a brutal headache has taken me this far

Snow and ice lead to horrible drive to dentist this AM to fix a broken tooth from which proceed to coat store for gift certificate for Mom to work where I recuperate and discover the nature of pain as Novocaine wears off while eating a sandwich on one side of my mouth then off to a meeting at a remote site which taxes my patience to a meeting with a manager that I actually enjoyed to a series of phone calls some of which I enjoyed to getting ready to sneak out early to do even more Christmas shopping tonight and I hope the Tylenol kicks in before I get to the dreaded mall where I must buy the children’s clothes I am only slightly less qualified to buy than I am my mother in law’s present.

Sometimes, I wish I had pursued my first love and become a mercenary. The routine is boring, but at least the hours are regular.

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40 responses to “a brutal headache has taken me this far

  • peragrin_fogin

    Incredible*

    How do you do it?!

    Teeth and malls, and managers, oh my!

    – Emily D.

  • peragrin_fogin

    Incredible*

    How do you do it?!

    Teeth and malls, and managers, oh my!

    – Emily D.

  • peragrin_fogin

    Incredible*

    How do you do it?!

    Teeth and malls, and managers, oh my!

    – Emily D.

  • peragrin_fogin

    Incredible*

    How do you do it?!

    Teeth and malls, and managers, oh my!

    – Emily D.

  • peragrin_fogin

    Incredible*

    How do you do it?!

    Teeth and malls, and managers, oh my!

    – Emily D.

  • peragrin_fogin

    Incredible*

    How do you do it?!

    Teeth and malls, and managers, oh my!

    – Emily D.

  • peragrin_fogin

    Incredible*

    How do you do it?!

    Teeth and malls, and managers, oh my!

    – Emily D.

  • peragrin_fogin

    Incredible*

    How do you do it?!

    Teeth and malls, and managers, oh my!

    – Emily D.

  • theal8r

    I hate dental work. I’m afraid of my next dental visit. “forgive me, dentist, for I have sinned. It has been 2 years since my last visit.”

    *ugh*

  • theal8r

    I hate dental work. I’m afraid of my next dental visit. “forgive me, dentist, for I have sinned. It has been 2 years since my last visit.”

    *ugh*

  • theal8r

    I hate dental work. I’m afraid of my next dental visit. “forgive me, dentist, for I have sinned. It has been 2 years since my last visit.”

    *ugh*

  • theal8r

    I hate dental work. I’m afraid of my next dental visit. “forgive me, dentist, for I have sinned. It has been 2 years since my last visit.”

    *ugh*

  • theal8r

    I hate dental work. I’m afraid of my next dental visit. “forgive me, dentist, for I have sinned. It has been 2 years since my last visit.”

    *ugh*

  • theal8r

    I hate dental work. I’m afraid of my next dental visit. “forgive me, dentist, for I have sinned. It has been 2 years since my last visit.”

    *ugh*

  • theal8r

    I hate dental work. I’m afraid of my next dental visit. “forgive me, dentist, for I have sinned. It has been 2 years since my last visit.”

    *ugh*

  • theal8r

    I hate dental work. I’m afraid of my next dental visit. “forgive me, dentist, for I have sinned. It has been 2 years since my last visit.”

    *ugh*

  • blackstone

    Last Christmas Eve, while I was at work, I started to feel a little twinge on the back of my gum…by the time we got to Massachusetts that night it was full on agony, and I spent the rest of Christmas rather drunk to take the edge of the pain. Impacted wisdom tooth. Teeth do NOT keep a schedule.

    Eat Ice Cream! Screw the Atkins!

  • blackstone

    Last Christmas Eve, while I was at work, I started to feel a little twinge on the back of my gum…by the time we got to Massachusetts that night it was full on agony, and I spent the rest of Christmas rather drunk to take the edge of the pain. Impacted wisdom tooth. Teeth do NOT keep a schedule.

    Eat Ice Cream! Screw the Atkins!

  • blackstone

    Last Christmas Eve, while I was at work, I started to feel a little twinge on the back of my gum…by the time we got to Massachusetts that night it was full on agony, and I spent the rest of Christmas rather drunk to take the edge of the pain. Impacted wisdom tooth. Teeth do NOT keep a schedule.

    Eat Ice Cream! Screw the Atkins!

  • blackstone

    Last Christmas Eve, while I was at work, I started to feel a little twinge on the back of my gum…by the time we got to Massachusetts that night it was full on agony, and I spent the rest of Christmas rather drunk to take the edge of the pain. Impacted wisdom tooth. Teeth do NOT keep a schedule.

    Eat Ice Cream! Screw the Atkins!

  • blackstone

    Last Christmas Eve, while I was at work, I started to feel a little twinge on the back of my gum…by the time we got to Massachusetts that night it was full on agony, and I spent the rest of Christmas rather drunk to take the edge of the pain. Impacted wisdom tooth. Teeth do NOT keep a schedule.

    Eat Ice Cream! Screw the Atkins!

  • blackstone

    Last Christmas Eve, while I was at work, I started to feel a little twinge on the back of my gum…by the time we got to Massachusetts that night it was full on agony, and I spent the rest of Christmas rather drunk to take the edge of the pain. Impacted wisdom tooth. Teeth do NOT keep a schedule.

    Eat Ice Cream! Screw the Atkins!

  • blackstone

    Last Christmas Eve, while I was at work, I started to feel a little twinge on the back of my gum…by the time we got to Massachusetts that night it was full on agony, and I spent the rest of Christmas rather drunk to take the edge of the pain. Impacted wisdom tooth. Teeth do NOT keep a schedule.

    Eat Ice Cream! Screw the Atkins!

  • blackstone

    Last Christmas Eve, while I was at work, I started to feel a little twinge on the back of my gum…by the time we got to Massachusetts that night it was full on agony, and I spent the rest of Christmas rather drunk to take the edge of the pain. Impacted wisdom tooth. Teeth do NOT keep a schedule.

    Eat Ice Cream! Screw the Atkins!

  • babbott

    I can only hope your experience will be better than mine was today. And thanks for the sympathy. 🙂

  • babbott

    I can only hope your experience will be better than mine was today. And thanks for the sympathy. 🙂

  • babbott

    I can only hope your experience will be better than mine was today. And thanks for the sympathy. 🙂

  • babbott

    I can only hope your experience will be better than mine was today. And thanks for the sympathy. 🙂

  • babbott

    I can only hope your experience will be better than mine was today. And thanks for the sympathy. 🙂

  • babbott

    I can only hope your experience will be better than mine was today. And thanks for the sympathy. 🙂

  • babbott

    I can only hope your experience will be better than mine was today. And thanks for the sympathy. 🙂

  • babbott

    I can only hope your experience will be better than mine was today. And thanks for the sympathy. 🙂

  • twily

    >>Sometimes, I wish I had pursued my first love and become a mercenary. The routine is boring, but at least the hours are regular.

    When I first read that I parsed it strangely in my mind. Sorry to hear about the sammich induced horrors… Friend of mine had the opposite problem and mauled the inside of her mouth because the Novacaine didn’t wear off when it should have.

  • twily

    >>Sometimes, I wish I had pursued my first love and become a mercenary. The routine is boring, but at least the hours are regular.

    When I first read that I parsed it strangely in my mind. Sorry to hear about the sammich induced horrors… Friend of mine had the opposite problem and mauled the inside of her mouth because the Novacaine didn’t wear off when it should have.

  • twily

    >>Sometimes, I wish I had pursued my first love and become a mercenary. The routine is boring, but at least the hours are regular.

    When I first read that I parsed it strangely in my mind. Sorry to hear about the sammich induced horrors… Friend of mine had the opposite problem and mauled the inside of her mouth because the Novacaine didn’t wear off when it should have.

  • twily

    >>Sometimes, I wish I had pursued my first love and become a mercenary. The routine is boring, but at least the hours are regular.

    When I first read that I parsed it strangely in my mind. Sorry to hear about the sammich induced horrors… Friend of mine had the opposite problem and mauled the inside of her mouth because the Novacaine didn’t wear off when it should have.

  • twily

    >>Sometimes, I wish I had pursued my first love and become a mercenary. The routine is boring, but at least the hours are regular.

    When I first read that I parsed it strangely in my mind. Sorry to hear about the sammich induced horrors… Friend of mine had the opposite problem and mauled the inside of her mouth because the Novacaine didn’t wear off when it should have.

  • twily

    >>Sometimes, I wish I had pursued my first love and become a mercenary. The routine is boring, but at least the hours are regular.

    When I first read that I parsed it strangely in my mind. Sorry to hear about the sammich induced horrors… Friend of mine had the opposite problem and mauled the inside of her mouth because the Novacaine didn’t wear off when it should have.

  • twily

    >>Sometimes, I wish I had pursued my first love and become a mercenary. The routine is boring, but at least the hours are regular.

    When I first read that I parsed it strangely in my mind. Sorry to hear about the sammich induced horrors… Friend of mine had the opposite problem and mauled the inside of her mouth because the Novacaine didn’t wear off when it should have.

  • twily

    >>Sometimes, I wish I had pursued my first love and become a mercenary. The routine is boring, but at least the hours are regular.

    When I first read that I parsed it strangely in my mind. Sorry to hear about the sammich induced horrors… Friend of mine had the opposite problem and mauled the inside of her mouth because the Novacaine didn’t wear off when it should have.

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