The offending tooth has been pulled and not a moment too soon. I've got it with me (because I've never asked so much as to see any others I've had pulled over the years) and it looks horribly dark and bruised on one side. The pressure released off that side of my head the moment it was taken out was euphoric leading me to believe I had been in pain for quite some time but didn't realize it until last weekend. I have an abnormally high tolerance for pain so that would be normal.

I'll give myself the rest of the day to recover, pop a pain pill or two to mask the achy feel of the huge new hole in my head (like an elephant tusk had been pulled), and then life will be back on schedule tomorrow: Reading, Fireside, more reading followed by yet more reading.