am in so much pain right now I wouldn't wish this on anyone. Not even for a minute. I don't know if it's my wisdom teeth coming in with a vengance, or an ear infection that won't go away. It hurts to swallow. I thought three ibuprofen could stop the pain enough to get some sustenance, but no such luck. Drinking water hurts. I sat and let a Hersey's kiss melt in mouth and swallowed that for energy earlier. When I stand up I get dizzy. The thermometer had me at 98.5 degrees, but I feel hotter. I'm groggy. I'm bitchy. Oh yeah, and I cried because it hurt so much. Does that make me a puss? I left a message with my doctor, but I think I may just go to a dentist to see if it is my damned wisdom teeth. My face feels hot. My eyes burn when I close them. I can still feel the pain and I took the ibuprofen around 9:30. What the hell is going on inside my mouth? It's my lower left jaw that hurts. Can't open my mouth all the way because of it. It hurts to swallow and my left ear has this dull pain . . . Cripes. It's been bugging me since Sunday and now we're almost to the weekend. This is not fucking good. "Mr. Castro, um, when was the last time you went to the dentist?" I can see the skit from "Married With Children" where Al goes to the dentist and as the doc looks in, he proclaims, "Mother of all things big and small!" Oh yeah, Traci Lords was also the nurse in that episode . . . the shit that races through your mind when you're just letting it all out. I'm a little bit scared to tell you all the truth. Feel sorry for me before my next blog, so I can give you a funny update. Or a really fucked up one. I have never had surgery before. Could you imagine how fucked and how expensive oral surgery could be if it had to go that route? Not gonna think about it. I'm picking popcorn out of my teeth because popcorn melts when it sits in your mouth . . . the challenge was swallowing without spitting it all out. I feel tired but I'm either gonna watch the second disc of "Nip/Tuck" or play "Hulk" on PS2. Uggghh, I just tried to swallow, and that really fucking hurt. Maybe I'll just lay in bed in fetal position. I am a puss . . .

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