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Hi hi hi I'm back! Sort of, I have to be at a meeting in four minutes, but I have a whole lot to write about, like how my cat climbed on the molding and I made ice cream out of alcohol and I got new tires on my bike without getting my eyes rolled at me by bike repair dudes EVEN ONCE. And I saw Iron Man, and a terrible movie starring the guy from the OC, who I always confuse with the guy from Dawson's Creek because they're non-threateningly attractive. But yea, all that soon. First--meeting.

My root canal was postponed--instead they cleaned and prodded and generally agitated my toothal area for three hours (three hours!), then told me to come back in two weeks for the actual RC.

Today: procuring supplies for tonight's sausage roast. I went over to Sarcones early and bought four dozen rolls, and in a half hour Tom and I are heading to Fiorella's for the sausages themselves and the Italian Market for peppers and onions. Oh, and to scrounge for firewood.

Also: packing (!).

At 8am this morning I have a root canal! I have no idea what to expect, because I've never had any type of filling, cavity, tooth removal, or really any mouth-cutting-procedure whatsoever. This particular root canal is to fix the tooth that broke in half when I ate a delicious yet deadly pumpkin seed two months ago.

Oh yeah, and also my root canal is being performed by a dental student. So, long story short: lots of room for things to go terribly, terribly awry. See you on the other side.