12/09/2005: ""

This is the first year in a long time where I haven't worked retail during the Holidays at all. It's brought back a lot of lost cheer. I can hear a holiday song in the background without getting dry heaves.

Happy four day weekend to me, by the way. Nothing like rolling back into work after having two weeks off and only working three days.

Last Monday could have been better, however. I completely forgot that I took that day off because not only do I have a buttload of vacation days to use up, but I had a dentist appointment to get some cavities filled. I've never had a cavity in my life and was extremely apprehensive about having a needle stuck in my gums, something I've never experienced. I've had tons of piercings and lots of blood drawn out of various places on my body with no problem whatsoever, but my gums are the one body part I'm squeamish about.

It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but I still wanted to claw my skin off while it was happening. What was really bad was the drilling. The smell, the smoke rising, the water choking me, the feeling that my jaw was vibrating, and that awful, awful sound. Afterwards I felt like my face was falling off a la Bill Cosby Himself. I also kept biting the inside of my cheek and the side of my tongue. The left side of the inside of my mouth felt like an an intruder and I had to will myself not to bite it off. I'm just crazy like that.

And I get to do it all over again next Monday.