Wisdom Teeth Weekend

I was talking to my Mom earlier tonight and she mentioned that a family friend of ours checked my website this weekend, and noticed that I haven't blogged since I got engaged, which is true. While my first thought was "Mom's friends are on my website?", my second reaction was that now's as good a time as any to start up again, since I've been stuck in all weekend long:

- I got my wisdom teeth out yesterday morning, which really wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. And when I say "not as bad as I thought it would be", I should clarify that I really didn't think it would hurt too bad (my doctor said I just needed novocaine and didn't need to go under). My biggest fear was just that I would be outed as the giant man-wuss that I am, and yelp like a dog whose tail's been stepped on. You may think that's dramatic, but in little league I was so afraid of the ball that I almost batted from OUTSIDE the batter's box. I suck.

- Most awkward experience of the Wisdom Teeth Removal was making my follow-up appointment in 2 weeks (why is that necessary, by the way? Does he just want to make sure they're really gone??). I had an obnoxious Phillies shirt on, and one of the secretaries was a Flyers fan, so we bonded over their Stanley Cup Finals loss this week. And when I say "bonded", I mean that she didn't at all seem freaked out that I was carrying on a conversation with a swollen cheek and a huge blood-filled gauze pad in my mouth. I swear I talked hockey with these secretaries for a good five minutes, and the whole time I was all mumbles with my bloddy mouth wide open. Basically, it was exactly like a hockey post-game interview.

- Like most Americans, I've decided to try watching soccer this weekend...and so far, so good. I got through watching one entire game, and it wasn't awful. It kinda felt like voting for a local election - I felt mildly patriotic by doing so, but I won't remember I did this tomorrow. My only complaint so far: games that end in ties always suck. I can imagine it's a bummer for the players, but I feel like even more so for me - because even though nothing productive came from the game's result...at least those guys got some exercise. Can't say the same for myself.

- On, my other complaint about the World Cup: what's with the "giant swarm of bees" soundtrack to every game? Tell me I'm not the only person who's hearing that.

- My wife is currently at a bachelorette party, and I'm designated to pick up her and her girlfriends when they get back in an hour or so. She's actually been gone all day and night (with a brief pitstop here mid-day), because they had the girl's bridal shower this morning. Anyway, in descending order of lame-ness, here are the things I did today while she's been out:

- Made myself soup
- Ate Jell-o and pudding that Melissa prepared for me
- Spoke to my Mom a whopping three times
- Read Newsweek cover-to-cover and watched "The Special Relationship" on HBO
(just hand me a kid already, 'cause I'm already acting like a dad)
- Blogged
- Got so bored I almost started reading my wife's therapist books
- Made an iPod playlist of songs that my wife will tolerate me playing around
our condo, titled "Songs Melissa Tolerates"

So there you go. I'm back, and tomorrow shapes up to be a better day. I've gotten rid of two very unimportant teeth, and tomorrow I'll be back to 100%. We actually have a Christening to go to, which I totally could have gotten out of if I wanted to...and I never thought I'd be EXCITED to go to some strange kid's Baptism, but I am THAT starved for conversation right now. I suck.