Daily Aggravations and Regrets
as well as daily anxieties...
June 17, 1999. ThursdaySo... guess what today is? Well, for starters, it was another 7AM day. But you know what? It's the LAST time I'll ever stroll into this office at 7AM. Ok, so i got here at 7:18. Whatever. The point is, tomorrow is my LAST day of work. And I'm leaving at 11:30. And today, I'm leaving at 2. More like 1:30. Unfortunately, I'd probably rather be staying at wrok. You see, I have four cavaties that require filling, as the dentist told me yesterday. So if I had the choice of three boring days of work, or three afternoons in a row at the dentist, I think i'd take the boring days of work. The cleaning yesterday was a lot more painful than any cleanings in recent memory. Also, the filling today are making me a little nervous. You see, last time I was at the dentist was for a root canal. The root canal itself wasn't that bad. It was pretty much just like a filling. Except for the fact that the dentist pulled out the root and asked me if I wanted to see it. Of course, i had a numb, cotton-filled mouth, so before I was able to scream "Hell no!" he was dangling this disgusting root 1 inch from my nose. Unpleasant business. Also, when he first started the root canal, I noticed that the novicane hadn't quite taken effect. Actually, it had, but i was horrified to realize that I could still feel a lot in my teeth. So he had to up the dosage twice. That was scary. It reminded me a lot of an old Bloom County comic strip where Steve Dallas needs back surgery after getting beaten up by an enraged Sean Penn. As the doctor's making the first incision, Steve starts muttering through is anesthesia mask and when the doctor says what's that he yells "Me! My God, I can still feel everything!" That's what I kept thinking to myself the whole time that I realized that the novicane's effects were at maximum, and I could still feel pain. In the comic strip, the doctor responds with "Nurse, fetch the patient a 'Bud.'" Unfortunately, in my case, he dispatched the nurse to get that very large needle, to put more novicane in. twice. God, the more I think about it, the more it's scaring me. The worst part about any sort of dental work is having a mouth full of grotesque liquids. You can't speak, and if you do, you feel compelled to swallow, which is something I'm just not willing to do. All that blood, saliva, weird sealants, and whatnot. It's disgusting. By the way, if you don't know Bloom County, you should. It's one of the most consistently funny things I've ever seen, and it forms a large part of the basis of my sense of humor. But I can't find a good link anywhere on the web, so you should just go out and buy the books. I'm glad Doug at least can always catch any quote I throw at him, and I was thoroughly impressed by Mimi's knowledge of the strip (as well as other things that I won't elaborate on...)
Mail to G-Rock
So anyway, besides my ever increasing dentist-related anxiety, things are ok. I'm actually a little sad about leaving here. But not that much. I suppose I will miss my coworkers in a weird way. I spent the early part of the morning uploading my old emails from the computer. So now I can delete them from the hard drive, as well as all my webpage files and whatnot. Wouldn't wanna leave those laying around. I'm also going to take a picture of my ID badges, since I have to turn them in before I leave. I hope they come out OK. Maybe I'll post them before I leave.I kinda wish James were coming down for the Pavement show on Saturday. I'm glad Matt's coming, but he doesn't know their music very well, just some random songs mostly. Well, he knows more than that, but nothing offa the new album, which I expect most of their set will be drawn from. I'm actually surprised that the show sold out. I mean, the 9:30 Club gets decent bands, but this city is so uncool that shit like Lit or whatever sells out immediately, while it takes Pavement 2 months to sell out. I'm actually a little disappointed, since I was hoping to convince Jed and Rodzilla to come up for the show. Of course, now that's not a viable option. But I'm still really looking forward to it. I've seen 'em three times before, but I know so much more of their music than the last time I saw them, a year and a half ago. Well, I know the music better, anyway.
Speaking of music, the new Luna cd, The Days of Our Nights, is really starting to grow on me. It's a fine album. I don't really compare it to their previous albums while listening to it, which is probably a good thing. I'd probably be disappointed. But on its own, it's a pretty solid album. A lot darker at points than their other stuff, but it still holds on to that sheer essence of cool. I can't imagine why their label would drop them though. it's not really that much of a departure from their other albums. I guess they expand on a lot of the stupider stuff from their last album, which annoys me to a bit. But they also sound a lot spacier than before, which I like. There's a sort of string arrangement on one of the songs, "Seven Steps to Satan," I think, that sounds almost oriental I think. that's probably my favorite song. I'm also partial to "Superfreaky Memories," which i think is the first single. Anyway, if you happen to live in the UK, I'd pick it up. it's well worth the 16 pounds I paid for it. Well, almost.
DA&R home
Archives
previous next
South Pole Home
©1999 Three Match Breeze