Friday, March 3, 2017

Casual Fridays

Y'all. I've been trying to avoid this, but I think I need to have my wisdom teeth extracted. I've had two different dentists tell me that it would be a good idea to have them out (the first of which told me this more than 5 years ago, but he wasn't very professional and I just didn't believe him). I hate, hate, hate the dentist and am terrified slightly anxious about the idea of going under anesthesia for oral surgery. I never had braces or even so much as a cavity until a few months ago, and when I went to have it filled: I cried. (But for the record, my husband told me I was very brave and he's a nurse and he doesn't lie about stuff like that.) Anyway, my bottom left wisdom tooth occasionally causes me pain (which is why I went to that first dentist 5 years ago), and this week, my jaw has been hurting so bad. This is possibly the worst it's been and the longest it's lasted. Or maybe it just seems that way because it's fresh in my mind that my dentist told me I needed to have them removed. Cody and I went to the dentist a few months ago for the first time in our marriage because we figured it was about time we started taking advantage of the dental insurance we have. I hadn't had a cleaning in more than 10 years. So, I mean, I think I'm taking pretty good care of my teeth if after more than 10 years of nobody cleaning my teeth but me, I only had one small cavity starting. Right?! Ok, we are wandering all over the place here and what is the point of all this, Hannah?! The point is this: have you ever had your wisdom teeth removed? Did you live? And did any of you actually have a good experience with wisdom teeth extraction? (Isn't "extraction" the most painful sounding word you've ever heard??) Is there an oral surgeon in the Central Florida area you would recommend? And realistically, how long was your recovery? No horror stories, please. As you can see, I'm having a hard enough time with this as it is. 


Moving on, since today seems like a good day to be taking your advice and opinions on important matters, please send me all your favorite go-to recipes. I've been lacking inspiration in my meal-planning lately and could use some fresh ideas. What does your family love? The easier, the better.

On to the next topic: as you may have read, I recently read The Taming of the Shrew, and I am now accepting suggestions for which two Shakespearean plays should go on my 2018 book list. I read Macbeth last year, and I still intend to read Hamlet this year so that leaves your choices for a tragedy as follows:


  • Antony and Cleopatra
  • Coriolanus
  • Cymbeline (is this a tragedy or a comedy? I've seen it listed in both categories)
  • Julius Caesar
  • King Lear
  • Othello
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • Timon of Athens
  • Titus Andronicus
  • Troilus and Cressida
I'm personally leaning toward Romeo and Juliet. I haven't read it since 9th grade. Your options for a comedy are:
  • All's Well That Ends Well
  • As You Like It
  • Comedy of Errors
  • Love's Labour's Lost
  • Measure for Measure
  • The Merchant of Venice
  • The Merry Wives of Windsor
  • The Tempest (once again: tragedy or comedy? I've seen it on both lists)
  • Twelfth Night
  • The Two Gentlemen of Verona
  • The Winter's Tale
I'm thinking Twelfth Night for a comedy, but I'm seriously open to any suggestions you have. What say you? As you can see, I have 10 tragedies and 11 comedies to go. My long-term plan is to read one tragedy and one comedy each year until I get through them all and then I'll move on to his histories and poetry after that. I just realized that I'll probably be 50 before I reach my goal of reading everything Shakespeare ever wrote and that makes me feel very old. Like, really will I still be blogging when I'm 50? Oy with the poodles already.


To sum it up: wisdom teeth, recipes, and Shakespeare. Heaven help. Have a great weekend!

31 comments:

  1. i have to have my wisdom teeth extracted as well! i am very scared of the anesthesia and the post-surgery feeling. i have to get all four removed. how many do you have to get removed?

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    1. Well, my dentist said the bottom ones definitely need to come out and that "while I was at it" I might as well have all four out. Ummmm, no thank you! As far as I'm concerned, the only one they need to take out is the one that's bothering me. My next dentist appointment is next month so I'll talk to him more then and see what's really necessary and figure out when to have it done, I guess. Wahhhhh!

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  2. brace yourself.

    when they put me down for my "extraction" (fancy), they woke me from the anesthesia too early, so i felt them jamming gauze into my freshly cut-open, bleeding mouth and it hurt like FIRE. so you have that to look forward to.

    my recovery time was two weeks, but it felt like eternity since that was in the middle of the summer of hurricanes and everybody was out of school and playing soccer and eating all the food and i was out of it and sore and my face was bloated. rough times.

    but yours should be fine!

    my vote for tragedy is either "Cymbeline" or "Antony & Cleopatra".

    go-to recipe--i don't have one, but BCD all the way.

    oy with the poodles already!

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    1. FORGOT TO MENTION:

      after those two weeks of recovery were up, my right gum got infected! so i had to truck back over to the dentist, where he CUT OPEN that gum and drained the insides of the infection. i was NOT put under for that. lots of gripping the arm rests of the operating chair and silent tears falling from my open-wide-with-terror eyes. when i had to spit out all the junk that was in there, my body was in such pain and shock that i completely missed the bowl and it went all over me. i still have nightmares about it to this day.

      but seriously. yours should be fine!

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    2. Um, did you miss the part that said NO HORROR STORIES?!?! And why did it get infected? Because you weren't taking proper care of it? Basically, the only helpful part of either of your comments was your recommendation for which tragedy to put on my book list next year. IF I EVEN MAKE IT TO NEXT YEAR!

      Oy with the poodles already.

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    3. i want you to be fully prepared for the realism of your situation, sis. that's all.

      i'm pretty sure i wasn't taking good enough care of it, because obviously i was TRYING to eat whatever i possibly could even when i shouldn't have been. but that doctor showed no mercy when he had to get that infection out. haven't been back to a dentist since. nope. scarring.

      #marrymelorelai

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    4. Ok, so who was he so I at least know who to avoid??

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    5. ha i can't remember. i've blocked him from memory. i'm sure mom and dad know.

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    6. Reagan, see below for acceptable wisdom teeth comments.

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  3. Adam had one wisdom tooth pulled and two molars pulled at the same time. Recovery was probably two-three weeks before he could really chew a regular plate of food again.

    Something you need to know is: Have then let you take a pain pill before your anesthesia completely wears off. Because otherwise, that ride home is NOT fun without painkillers. Adam was kicking the floorboard. Also, there will be a small "hole" in your gum for a while that you have to clean out after you eat, BUT don't worry!!! It will close up! Adam had his surgery two years ago, exactly, and his is completely fine and closed up.

    He used Dr Cornejo at WH Oral surgery (I think, it's on Ave K). He was great and his nurses were great and very helpful. You also get a discount if you pay cash. That's what we did. Just FYI.

    You will be fine. You will live. It will be painful, but Adam took great care of his mouth after surgery and he never got infection at all.

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    1. I remember when he had that done! Whenever he talked about the ride home, I could still feel his pain! I think both my parents have had procedures done at Dr. Cornejo's office and haven't had any complaints about them. How long did it take for the hole to close up? I imagine that feels pretty weird.

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    2. He said it took about 4-6 months before you could stop cleaning the food out of them with the water syringe they give you. But after that the skin grows back over hen, but he says it never really "fills back in".

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    3. Oh and I have a recently used recipe that super easy and super yummy! I'll email it to you!

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  4. I had all 4 out at once. Basic recovery was 1 week. Probably more like 2-3 before I was eating normally. Plus side - lots of frosties, mashed potatoes, and pudding. Yum. I didn't feel anything during the procedure, but I was awake and could hear all of it. Not pleasant.

    For Billy, I can vouch for the ones I've read/seen. Romeo and Juliet is a good choice. King Lear, Othello, and Julius Caesar should probably be next. Cymbeline fits in both categories, but the Tempest is a comedy. Cymbeline is less tragic than most of the others - great ending and less depressing. Twelfth Night is a must, and I'd skip Love's Labour's Lost since you watched it in college ;) 12th Night and the Tempest are high on my list.

    Recipes would take me awhile, so I might just send you an email. I have a couple crock pot favorites, southwestern-y/tex-mex type things, and calzones.

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    1. Hmm...so would you recommend being completely out for the procedure to avoid hearing it all? I have this (probably irrational) fear that if I go under general anesthesia, I'll never wake up.

      You hit all the ones that I'm familiar with and will probably read before venturing into some of his more unfamiliar work. I always thought The Tempest was a comedy, but when I was looking up lists to make sure I didn't miss any, it was on both!

      Can't wait for some new recipes! And I LOVE my CrockPot so I'm psyched to see those. :)

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    2. When I went for mine, I thought I'd be completely out, but I wasn't. Maybe they call it twilight? I was conscious, but dreamy and relaxed. Anesthesia affects everyone differently, so maybe I was supposed to be out...not sure. I've been under general anesthesia for surgery and was fine, but I don't remember a block of time between my conversation with the anesthesiologist and them actually giving me the drugs.

      Weird about the Tempest (one of my friends named her daughter Tempest, and she's a whirlwind!). I don't think very many (if any) people die in that one.

      Enjoy my lazy (er, efficient) recipes :)

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    3. Adam said you are going to want to be out. Seriously.

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    4. Yeah...I would think so, but like I said, weird fear about never waking up. Haha!

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  5. Hannahbelle, I had all 4 out at the same time and played in a soccer game two days later. From experience, I have to say it is your teeth at 30, your eyes at 40, and your brain at 50. No worries. I'm rooting for you! Go with Julius Caesar!

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    1. Great. So in 10 years, I can look forward to being blind. Getting old is the worst. Haha! I like Julius Caesar! It's kindof between Julius Caesar and Romeo & Juliet in my mind, although now I'm wondering if I should go with something totally unfamiliar and read Cymbeline. I have time to decide.

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    2. In your Mom's immortal words, "Getting old sucks!"

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    3. Granddaddy Nate is, obviously, invincible.

      And...according to Pastor Pete, your Dad is the best person to tell you about how getting old sucks.

      Hahaha. #imadethatup

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  6. Dude, if you go to the place i did, make sure to be as obnoxious as possible when you wake up. That is what I did, and I'd have to say that I did a job well done, because every time I'd go in for a checkup after that, they would all get this look in their faces, like, "oh no... What is she going to do? Nobody make her upset!" They deserve it, though. The doc was a jerk, and the assistants made fun of me when I told them I was nervous about going under.

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    1. THEY MADE FUN OF YOU?! I will beat them up.

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    2. Yeah they were jerks about it. But in the end, I got my own kicks by making them work extra hard post-surgery. Haha suckers...

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    3. Oy. But what about the surgery itself and recovery??

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    4. Recovery is just terrible. In every way

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  7. I had my wisdom teeth pulled at my regular dentist. He just yanked them out. One per visit. It was so WEIRD to feel him put pressure on my jaw, I thought it was gonna break! But no anesthesia for me...I guess it's because mine weren't impacted?? I still have one that was never pulled and they say it's fine to keep it lol.

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    1. Hmm...so why did they pull the other ones? I'd think if they were crowding your teeth, they'd pull all 4...?

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