liver is going to explode if I use it too often.

        But now that I look it up, Maybe Midol’s even more terrifying. 500mg of acetaminophen, 60mg caffeine, and something to put you to sleep.

      • milu
        milu
        February 14, 2022 at 5:12 am | #

        “low B12 that comes up normal on labwork”

        Has that happened to you? how does that happen? and how else do you test for B12 levels other than with a blood test?

        • Masumi
          Masumi
          February 14, 2022 at 7:56 am | #

          Eat a liver and see if that improves anything :V
          (no seriously, last time I had a (minor) depressive episode, I ate an entire fried pig liver and got WAY better)

          • Leadsynth
            Leadsynth
            February 14, 2022 at 9:55 am | #

            How’d it taste? I can’t decide if fried pig liver sounds great or awful.

            • Sombrero
              Sombrero
              February 14, 2022 at 11:54 am | #

              Let’s say is an acquired taste.

              • Ryek Hvek
                Ryek Hvek
                February 14, 2022 at 5:33 pm | #

                There’s always Liverwurst – no frying required.

            • Agemegos
              Agemegos
              February 14, 2022 at 11:39 pm | #

              I’ve eaten pigs’, calves’, geese’s, chickens’, and ostrich’s livers. Ostrich was best — tasted a bit like hazelnuts for some reason.

              Liver tastes fine if it’s fresh, but gets bitter if it isn’t cooked promptly. The texture is a bit odd if you’re used to meat having fibres, but not unpleasant. Nevertheless the easiest way to like it is as a pâte or in sausages.

              A little bit of pork-liver pâte is the secret ingredient in my ragù alla Bolognese.

  9. Kyrik Michalowski
    Kyrik Michalowski
    February 14, 2022 at 12:08 am | #

    Joyce needs to invest in one of those shaped memory pillows, they make sleeping much easier, even when I have a migraine. A bonus as well, if you want to sleep on your side instead of your back it can be adjusted for that.

    • True Survivor
      True Survivor
      February 14, 2022 at 12:14 am | #

      That sounds useful. Do you know the name of the brand?

      • Kyrik Michalowski
        Kyrik Michalowski
        February 14, 2022 at 12:16 am | #

        I do not unfortunately. I double checked the pillow but it isn’t labeled. Sorry :/

        • True Survivor
          True Survivor
          February 14, 2022 at 12:17 am | #

          No problem. Thanks for looking, kind internet stranger.

      • Kimi
        Kimi
        February 14, 2022 at 12:58 am | #

        You can find generic memory foam pillows from really any store that sells pillows, like Macy’s or something. Just be careful since some can have a bit of a smell to them and some are thicker than others.
        I use them since I mainly sleep on my side, I tend to prefer them.

    • Delicious Taffy
      Delicious Taffy
      February 14, 2022 at 12:17 am | #

      Do people sleep on their backs? That’s scary. What if a bug?

      • Heather
        Heather
        February 14, 2022 at 1:47 am | #

        I find it’s generally better for the back itself to do that. Also if it hurts for any reason: pillow under the knee. Though it’s been a while since I’ve had to do that.

        Bugs can be banished if need be.

      • milu
        milu
        February 14, 2022 at 5:16 am | #

        bugs: people sleep on their back? that’s scary. what if i want to walk around all over them and eat their dead skin and skin mites, now i have to look out for that wet hole they have

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        February 14, 2022 at 8:02 am | #

        Submit a bug report, and the issue might get patched in a future update.

      • hof1991
        hof1991
        February 14, 2022 at 9:14 am | #

        That’s a feature not a bug.

        • King Daniel
          King Daniel
          February 14, 2022 at 5:30 pm | #

          *That’s a creature not a bug

  10. BBCC
    BBCC
    February 14, 2022 at 12:10 am | #

    Migraines are the wooooooorst. I feel Joyce on this.

    • Kyrik Michalowski
      Kyrik Michalowski
      February 14, 2022 at 12:14 am | #

      Indeed, I wonder if she has the blinds pulled shut. I make sure every possible light source is as diminished as is reasonable

      • BBCC
        BBCC
        February 14, 2022 at 12:52 am | #

        Same. I always seem to get them on bright sunny days where I have to go to brightly lit rooms like when I was in school. Fucking. torture. Sitting there and feeling painful and nauseous until hours later you feel the sweet bursts of warmth that mean your headache is FINALLY breaking up.

        • Kyrik Michalowski
          Kyrik Michalowski
          February 14, 2022 at 2:27 am | #

          I really should invest in one of those sleeping masks that covers your eyes. If nothing else it’ll help with the light at least.

  11. True Survivor
    True Survivor
    February 14, 2022 at 12:12 am | #

    I like that Joyce is wearing the pajamas from that cartoon show she likes but not the shirt or hat. I gives the comic strong sense of continuity and makes Joyce seem like a real person, as it suggests that after the initial obsession that comes with a new found fandom, she has calmed down and no longer has to wear all the merch as a set, but still has the stuff lying around.

  12. Dr. T
    Dr. T
    February 14, 2022 at 12:18 am | #

    Well, at least Willis didn’t break up a couple this Valentines Day.

  13. Diane
    Diane
    February 14, 2022 at 12:18 am | #

    Obviously the answer is MORE PILLOWS.

  14. Robbie
    Robbie
    February 14, 2022 at 12:20 am | #

    I sleep with a body pillow shaped like an inverted U. it is called a pregnancy pillow because apparently the time adults are socially allowed to be cozy and comfy is when they are literally growing another human.
    As a person who has been pregnant but has chronic pain always, I think everyone should buy a pregnancy pillow if it would help them.

    Eat the foods you crave when it seems wise as well! It irritates me that the only time most people think you should listen to cravings is when you’re pregnant.

  15. Delicious Taffy
    Delicious Taffy
    February 14, 2022 at 12:20 am | #

    I appreciate the realistic detail of the pajama pants assuming their natural wedgie state. The people who make PJ pants have to be using a special weave designed to shove the middle third of the fabric directly into the wearer’s asscrack at the first sign of motion, right? Is that just me?

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      February 14, 2022 at 12:22 am | #

      o3o that or Willis just has terminal butts disease.

      • Delicious Taffy
        Delicious Taffy
        February 14, 2022 at 12:26 am | #

        Sometimes, the human body is forced to draw a fine ass. I can’t draw to save my life, but several times when I’ve been idly doodling, I’ve drawn the most absolutely perfect ass or boobs that could be drawn in that moment. It’s like a hard-coded signal in our DNA.

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          February 14, 2022 at 12:42 am | #

          To be honest I’m much more of a boob guy but lately I’ve been gaining an increasing appreciation for a good butt. Every now and again I manage to draw one that gets even me a bit hot and bothered.

          • bemisawa
            bemisawa
            February 14, 2022 at 1:40 am | #

            Well, scientifically speaking, butts *are* the boobs of the ass.

            • milu
              milu
              February 14, 2022 at 5:24 am | #

              here’s your “spit take of the month” plaque. congratulations

          • Geneseepaws
            Geneseepaws
            February 14, 2022 at 2:34 am | #

            I would check in the Artists’ Handbook, but as you are an artist I don’t think you are allowed to become aroused at the nude human form. Artists can only do that if the model is not nude, but ‘naked.’ Or is that butt naked?

            • Yotomoe
              Yotomoe
              February 14, 2022 at 2:41 am | #

              I’ve never been aroused by drawing a nude model for life drawing. Mostly because I’m too busy breaking their body down into simple shapes and rhythms for the purpose of drawing. But like if I see a nice butt or boobies in any other context, my eyes pop out of my head and I make an aoooga sound like a cartoon wolf.

              • Amós Batista
                Amós Batista
                February 14, 2022 at 4:54 am | #

                oh, I miss life drawing…

  16. Darkoneko
    Darkoneko
    February 14, 2022 at 12:21 am | #

    try on the side

  17. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    February 14, 2022 at 12:21 am | #

    o3o I’m drawing a thing.

    • The Wellerman
      The Wellerman
      February 14, 2022 at 12:35 am | #

      So am I LOL

      Also, side note, has anyone seen Dina’s trollsona?

      I can’t seem to find it ANYWHERE :/

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      February 14, 2022 at 1:18 am | #

      https://imgur.com/a/PePjPyb (NSFW)
      THE THRILLING CONCLUSION

      • PirateTawnee
        PirateTawnee
        February 14, 2022 at 1:24 am | #

        Excellent. I chuckled before I found it hot, but only just.

      • mrnoidea
        mrnoidea
        February 14, 2022 at 1:49 am | #

        You drew and colored all that in under an hour?? That’s impressive, dude.

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          February 14, 2022 at 1:59 am | #

          Naw I started at 11:15 so it it actually took me 2 hours :T

          • The Wellerman
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            February 14, 2022 at 2:13 am | #

            Very impressive tho! I’d take me a whole DAY or even more to make something of this caliber

      • The Wellerman
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        February 14, 2022 at 1:53 am | #

        HA HA HA 🤪

        Great work Yoto!!!

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        DarkoNeko
        February 14, 2022 at 4:37 am | #

        YO INK

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        milu
        February 14, 2022 at 5:27 am | #

        hahaha =D
        that feels super in character, great job =)

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        Great job, Yotomoe!
        (If my comment got spammed, I’m sorry. The site keep blocking my posts, I don’t know why).

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        February 14, 2022 at 10:01 am | #

        A hoot and a half!

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      February 14, 2022 at 2:58 am | #

      I now realize this comic has been my equivalent of Walky’s comic. With the exact same “punchline over and over again.

    • Clif
      Clif
      February 14, 2022 at 4:31 am | #

      And yet, that is precisely what would happen.

  18. alongcameaspider
    alongcameaspider
    February 14, 2022 at 12:27 am | #

    It’s a constant battle Joyce, I’m pretty sure comfortable sleep is a myth perpetuated by big pillow to sell more pillows

    • woobie
      woobie
      February 14, 2022 at 12:37 am | #

      I used to sleep comfortably anywhere and all night long.
      Then I got older.

  19. Romanticide
    Romanticide
    February 14, 2022 at 12:28 am | #

    What I do is find the most confortable position and put more pillows over my head until I am surrunded by them.

    • milu
      milu
      February 14, 2022 at 5:30 am | #

      mine is the opposite, when i sleep over at people’s for some reason they never believe or remember that i don’t want a pillow so they always give me one (or several) anyway, and i promptly push them out of the way before snuggling down nice and flat on my stomach ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

      • khn0
        khn0
        February 16, 2022 at 8:11 am | #

        Lost that ability to be flat on the stomach somewhere in my thirties, now my favourite way to get asleep in a bed/floor that isn’t mine is flat on the back.
        Pillows are for fighting.

  20. Lan
    Lan
    February 14, 2022 at 1:01 am | #

    This is what it’s like to be old (in your late 20’s)

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      February 14, 2022 at 8:05 am | #

      Mid-30s here. Can confirm. :\

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      February 14, 2022 at 8:11 am | #

      I have several kids older than you by double, you’re not old yet, I’m barely old.

      • thejeff
        thejeff
        February 14, 2022 at 10:27 am | #

        There’s nothing that makes you feel old like the kids complaining about being old.

        • woobie
          woobie
          February 14, 2022 at 4:16 pm | #

          yup

  21. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    February 14, 2022 at 1:07 am | #

    Side-sleeping is an option – and my most adopted position.

    • Bicycle Bill
      Bicycle Bill
      February 14, 2022 at 3:45 pm | #

      I am a confirmed side-sleeper and, while I’ve never slept with anyone, if I ever do I’m all trained to remain in a position that will give her cuddles the whole night through.

  22. Rabid Rabbit
    Rabid Rabbit
    February 14, 2022 at 1:32 am | #

    You know, before I read the text and remembered that she’s not feeling well, I thought we were getting a Valentine’s Day strip about Joyce dating herself. If you know what I mean.

    (Masturbating. The visuals made me think that Joyce might be masturbating.)

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      February 14, 2022 at 3:02 am | #

      I mean to be fair I don’t see her hand in those last 2 panels.

  23. Ucchan
    Ucchan
    February 14, 2022 at 1:43 am | #

    My life.

  24. Bagge
    Bagge
    February 14, 2022 at 1:47 am | #

    See, if she hadn’t left God this wouldn’t have happened.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      February 14, 2022 at 2:00 am | #

      Devout Christians don’t actually sleep on beds. They just levitate slightly above it.

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        February 14, 2022 at 3:54 am | #

        …isn’t that demonically possessed people?

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          February 14, 2022 at 4:02 am | #

          There’s very little difference.

          • Opus the Poet
            Opus the Poet
            February 14, 2022 at 8:12 am | #

            Plus one upvote.

          • The Wellerman
            The Wellerman
            February 14, 2022 at 11:59 pm | #

            Have yet another upvote!

  25. ProjectXa3
    ProjectXa3
    February 14, 2022 at 2:17 am | #

    You’re dehydrated, Joyce. That’s something that has the potential to actually happen to you now that you’re over 18. Happens to all youngpeople as they make the slow transition to adulthood. Drink an entire dinner glass of water and wait fifteen minutes.

    • khn0
      khn0
      February 16, 2022 at 8:14 am | #

      Then another fifteen and go pee.
      Then need another glass.

  26. zims
    zims
    February 14, 2022 at 2:27 am | #

    Welcome to adulthood, Joyce. Time to hit up Target for a foam pillow with three different heights.

  27. Acher4
    Acher4
    February 14, 2022 at 3:50 am | #

    Joyce is 30 years old today 😛

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      February 14, 2022 at 4:04 am | #

      Joyce is only 3 years older than me.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        February 14, 2022 at 7:55 am | #

        Don’t worry, someday you too will have random inexplicable pains you can’t soothe without causing other random inexplicable pains.

  28. Alan in DC
    Alan in DC
    February 14, 2022 at 6:06 am | #

    Sarah: “Here’s some Tylenol. Now STFU, I’m trying to sleep!”

    • alongcameaspider
      alongcameaspider
      February 14, 2022 at 12:44 pm | #

      That would work if Sarah wasn’t currently in a car driving to Muncie

      • King Daniel
        King Daniel
        February 14, 2022 at 2:11 pm | #

        You forgot about robo-Sarah?

  29. Spencer
    Spencer
    February 14, 2022 at 7:10 am | #

    #SideSleepingSuperioritySquad

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      February 14, 2022 at 7:58 am | #

      Yes!

      If only my arm didn’t fall asleep in the middle of the night if I use it to prop the pillow up… Waking up to discover it’s dead weight is disturbing.

  30. Needfuldoer
    Needfuldoer
    February 14, 2022 at 8:06 am | #

    She needs a third pillow in front of the other two, to lift her shoulders so her neck isn’t bent so much.

  31. thumb
    thumb
    February 14, 2022 at 10:08 am | #

    if somebody finds a fix for this conundrum, let me know.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      February 14, 2022 at 10:17 am | #

      *Points at the comment above yours*

  32. Keulen
    Keulen
    February 14, 2022 at 10:15 am | #

    I usually just take some pain medicine before trying to sleep with a headache. Also, I’ve gotten so used to sleeping with two pillows under my head that only one pillow feels weird to me.

  33. Caninse
    Caninse
    February 14, 2022 at 11:06 am | #

    I’m in this image and I don’t like it.

  34. Peep
    Peep
    February 14, 2022 at 12:56 pm | #

    This is fully me with a migraine. Poor Joyce

  35. Juanoku
    Juanoku
    February 14, 2022 at 2:16 pm | #

    This is why i don’t sleep and just stay in my PC
    It’s not the most immediate thing that’ll kill me

  36. a/snow/mous/e
    a/snow/mous/e
    February 14, 2022 at 2:47 pm | #

    why are pillows so goddamn impossible

  37. Icalasari
    Icalasari
    February 14, 2022 at 10:05 pm | #

    I just put some blanket behind my neck to support it then pile the rest of the blanket plus pillows on top

  38. Josh Spicer
    Josh Spicer
    February 14, 2022 at 11:44 pm | #

    The neck might hurt, but turn on your side and now your SHOULDER will hurt.

    You will…you will get used to the pain.

  39. Hinoron
    Hinoron
    February 20, 2022 at 6:51 am | #

    Wow, I know the comics have been running for a long time, but I’m still surprised to see Joyce enter her 40s whilst still in college! 😛

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