i had my wisdom teeth removed on friday, all four at once in twenty-five minutes' time. i have been on anti-biotics since then; i also had a prescription for some pain pills (they gave me the generic version, oxycodone), and another for ibuprofen (600mg). whilst the oxy. was strong stuff and kept me pain-free, it made me feel really, really ill otherwise, and i would get nearly knocked out. i've just been taking the ibuprofen, though i'm only taking one at a time instead of three (200mg each) and increasing if it's needed. the pills are helping, and it seems like i'm healing up pretty quickly (surprisingly enough). i am so tired, though; i hope i'll have more energy tomorrow. i have to take the pills every six hours, which means i'm on an 08/14/20/02h schedule (aka 8am/2pm/8pm/2am). it hasn't been terrible just yet, as i'm able to sleep during the day, but i've got to keep this going for a full seven days, so this week might be a sleepy one for me. it's gorgeous outside and, for some reason, reminds me of how the weather was whilst in venray (the netherlands). it's been almost a year since we were there, so i'm sure nostalgia plays into it; also, i've still never seen a sky so blue in any country as it is in holland (it's not a myth!), so it follows that the colour the sky is right now isn't a match. still, i think it's something about how the shadows and sun-rays are hitting the brick in the courtyard and how the clouds are snailing along. (yes, i sometimes use 'snail' as a verb.) the air is quite still today, which is a nice change from the rest of the week. it's a quiet day overall, and it feels, atmospherically, a bit like our days in holland. i feel like i'm sitting on the bed in 'het polleke' again, looking out the window and getting ready for another day to begin. (= (on this day last year, we were in trier: it is the oldest city in germany.) as for work, i've still got a job; it's been slow, though. there are some new projects coming in, but they canceled everyone for friday (which i'd taken off for my surgery, anyhow, so no loss there really). i'm hoping one of my favourite annual projects will start this week; it always comes in may, so i know it'll be soon. looks like my battery is getting low; i'll have to pick this back up later. hope you're all well! (= _____ sunday, 03 may 2009 1517 CDT