Anesthesia is sweet

I just wanted to say that I really gotta hand it to modern medicine. My oral surgeon gave me the choice of novocaine (or some other kind of local numbing agent) for the procedure, but most people choose to go under just to experience the beauty of being completely oblivious of the operation. And man, does that stuff ever work. When the nurse stuck the IV in, I started to get worried after about 30 seconds of not feeling anything, thinking that maybe I should suggest they hit me with some more (how stupid am I, telling professionals how to do their job) but sure enough, I was out for the count before I could even gather my thoughts. And not only that, when I woke up I was happy as a freaking clam! It was the weirdest feeling: almost everything people were saying caused me to burst out into uncontrollable laughter. I can only imagine how funny it must have been for other people to witness this. But as cool as the experience was, alas, the effects of this drug have since worn off and I am now miserably coping with all the pain, blood, and gauze that comes with four extracted teeth. Gross.