Dental appointment today

So I wasn't quite on the ball. I dread going to the dentist. I think it's the closest thing to torture that's legal. Took some Valium before the appointment, at 4:00. (My regular doctor also medicates himself before going to the dentist and had no qualms about writing the Valium prescription for my dental appointments.) My dentist did some bonding work, which requires drilling, so I had Novocaine too. Had a great talk with the dentist, however, whom I've been seeing for years. I always liked him (notwithstanding the torture), and it turns out we're both from Miami and almost exactly the same age. We even grew up near each other (and had a junior high in common) and reminisced about the area as it was years ago and praised Royal Castle hamburgers. He's married and has kids in college now.