I loved my old dentist in DC. Maybe I should just wait until I visit my parents and make an appointment then.

I think I could take Cookie Monster in a street fight.

erika, if you're around, have you heard anything about this? From tvguide online

URBAN RENEWAL: It was touch-and-go there for a while, but sources confirm that HBO has renewed its acclaimed police drama The Wire for a fourth season. New episodes probably won't start airing until early '06, so you've got plenty of time to Netflix the DVDs.

Restrained woo-ing here.

Also, strength and health-ma to the dads of askye and Susan. And for Teppy's boss and family.

Thank you all for talking about hair. I need to call my craxy craxy lady and make an appointment. I want to do something different but I have no idea what.

Hec, I need help with hair style options. It's a new stylist, and I think I need to go in with some plans of action. Since you're around... any thoughts?

Susan, is there a medical school in Seattle? Because the university I work at has a huge dental school, and among its many clinics is one specifically serving patients with dentist phobias.

UW. Which, come to think of it, would most certainly be covered by Susan's coverage.

Susan, I think the Seattleistas are all dentist avoidant. I need to see mine, but at this point, it's going to have to wait until post-baby. Which will make it, err... three years? Two years? Too many years? between visits.

Three. Oops. I'm bad.

all decked out in green shirt and green necklace and with a big shamrock balloon tied to her wheelchair that said I'M 8 TODAY!

That's absolutely adorable.

I got my hair cut Saturday. Of course, I have a standing appt. every 5 weeks for a trim/color. My hair grows too fast to go any longer between cuts.

Susan, is there a medical school in Seattle?

Heh. UW would be appalled to know that you're asking that. They think they're the bestest most famousest medical school EVAH.

And yeah, there's the UW Dental School with its associated clinics. I could try them. I'd somehow never associated "dental school" with "likely to be kind to severely phobic patients with slightly defective jaws," but I guess it's worth a try. At the very least, most dentists in this city are probably UW alums, so they might have an idea of where I should go.

Susan, I think the Seattleistas are all dentist avoidant.

Yes, we are.

I think it's been five years since I've seen a dentist.

I'm pretty sure it's been over fifteen years since I've been to a dentist, and the only thing that's kept me from painful toothaches and other dire maxillo-facial problems is regular brushing.

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