Listening: Sounds of rain and cars on the highway outside.

Reading (perhaps quality): Just started The Annotated Alice by Martin Gardner (Introduction), Lewis Carroll (Author), John Tenniel (Illustrator). Just finished (and loved loved loved) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Reading (definitely pulp): Nada.

Drinking: Nada.

April 21, 2005
4:17 pm

Adding to the admissions that somehow make my current dating life totally understandable - just went to the dentist today for the first time in a long time.

Well, actually went last week when (I kid you not) he told me that I'm lucky I have such large strong lovely teeth but I needed to get one of those special cleanings. So today was the first half of that cleaning. A hint to everyone at home - when the term "scaling" is used to refer to something someone's going to do to your teeth, it's serious. I mean, I have a half numb face now, several hours later.

The process though, wasn't that bad. I was such a damn baby when he came at me with the needle that I thought he was going to make me wait in the waiting room until I got a hold of myself but once he got going it was quick. And by the end I was so hopped up on adrenaline I was humming anyways.

Wait - just felt a big chunk of numbness go away. Doesn't hurt yet but I can really feel the inside of my mouth again. Better take a break and get myself some ibuprofen.

Doing (life and related tasks): The dentist thing, life.

Doing (crafty stuff): Knitting blocks for an afghan for the red cross.

Wanting: Some spare time.

Anticipating: Things I wouldn't mention here.