I won't cut my beard.

he is not allowed to be getting sick. of all times, now is not the time for him to be getting sick. he needs to be healthy and able to stay awake in order to last through the next day. he can do it if he tries. just staying awake.  for the first time in a long time he's actually really excited to be doing something involving other people. like, beyond excited. it's rather amusing. it doesn't hurt that things are starting to look a lot better for the rest of the year in his social life. even if there isn't a hell of a lot going on, at least there are many people he's actually talking to these days.  he's tempted to go about hugging everyone just because he can. he wants to make them all things that they would love individually. he wants to watch their faces as they discover exactly how much he cares to know about them.  everything is beautiful in that moment.  he wishes the world all the best, dealing with the people and the new year and all that comes with it. almost enough to hug a tree, again, because it seems to be quite a running theme for him by now.   <3 <3