fishingboatproceeds:

I had some oral surgery this morning and now I am in A LOT of pain and also high on painkillers so sorry in advance for typos.

I have been thinking all morning about how ridiculously lucky I am in to be in this immense pain, because the alternative is to be in a lot of pain for the rest of my life. (Because of chronic infection, my bone beneath my teeth actually grew OUT OF my gum. It’s pretty hideous. But it’s addressable–if you have access to excellent medical care.)

So anyway I started a fundraiser over at save the children for kids affected by the Syrian Civil War. STC is doing so much to get those kids access to education and health care and nutrition, and I hope you’ll join my team, “Nerdfighters opposed to human suffering including but not limited to John’s mouth.” I’ll match all of your donations up to $20,000.

Okay back to bed.