In other news...
Jul. 29th, 2016 09:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alexpgpI went and had my teeth cleaned for the first time in (cough) a while(cough), which I suppose is not exactly the kind of thing one focuses on here, but the procedure was done around lunch time and I'm still feeling the effects of the anesthesia.
Eating was out of the question for most of the day after leaving the dentist's office.
Drinking could only be accomplished through a straw, and then only if I pinched my lips together tight around the straw. (Hey, just a few moments ago, I took a sip of water "unaided"—no straw, and fingers where they are supposed to be, around the glass—and I consider it a major victory. :)
IN the end, that meant that whatever I got accomplished before leaving for the dentist was what I got accomplished for the day, and I'm sad to say, it wasn't much.
Things's will be better in the morning, I'm sure. It's going to be a work weekend, and if I do take any breaks, it'll be to "downsize" our stuff.
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In yet other news, I replaced the stock nib that came with my el-cheapo Noodler flex-nib pen—I forget the name, and am not in the mood to look it up—with the nib from a Conklin crescent-filler that I bought years ago with the intention of restoring, but never did.
The Noodler pen happens to be very friendly to people curious about how pens come apart and go back together, and the Conklin nib was just the right curvature, so I let my curiosity go.
My initial efforts with the pen were not very impressive, but it would appear that the choice of ink and paper are crucial in getting the desired result. I'm still taking baby steps in this area, but when I know more, I'll be sure to share.
Cheers...
Eating was out of the question for most of the day after leaving the dentist's office.
Drinking could only be accomplished through a straw, and then only if I pinched my lips together tight around the straw. (Hey, just a few moments ago, I took a sip of water "unaided"—no straw, and fingers where they are supposed to be, around the glass—and I consider it a major victory. :)
IN the end, that meant that whatever I got accomplished before leaving for the dentist was what I got accomplished for the day, and I'm sad to say, it wasn't much.
Things's will be better in the morning, I'm sure. It's going to be a work weekend, and if I do take any breaks, it'll be to "downsize" our stuff.
In yet other news, I replaced the stock nib that came with my el-cheapo Noodler flex-nib pen—I forget the name, and am not in the mood to look it up—with the nib from a Conklin crescent-filler that I bought years ago with the intention of restoring, but never did.
The Noodler pen happens to be very friendly to people curious about how pens come apart and go back together, and the Conklin nib was just the right curvature, so I let my curiosity go.
My initial efforts with the pen were not very impressive, but it would appear that the choice of ink and paper are crucial in getting the desired result. I'm still taking baby steps in this area, but when I know more, I'll be sure to share.
Cheers...
