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I have a tooth that I've broken a few times. I broke it in a fall and the repair had gone bad and the tooth has become broken again... I am not sure how many times. At some point during the pandemic, the repair got a cavity under it. Today was the appoint for it.
My plan was go dentist, enjoying having a photowalk starting point a good chunk away from where I live, walk my tush off and get pictures.
During the procedure some scent in the office was making my nose run. I was laying on my back, mouth 'helped' to be open with a gel thing and my airway opening covered to keep debris out of my throat. But, my nose was running and I couldn't clear my airway. I had to interrupt the procedure twice at bad moments and that had to remove materials and restart. But hey, not choking to death is important.
Because of problems caused having to remove materials again to restart, the repair might turn into a root canal. I get to find out next week!
In the meantime I have a temporary crown on, but they numbed me so much they had a hard to finding out if I could actually close my jaw properly with it on. Turns out, I can't.
They recommended that I go right home and rest after all that, but I knew if I did, I'd have a migraine. I needed to walk to work out all the pressure on my neck. The good news is that the walk helped. I felt things release as I walked and am now home with CBD infused seltzer.
While I was out walking, I stood near a wall to try to get a better angle on a rainbow design on the street corner. Suddenly, there was a dog right up next to me. I had no way to move away from the wall without bumping or pushing the dog. I was at a puppy impasse. I looked around and a guy was staring at me, slightly slackjawed. But he had a leather leash over his shoulder so I assumed he was the ownder. I eventually said "... you have a leash?" I couldn't figure out why he was staring and not, yanno, trying to get his dog to move.
He then called me a fucking piece of shit. He did leash his dog and pull it away from me. So, I kept about my business. I went into New Yorker mode and decided to pretend we weren't on the same plane of existence. He sort of circled me with the dog, spouting abuse and asking if I was afraid. He did so in a very calm voice, I don't know if that was to seem more intense or if his dog might had a reaction if he raised his voice.
When a lady with a stroller came through the area he finally moved off.
You know that old saw about ignoring bullies? It's BS. If you shut them out cold they tend to take it person and try harder. But I wasn't going to respond.
It wasn't until a few minutes later, when I was checking to see if my jaw could close properly that I realized that parts of my face were still swollen, numb and non-responsive. Also, my voice was funny. I don't know what was going on in this guy's head and I don't want to know, but it's possible he thought I was developmentally disabled and was trying to make me real unwelcome in his neighborhood. Or maybe he just had a meltdown over having to obey leash laws for like ten minutes. Either way, holy shit.
I did a bunch of walking. I didn't get much photography done. I'll pull data tomorrow and post what I do have from my last few walks. I only like to post if I have at least one really good shot to put above the cut, but oh well.
On my way home I passed Sizzle Pie, which is still take-out-window-only. Nice. I would have loved to sit down, but gotta love my favorite place protecting it's employees.
I didn't realize how much I missed their pizza. I pretty much inhaled the first slice. OMG, I had missed that flavor so much. And, I was able to eat it! I can't really chew properly, but I can manage pizza at least.
Now I am going to lay here, watch TV and go 'what the fuck...' a few times. I mean, was he trying to threaten me with that 'are you afraid?' crap?
My plan was go dentist, enjoying having a photowalk starting point a good chunk away from where I live, walk my tush off and get pictures.
During the procedure some scent in the office was making my nose run. I was laying on my back, mouth 'helped' to be open with a gel thing and my airway opening covered to keep debris out of my throat. But, my nose was running and I couldn't clear my airway. I had to interrupt the procedure twice at bad moments and that had to remove materials and restart. But hey, not choking to death is important.
Because of problems caused having to remove materials again to restart, the repair might turn into a root canal. I get to find out next week!
In the meantime I have a temporary crown on, but they numbed me so much they had a hard to finding out if I could actually close my jaw properly with it on. Turns out, I can't.
They recommended that I go right home and rest after all that, but I knew if I did, I'd have a migraine. I needed to walk to work out all the pressure on my neck. The good news is that the walk helped. I felt things release as I walked and am now home with CBD infused seltzer.
While I was out walking, I stood near a wall to try to get a better angle on a rainbow design on the street corner. Suddenly, there was a dog right up next to me. I had no way to move away from the wall without bumping or pushing the dog. I was at a puppy impasse. I looked around and a guy was staring at me, slightly slackjawed. But he had a leather leash over his shoulder so I assumed he was the ownder. I eventually said "... you have a leash?" I couldn't figure out why he was staring and not, yanno, trying to get his dog to move.
He then called me a fucking piece of shit. He did leash his dog and pull it away from me. So, I kept about my business. I went into New Yorker mode and decided to pretend we weren't on the same plane of existence. He sort of circled me with the dog, spouting abuse and asking if I was afraid. He did so in a very calm voice, I don't know if that was to seem more intense or if his dog might had a reaction if he raised his voice.
When a lady with a stroller came through the area he finally moved off.
You know that old saw about ignoring bullies? It's BS. If you shut them out cold they tend to take it person and try harder. But I wasn't going to respond.
It wasn't until a few minutes later, when I was checking to see if my jaw could close properly that I realized that parts of my face were still swollen, numb and non-responsive. Also, my voice was funny. I don't know what was going on in this guy's head and I don't want to know, but it's possible he thought I was developmentally disabled and was trying to make me real unwelcome in his neighborhood. Or maybe he just had a meltdown over having to obey leash laws for like ten minutes. Either way, holy shit.
I did a bunch of walking. I didn't get much photography done. I'll pull data tomorrow and post what I do have from my last few walks. I only like to post if I have at least one really good shot to put above the cut, but oh well.
On my way home I passed Sizzle Pie, which is still take-out-window-only. Nice. I would have loved to sit down, but gotta love my favorite place protecting it's employees.
I didn't realize how much I missed their pizza. I pretty much inhaled the first slice. OMG, I had missed that flavor so much. And, I was able to eat it! I can't really chew properly, but I can manage pizza at least.
Now I am going to lay here, watch TV and go 'what the fuck...' a few times. I mean, was he trying to threaten me with that 'are you afraid?' crap?
