Back to Juno

Mood: productive

I'm feeling rather good, and I got a fair amount of work done this morning. Maybe this afternoon I will send out some sales emails. I sent some out yesterday, and I need to get back in the habit of sending some out every day.

So I decided AOL was not worth it. It costs too much, it crashes too much, I couldn't get the version 9.0 upgrade to work... I could go on. So I decided I needed to find a cheaper solution. After looking at the ISP's to which I have affiliate access (thanks to Commission Junction), I decided on Juno, which offers a $19 commission. So not only will I be saving $8+ per month, but I will get a $19 kickback, as well. (It should be in my bank account on May 20^th.) Not bad. And, Juno offers accelerated access, which I couldn't get with AOL 8.0.

So now I'm in the process of downloading AIM to keep in contact with clients and prospects. (AIM was built into the AOL software.)

I've been good about cutting my monthly costs. Now, I need to concentrate on increasing my income!

Pull My Finger... I Mean, Tooth!

Mood: Relieved

Going into the dentist office on Wednesday, I had two scenarios in my mind:

1. In my fantasies, I imagined the tooth popping right out with no pain involved.


2. In my worst nightmares, I imagined the process being extremely painful and bloody, requiring the use of a very large needle, taking over an hour, and resulting in my being left in a worthless, swollen shadow of my former self.

Well, I am glad to say that the operation was practically the fantasy I had hoped for. The operation itself took less than five minutes. The local anesthetic was a longer process than the surgery itself! It did involve a needle, though much smaller than in my worst-case scenario. The tooth, after breaking once, popped right out on the second attempt. And I only experienced the discomfort as if someone was pressing on my jaw extremely hard.

I guess because the procedure was so quick, I never really experienced any swelling. Bella insisted on making me use an ice bag, anyway, as I was instructed to do on the care sheet. (She's a smart cookie!) And I've only had minor discomfort since the surgery. But I did--and still do, to a degree--feel wiped out and weak. Occasionally I have felt nauseous, but I think that was due to the taste of blood in my mouth.

So, to sum it up, it went very smoothly and I am feeling fairly good.

Oh, and let's not forget Bella! She took such good care of me. I have never felt so loved in my life! She is the most fantastic person I know. I don't know what I would have done if I didn't have her.

But I don't have to wonder....

No More Pain!

Mood: delighted

I am delighted to say that I have no more pain... for now. The dentist prescribed Ibuprofin and Trimox, the latter of which is an antibiotic. I think the antibiotic is the main thing that got rid of the pain. By the time the dentist saw me, there wasn't time to pull the tooth, so that will be done Wednesday. I'm REALLY dreading that, but I just have to remind myself of the extreme pain that tooth has caused me in the past. I need to focus on the memory of that pain. Focus. Focus....

In other news, I've started using Dreamweaver MX to design web pages, even though I've just barely started the Dreamweaver portion of the Graphic Design class. But it's a pretty straightforward program to use, if you know HTML already like I do. If I can't do something in the WYSIWYG interface, I just pop up the code panel and do it by hand. Let me just say... DREAMWEAVER MX ROCKS!

I've decided to take the week off from school for two reasons:

1. On Wednesday I will be in some serious pain, I'm sure.


2. I will need the rest of the week to recover and catch up on work.

But for now, I am looking forward to seeing Bella. So off to the shower I go....