Our little comic strip here has always been a sort of diary for Jerry and I. When this comic strip started I was a 21 year old kid who had just moved out of his parents house and was living with his best friend in Spokane Washington. You saw me propose to my then girlfriend and you were there when my kids were born. I talked with you many times over the years about my struggles with anxiety and you were there when I went on medication. Well I am turning 49 years old this year and if you’ve been reading for a long time you might be around the same age. I’m sorry to say it but we gotta get our buttholes checked out and I am scheduled to have mine done this Wednesday.
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous. I’ve talked with a few of my friends about the procedure and it seems like everyone is putting it off which is what I have been doing for the last couple years. The process obviously doesn't sound like how I’d choose to spend a Wednesday but I guess I am more worried about them finding something in my butt that isn’t supposed to be there. It’s scary, and I totally understand not wanting to open that box so to speak but I decided this year that it was better to find out sooner rather than later and so I made my appointment hoping they would not be able to get me in for a few months but they had availability right away. Lucky me.
I’ll be asleep for the colonoscopy itself but the real “fun” starts tomorrow morning. Starting the day before the procedure I need to go on an all liquid diet and drink this stuff that will make me shit my soul out so I am ready for the procedure. I’ll let you all know how it goes but if you are around my age you should probably get your own ass up on the table. no one wants to do this but seriously, colorectal cancer is coming for us.
Keep an eye on Penny Arcade for our next venture, Gaming focused retirement homes and then finally choose the perfect tetris shaped burial plot to fill out one of our Penny Arcade cemeteries.
-Gabe Out
