Birth of Athena

Zeus had a headache that was mighty powerful. It bothered him and pained him for days until finally he asked the blacksmith to split his head apart. And from forth the cleaved halves of Zeus' head sprung Athena, fully grown and armored, carrying a shield and spear. Some stories leave out the part about the blacksmith. Zeus' headache split his skull from the pressure alone.

My dentist put in a filling. Not a temporary one. A possibly permanent one so long as I don't break it within the next 24 hours before it sets. Soft foods for me. But also a splitting headache. Because as this filling sets, it EXPANDS a little. Yeah. It feels like there's a battleaxe buried hilt deep in the left side of my face. It feels great.

Certainly, this must be the best way to de-stress: get hurt in some other tangible, physical manifestation upon which all your energies can focus. My face hurts.