Well, today was a pretty hectic day. Luckily the drive home from the dentists office was easier that the drive up. Court was not all that hard, as I was able to pass off all my cases for another month. Yes, our County Court only sits once a month also, just as both District Courts who cover our area only sit once a month here also. As such, when each three courts are set, the dockets are fairly long. Then off to the dentist I went. One and ahalf hours of sitting in the chair, then three hours of having half my mouth numbed. After I left the dentist's office*, I went to the movie house across the street and saw Mystic River which had the feel of Oridnary People so might have a good chance of being the next winner of Best Movie. It was directed by Clint Eastwood and one commenter at IMDb has already said it was the best movie he has done since Unforgiven which, if you remember, also won Best Picture. I thought Sean Penn did his most fabulous acting ever and Tim Robbins, although an asshole politically, did a great job in his role. Kevin Bacon was fair and Laurence Fishburne's role was so small that I wonder why he took it. When I got to the movie house, I bought a small sack of popcorn and a small Coke** even though still half of my mouth was numb, but I found I was able to drink the Coke anyway. However, when I tried to chew a mouthful of popcorn, I bit the shit out of my tongue, so decided not to even try another mouthful. A couple had just sat down close to me, and I offered them the bag. The guy, who was closest to me declined by his female companion said she would be glad to have it. I guest she thought I looked more trustworthy than he did, even though I explained why I was giving it away before I offered it.
After the movie was over, the numbness had worn off, so I was able to eat something, and I went to Taco Bueno and had a nacho salad and taco, then started the drive home. I stopped by Walmart to buy a few dental supplies that were suggested by the dental hygenist after we discussed the problems I was having with pain when brushing my teeth. I also bought the Indiana Jones DVD set and Chicago, both in widescreen. Now I think I will shuck these work clothes and give my navel a look before heading off to see Chicago. I haven't seen it yet.
Now, for what you have been waiting for all day: My navel seems to be in very great shape tonight, however, my French Judge gavel could probably use a good workout, but I am not in the mood to bang it myself and see no voluteer to give in a workout as usual. Oh well, if I could speak French, I might say c'est la vie.*** And, thus I end this evening's report.
*One of the highlights of my dental office visit this time was this most beautiful young lady that was sitting at the counter when I came out to pay. I did not notice she was missing most of her left arm right at the elbow right away, but after I did, that only enhanced her beauty to me. I saw her as a living Venus de Milo and wanted to tell her so, but my shyness held me back. I am hopeful she is still employed there when I go for the next round of treatment, doing the other side of my mouth, in two weeks.
**They don't have Dr. Pepper and I would rather just drink Coke than Mr. Pibb which tastes like the poured out half a Coke and refilled that half with Dr. Pepper, I call it CocaPepper.
***My appreciation to AltaVista's Babel Fish Translation Service for their assistance in coming up with the right spelling for that phrase.
Posted by notGeorge at October 24, 2003 11:09 PM