Also, Obama's speech writers may want to know this: last night, on my way back home, I say on a bus a huge election sign for Shas, the heredic (ultra-orthodox) party, with "yes. We can!" slogan.

Also II, I got an invitation for a party from a guy I went to very few classes last year until I canceled my application to uni because of the strike.

I wonder why, on earth, he invited me, and if he even remembers me (hell, I remember the name, but I don't remember how the guy looks like).

I think I'll give it a try - why not? It's supposed to be close, and if it'll suck I can always go back home after 20 minutes.

The Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special and Pangs have been watched, the fudge has been made (our contribution to tomorrow's feast, along with brown sugar cookies), and now we get in bed.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

OK, dental question: what can one expect when taking her wisdom teeth out? Anyone here had this before?

Signed, Can't miss a lot of university days and heard some scary stories

Happy Turkey Day, people!

(Shir - sorry I can't help wrt the teeth - good luck, though, mate.)

So, word is that we're probably going to have another coup tonight. Things seem to be coming to a head. I'll keep you posted.

Stay safe, Fay.

Shir, the one I had taken out had been so badly infected and swollen that I could not open my mouth for them to take X-rays. I was pretty out of it that whole day. The next couple days, I was still taking the pain meds, and pretty out of it from that, but after that I was ok. I wonder how much faster I would have snapped out of it if the was not the infection. If I were in your shoes, I would do my best to schedule the procedure on the last day before the weekend, because then there would be the weekend to relax and recover.

stay safe Fay!

Shir, good luck with the dentist.

Happy Thanksgiving USAistas!!!

Good luck, Fay.

Shir, I had four wisdom teeth out while I was at college. They were pretty imbedded, so the dentist had to grind them out. Or so I was told—they knocked me out for the whole thing. I had it done on a Friday, downed painkillers over the weekend, and I was able to get by on ibuprofen by Monday. Crunchy foods were out for a week or so, but if you're looking for an excuse to live on ice cream and pudding, this is an effective one. I hope the extraction goes well for you.

Okay, so I went to the little corner store to buy sugar. It was closed. WTF? Remember that a friend lives nearby, will amuse me to call and ask to borrow a cup of sugar. Go home to call friend, can't find cell phone. Call from home phone, get no answer (she's probably screening since I never use my home phone). Get in car to drive to store. Get to store realize that I've managed to dunk the garage/building door opener into the glass of water I have in my car (I have a saab, so the key goes next to the seat, right in front of the drink holder) The little light won't go off.

Buy sugar without incident, get home, make cake, it's in the oven. realize that I won't have time to frost the cake before I go to my mom's house because I was so behind with the sugar saga. Feh.

Sad sugar saga.

Bring frosting, do it there.