From Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale

People disappear when they die. Their voices, their laughter, the warmth of their breath. Their flesh. Eventually their bones. All living mempry of them ceases. This is both dreadful and natural. Yet for some there is an exception to this annihilation. For in the books they write they continut to exist. We can rediscover them. Their humour, their tone of voice, their moods. Through the written word they can anger you or make you happy. They can comfort you. They can perplex you. They can alter you. All this, even though they are dead. Like flies in amber, like corpses frozen in ice, that which according to the laws of nature should pass away is, by the miracle of ink on paper, preserved. It is a kind of magic.

--Diane Setterfield



Thursday, April 10, 2008

Tomorrow at 11 I'm going in to an office that is not my own. I will sit in a chair that is not nearly as comfortable as my own. AND I will allow myself to be sedated while people hover around and hurt me.

Masochist?

or could it be that the time has finally come to remove my smartest teeth so my dumber teeth will have room... and so I won't throw up from the pain induced nausea.

Hmmm good question.

Either way, wish me luck and eat lots of steaks for me. I'll be feasting on jell-o and applesauce and other yummy foods.

5 comments:

Michelle said...

Aww good luck! I'll be thinking about you.

Bertie said...

Goodluck! I'm also dreading this day- if it ever comes for me!

Mrs. James Quigley said...

Hi. I am glad that you found me. Since James is obviously trying to hide me :) Hmmm...James and I met one spring morning outside his office. We ate some food and had a lot of fun together. We still are. You should ask him about me.

Good luck, getting my wisdom teeth wasn't so bad. I ate steak a couple of days later. The worst part for me was that the steak and other food letfovers stuck in the gaping holes in my mouth for days. Disgusting.

Janika said...

And yet, I don't think you will be any less wise. Hope you are up to playing Rock Band again soon.

Yamaha Drummer said...

Mmmmm... Jello!