I had my wisdom teeth removed last Wednesday, and over the past four days, I have learned some valuable lessons.
- The nutritional drinks typically consumed by the old and infirm taste pretty good. Chocolate Ensure is like a thin milkshake in a handy little bottle. The only downside is that the second ingredient is sugar. The third? Corn syrup.
- Organic pureed soups in a box are also surprisingly good.
- Despite my love of mashed potatoes, no amount of butter can make them satisfying four meals in a row.
- Chocolate pudding is very easy to make from scratch. I chose a recipe from Simply Recipes because it didn’t require a double boiler, and with an egg involved, I convinced myself eating two cups in one sitting helped my protein intake.
- Do not schedule wisdom tooth extractions before major food-related holidays. Today should have involved a chicken finger sub, but instead I nibbled on some boiled dumplings.
- No amount of painkillers could make The Watchmen seem like a good movie. All I wanted to see was a giant squid attack.
- It’s difficult to focus on reading post-extraction, but I was able to get some design work done. You can see the redesign of my personal website at mocahill.com.