Today can be summed up with the very simple but effective word.... OUCH.

Had two cavities filled AND... all four of my wisdom teeth pulled today. With the exception of the very explicit sound of my own teeth being violently torn from my skull, the experience wasn't nearly as bad as I've heard from many others. BUT, I had so much novocaine -- oh, wait, I have recently learned that novocaine is a trademark, so let me use the publicly available term instead -- procaine hydrochloride, that I pretty much couldn't speak clearly for many hours and had a serious case of bitter beer face. However, the local numbing agent has almost completely worn off and I must say that the pain is... rather noticable. Hopefully soon I will be free from the taste of my own blood so that I may nibble on "soft foods" as my "post op" instructions read.