jumpy jumpy vitamins « Of teeth and tax refunds

Of teeth and tax refunds

Last night was the next chapter of the Tale of Tooth Twelve: Post and Filling.

After the excavation, the dentist left a temporary filling over the gaping hole. I managed to crack this temp filling on Tuesday night while eating a granola bar (damned delicious almonds), revealing the rubbery plug providing support underneath the filling. As it turns out, though, this was no big deal; I was careful about crunchy things for the next day or so and everything was OK.

The procedure itself was cake. The nerve tissue in that tooth had been removed during the excavation, so anesthetic wasn’t really necessary. Granted, the cold air on my gums was uncomfortable, and the way the temporary filling got drilled out was unnerving, but otherwise things were OK.

Right now I have a post embedded in the actual root canal; this provides internal structural support to the natural and artificial surfaces. (I think it’s some sort of plastic but I’m not certain.) On top of that is an epoxy filling; apparently I was the first at that office to receive that particular sort of epoxy, because the dentist and his assistants were all geeking out over the consistency and finish and set time.

I get the crown in a couple weeks. After that, #12 will be basically fixed.

+++

This past weekend I got my tax refund. Once some bills were paid and a sizable chunk of money applied towards existing debt, Fred and I went to replace a few articles of clothing and a few things around the house. We also did some minor splurging here and there; the largest single purchase of the weekend was a new iPod for me, as my previous one bit the big one. Other notable purchases include some work-type clothes and a new DVD player-slash-stereo to replace the dying separate units.

The best part of buying new stuff is the sheer novelty of new stuff, of course. The second-best part, though, is getting rid of that which is no longer useful or functional, and we got pretty extreme with our clothing purge. For about half an hour we dug through every corner of the closet and dressers and basket of just-done laundry —

Do you wear this?
No.
‘k. *chucks another item onto pile; grabs next thing* Do you wear this?

etc. By the time we were finished the bed was COVERED in old, donatable clothing, and the trash can was overflowing with old, non-donatable socks ‘n’ underwear. Now that all of that is gone, though, we can just about fit all of our clothing into a single dresser, and there is sufficient room in the closet to root idly through for the Perfect Look [tm] without having to remove crap first.

I will confess, though, that in our search for the aforementioned DVD/stereo, we very nearly sprung for a new TV. So far we’ve been able to resist, although I can see the day approaching where we’ll let down our guard. (I have found myself researching brands and models, and this is rarely a good sign.)

+++

Fred has a new site for his emerging practice. He’s adding content regularly, so keep an eye on MetaWholeness.