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Books read this year
4. Pyramids - Terry Pratchett
3. Wyrd Sisters - Terry Pratchett
2. American Gods - Neil Gaiman
1. Sourcery - Terry PratchettThis is the first of the Discworld novels I haven't really cared for, though I can't quite put my finger on why. I did enjoy the beginning where we get a look into the Assassin's Guild, but after that it sort of fell flat for ( Read more... ) -
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My month off after graduating is officially over. I spent a lot of time reading, watching stupid TV (and some good TV), and playing video games, so now it's time to work on my resume and find open job positions ( Read more... ) -
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Reading on LJ and FB about so many people's problems with snow and ice (shoveling, cars iced up or buried, school closures, etc.) makes me very glad to live in coastal California. I think we had a little frost on our lawn earlier this week that cleared up by 8am. The early mornings are a bit nippy, especially if there's wind, but in the afternoon ( Read more... ) -
Books read this year
3. Wyrd Sisters - Terry Pratchett
2. American Gods - Neil Gaiman
1. Sourcery - Terry PratchettAmerican Gods was recommended to me after I finished reading The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul as a different take on the Norse pantheon. It certainly is that. Since this is Gaiman rather than Pratchett or Adams the humor in it is of a different, more ( Read more... ) -
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26 hours post-root canal and my mouth hurts worse than ever. I'll give it a couple more days since, after all, there was a lot of pushing, pulling, and scraping going on in there yesterday and they did say it would be tender for a while. In the meantime I need to buy more Advil. -
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I am back from the much-anticipated, endodonic procedure I'd been waiting for. I.e., I just had a root canal ( Read more... ) -
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My tooth was still throbbing and aching this morning when I woke up and I can't even put my teeth together without massive pain, so I bit the bullet and filled the prescriptions the dentist gave me for Vicodin and antibiotics. Looks like I'm going to be getting a root canal on that tooth. I'm pretty sure I have another one of those coming up too ( Read more... ) -
Let's not dismiss what happened in AZ as the work of a "crazy" person
Murder is not, it must be said, solely the province of a “psycho” or “nutjob” or “crazy”. In fact, those with mental illnesses are more likely to be the victims of crime than the perpetrators of it. No, murder is, I think, most often the ultimate failure of empathy regardless of the mental health or lack thereof in the person committing the murder ( Read more... ) -
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In case anyone was interested in seeing what a broken maxillary first molar looks like, I had Josh take a picture of it with the video otoscope at work. Cut for the squeamish.
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I just got back from my first dentist appointment in over 6 years. The whole thing took about three hours. Good thing I brought a book. I have about 9 cavities that need filling (I didn't count, but there were a lot of marks on that paper), plus another tooth that's going to need a crown besides the one I got today. And there's a possibility ( Read more... )