Soup or Smoothie?

I'll have both please! And a shake! And some freakin' temporary teeth please! And make it snappy, I'm in a hurry.

Someone asked today what I would eat right now if I could. I posited that a slice of cheese pizza covered in french fries sounded good. At first, I laughed at the sheer absurdity of the whole thing. But upon reflection... no. I would definitely take a bite out of that if presented to me and I was able. And then of course I went to the farmers market (note to self- SD local farmers do NOT grow bananas. How this didn't seem obvious at first is beyond me). So, I can always use some more fruit to cram in my blender. But the longing! tiny tacos! the crepe guy! even the guy who lets you taste all of his cheese and olives! OH MY GOD! It is literally the only true food annoyance I have had yet. And I had only a strawberry raspberry smoothie to drown my sorrow in when I got home.

I would say "Woe is Me". But it's not really. Bitterness is sometimes me. Brooding is sometimes me. Singing in the car is sometimes me. Absurd comments to random people? Also me. But woe... no. That would be overly harsh. I admit that the worst part of this week has been the weird mood swings. I mean, i expected simply straight-forward problems... pain. discomfort. swelling. The 3 horse-people of the maxilla. But insomnia? mood swings? not being able to sleep on my right side? These are not what I was prepared for. So what am I to do? What could possible be the answer???? TELL ME DAMMIT!!!!

OK, so I can't actually hear you. To date, I've tried a few methods:
-) butterscotch pudding (good, but not as successful as I had hoped)
-) whiskey (we're still working on this one. more later)
-) Pynchon (also an experiment in progress. But you have to love the character name "Benny Profane")

Tomorrow is BIG CHECK-UP DAY. the day in which my OMD pokes around, say "hmmm", keeps looking at me asking over and over again if I'm SURE I haven't had a cigarette (I haven't! seriously! A whole week), and almost certainly does something that is going to make me want another pain pill. Nice guy, but damn he can be a pain (rimshot? anyone? please?). I also expect one more "we'll see" and "I'll let you know next week". What's a checkup without them?

And finally, I'm sorry.. there's just not much more to show in picture. I mean, other then the fact that I haven't shaved and seriously think that my mustache hair is growing slower then it was last week, what's to see? So here is my request (at the suggestion of a good friend, you know who you are)- do any of you have gross pictures of dental work that you can share? I will post them here. We'll make it a clearinghouse!Sort of like Getty (Bloody) Images! We can license them and make a mint? Or at least, we'll be able to buy a few mints. Which I'll likely eat before you get your share. Sorry.