Unsettling the mood

So I'm sitting in my periodontist's office this morning, reading a magazine and doing my best to compartmentalize the knowledge of what awaited me in my immediate future, when I realized that the soft classical music playing over the waiting room sound system was actually a selection from a movie soundtrack.

Darth Vadar's theme, to be specific.

As they say, it was all downhill from there. As the anesthesia begins to fade, I'm getting ready to head to my shelf of unfinished pain prescriptions for a little put-me-down. Until that kicks in, I'll just amuse myself with repeated viewings of this:

I particularly enjoy the part where, after she's excused her behavior by saying she had to stop and say hello to the 8-year-old before diving into the safety of her car, the video shows she actually went on to great a gaggle of 7th graders.

Leadership in action.