Everything In Between

Thankfully, at least for now, the possible periodontic ouches turned out to be an infection (and creating an abscess) on my gum where the implant is. As a result, there is not yet any drilling or other dental torture that needs to happen until the infection can be reduced with the use of antibiotics, for which I was given a prescription. Next week I go in again for an appointment with a scalpel and, possibly, a drill. Hopefully just the scalpel.

This oral infection comes right during the middle of the worst case of acne I have ever had in my life. It’s so bad, in fact, that for a few days my chin was literally white and red and then white and then red again. I tried using some kind of acne medication on it to make the swelling go down, which was so large as to make my cheeks vanish, but that only caused my skin to dry, burn, and now peel. To top it all off, my facial hair is irritating my whole face, too.

What is with the sudden and abrupt lack of health? This will not do. Unhealthyness has to stop, and it has to stop soon.

Save for these issues, most other things in life right now are, for lack of a more accurate word, perfect. The apartment is shaping up slowly but surely. The kitchen has gone through yet another round of development and now bears a real kitchen table, a magentic knife-holder strip, a drying rack, and a whiteboard where Sara and I have left love notesleft a love note and I left a Star Wars quote. (Yes, we’re one of those disgustingly cute couples.)

I have finally managed to clear the clutter in my so-called office space, set up the printer to function as a print server device, and cleaned and organized the entire corner of this room. My to-do list is growing by the hour and it’s become something of a struggle to keep it from expanding exponentially. I’ve already crossed out “clean the toilet,” “call Atlantis,” and “buy more condoms.”

Speaking of which, there is a trip to the Bahamas planned. Sara and I will be spending three days and two nights at the Atlantis Resort and Hotel, courtesy of said establishment and of JetBlue Airways. Last November I had won a free trip for two during a flight to Vermont. On July 25^th, I’m cashing that in. w00t!