Got my teeth cleaned yesterday.
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conulyI have to give our dentist some credit. I told him when I went in the first time in *mumblemumble* years that I didn't want to hear any lectures or I'd bolt out the door, and true to his word, I haven't heard any dental lectures since then!
Though he did tell me that out of all his patients yesterday, two of whom were the kids, I was definitely his hardest patient. He doesn't seem to understand why I am amazingly resistant to all the parts of dental cleaning that don't actually hurt, and I absolutely lack the ability to explain it to him. (I guess I could just say "sensory sensitivity issues" and then resolutely fail to explain what that means.)
Now my teeth feel all weird. I know this is a good thing, but I hate it. I strongly suspect this is another opinion that would be bizarre and strange to my dentist.
Anyway, usually he plays Broadway or Disney songs in his office, or sometimes classical, but yesterday the very first song I heard coming in was this one which I first heard of only a few weeks ago in a book. (That book would be From the Desk of Zoe Washington, which is competently written MG fiction if you accept the premise that any 12 year old in the world is naive enough to think that there's no such thing as false convictions ever. I'm not certain I do accept that premise, but I suppose it's necessary for the story to go where it's going.)
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Though he did tell me that out of all his patients yesterday, two of whom were the kids, I was definitely his hardest patient. He doesn't seem to understand why I am amazingly resistant to all the parts of dental cleaning that don't actually hurt, and I absolutely lack the ability to explain it to him. (I guess I could just say "sensory sensitivity issues" and then resolutely fail to explain what that means.)
Now my teeth feel all weird. I know this is a good thing, but I hate it. I strongly suspect this is another opinion that would be bizarre and strange to my dentist.
Anyway, usually he plays Broadway or Disney songs in his office, or sometimes classical, but yesterday the very first song I heard coming in was this one which I first heard of only a few weeks ago in a book. (That book would be From the Desk of Zoe Washington, which is competently written MG fiction if you accept the premise that any 12 year old in the world is naive enough to think that there's no such thing as false convictions ever. I'm not certain I do accept that premise, but I suppose it's necessary for the story to go where it's going.)
Pub songs of Ireland - DO NOT read the title before watching video (But can anybody translate the Irish for me!?)
The Mystery of the Maltese Falcon, One of the Most Valuable Movie Props in History
‘Welcome to the Mesh, Brother’: Guerrilla Wi-Fi Comes to New York
Trans model makes Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover history: ‘If you don’t like it, you can go somewhere else’
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Three women said they found out they had the same cheating boyfriend, so they converted a school bus and went on a road trip
Paralyzed man’s brain waves turned into sentences on computer in medical first
Retail workers in unions reap higher wages even as U.S. organizers suffer setbacks
We’ve Been Disinfecting Mail for Hundreds of Years
The Hard Sell of Whale Sanctuaries
What Should You Do With a Captured Nazi Flag?
Breivik survivors keep fighting for their vision of Norway
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SOS: Stranded and shattered seafarers threaten global supply lines
Schools confront more polarization with mask rules for fall
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Date: 2021-07-20 11:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-07-21 02:14 am (UTC)I do not mind the scraping part of cleaning, but they are absolutely not allowed to use the super-vibraty whirry ultrasonic thingie -- they must do it by hand, 'cause that thing weirds me out even though it doesn't hurt. It's just...wrong. I don't know if this is the kind of reaction you have, but it sounds like it could be.
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Date: 2021-07-21 02:54 am (UTC)Yeah, I have massive problems with all the parts of dental cleaning that don't actually hurt as well.
Plus the parts that hurt hurt me a lot more than most people because fibromyalgia - I often have to argue with the dentist that, yes, I DO need numbing gel before you clean my teeth.
I quite like the feeling of just-cleaned teeth tho.
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Date: 2021-07-21 03:16 am (UTC)ETA: I meant to tell you that the cover of that Barbie and Ken comic shows the short red-haired Barbie I actually had as a kid. It's the first time I can remember seeing a picture of her. Nearly all the early Barbie's I've seen are the ponytailed version.
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Date: 2021-07-21 03:59 am (UTC)