"let's never see each other again,"

is what the oral surgeon said after my post-operative consultation today. (suits me.) he also said the hole in my jaw will grow back in 6 weeks, the swelling will subside in 4 weeks, and the pain will abscond in 3 weeks.

melonhead

recovering from surgery to remove two wisdom teeth i now look like dizzy gillespie (minus the trumpet), or a fat-faced al gore (which is worse). not fun. it only hurts when i breathe.

while i was waiting to be wheeled in—and had to consult separately with nurses, anesthetists, surgeons—i wondered how they do things like oral surgery in the moslem world. they probably put the patient in stocks in the village square and get a donkey to kick them in the face until the bad tooth comes out. praise allah.

menu matters

wondering what i'll have for my last meal. maybe a swarm of these.