Some memories can go fuck off and die in a horrible fire. No, I don’t feel like writing about it. It doesn’t need any more space in my brain than it’s already taken up. Yes, it shook my worldview at the time. :Yes, I got past it. Yes, it still hurts. The end.

Hello, okay. New teeth, that’s weird. So, where was I? Oh, that’s right, Barcelona! David Tennant, Doctor Who Got the bottom chompers this afternoon. Feels weird. They hook around other teeth to keep them in place. Very different from the top plate. It turns out, I’m not done. Gotta get a couple of fillings. And…

When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. The King James Bible, Corinthians 1:13 Don’t worry, I’m not about to go on a religious rant. Another time. This is about letting shit go. And I’m not talking about ‘so-and-so…

When we were strangersI watched you from afarWhen we were loversI loved you with all my heart But now it’s gettin’ lateAnd the moon is climbin’ highI want to celebrateSee it shinin’ in your eye Because I’m still in love with youI want to see you dance againBecause I’m still in love with youOn this…

Bonus points if you can guess the reference without Googling. Fuck Uber Eats. Tried to order using their website and it rejected my order, twice. So I switched to STD. An hour later, I get a receipt from UE for the food. Driver arrives with food, we eat it. Turns out. That was the Uber…

Well I knew I was in trouble nowMy hope of winning sank‘Cause I got the Daily Double nowAnd then my mind went blankI took Potpourri for one hundredAnd then my head started to spinWell, I’m givin’ up. Don PardoJust tell me now what I didn’t winYeah, yeah I Lost on Jeopardy, “Weird” Al Yankovic Been…

But time makes you bolderEven children get olderAnd I’m getting older too Landslide, Fleetwood Mac Fuck getting older. If I had my twenty-year old body, with my nearly 55-year old mind. I’d be unstoppable. Okay. Hyperbole. My anxiety got worse, the older I got. But the sentiment. To have that energy. The stamina. The smaller…

Hello? (Hello? Hello? Hello?)Is there anybody in there?Just nod if you can hear meIs there anyone home?Come on nowI hear you’re feeling downWell I can ease your painGet you on your feet againRelaxI’ll need some information firstJust the basic factsCan you show me where it hurts? There is no pain you are recedingA distant ship…

Another big day tomorrow. Four bottom teeth comin’ out. Now I just need to … Actually, there’s nothing I need to do. And there it is. Stage five. Acceptance. I fucked up my teeth. My fault. No one else’s. I’m paying the price. Granted, I look better with the top plate in. I just haven’t…