Today was back-to-the-dentist day. I went in to school and taught A block then took a taxi downtown. I can tell that living in Taiwan is making me cheap. Seven US dollars for a half-hour cab ride was ridiculous. Who pays that much for a taxi?! Oh yeah, the rest of you.

I'll save you the gory details from the dentist's office. Actually there aren't any gory details. I was in and out of there in less than 45 minutes, with a new filling to replace a silver filling that was probably 40 years old, and one less wisdom tooth. The wisdom tooth took all of about two minutes. For this I paid about US$3. Yes, the taxi ride cost twice as much as the dental visit.

I got home around noon and have spent the rest of the day warping my loom. Not a bad way to spend a Tuesday. Lee is making me soup for dinner and I have pain killers for when the Novocaine wears off. Tomorrow is my easier day at school so I should be fine. If all goes well with the healing I'll make an appointment in a month to have the harder tooth pulled.