This weekend I discovered a musician by the name of Jamie Cullum, and I've had his most recent album, The Pursuit, on repeat since, oh, Friday. It's that good.
But I need a little variety in my life. Not too much at this time, but a little, just to keep me interested. Jamie has one song called Mixtape, in which he sings, "I'll make you a mixtape that's a blueprint of my soul... It details everything that's running 'round my head."
So here's my "mixtape," courtesy of Grooveshark, and the playlist I've had on repeat the last two days. Note that it ends with Jamie, though.
First off, a big thank you to Chris Corner and Sue Denim. Those of you who read my Influence Map post should remember who Chris Corner is. Why am I thanking him again? Because while I was getting my wisdom teeth taken out, this is what I was listening to:
And yes, when I say "this is what I was listening to" I do in fact mean that I chose to be awake for the whole procedure (minus the parts where I fainted). It wasn't that bad, even. They froze me up real good so I couldn't feel any pain, but the pressure still registered a little. I even kept my eyes open for most of it, which was really strange when the dentist started putting in the stitches.
But the best part?
Afterwards, in the recovery room, it was decided that the multiple times I fainted were caused in part by low blood sugar, since I hadn't yet eaten that morning. The solution? One of the nurses brought me a Dixie cup with apple juice. She was the cutest most grandmotherly nurse I have ever met. Anyways, she had to force feed me the juice because I wouldn't find my own mouth, on account of my lips and jaw being numb still. My tongue was also numb, so she had to tip back my chin and literally pour the juice down my throat, making an effort not to drown me in it.
That would be a sad way to go.
"Man drowns in apple juice after dental operation."
What are some other embarrassing headlines to announce that you've kicked the bucket?
video footage from the French film Les Chevaliers du Ciel (2005)
