I was catching up on my other online communities, and then I got called into a meeting, and I returned to discover I'd never actually finished posting here.

I went to the dentist today. I have a decayed wisdom tooth that needs to be removed...I feel like an idiot for letting my teeth get that bad. Especially when I realized it had been 2 years since my last cleaning. I thought it was just last summer. I have an appointment to get my teeth cleaned at the end of August.

While I'm getting the one bad tooth removed the dentist recommended I get all my wisdom teeth removed. I don't know when that's going to happen (if I go back to being a temp I can get dental insurance). The hygenist explained that right now all the oral surgeons are pretty much booked up because during the summer all the college students get their dental work done before they go back to school.

Even though I'm not in pain I did end up with a scrip for painkillers in case my tooth bothers me.

Best to go to email now if it is anything I need to answer soonish.

Cass, nope. I was just going to give you a hint to my lyrics quiz. This one: Melissa Etheridge is on there twice in fact.

Morning, Lovelies!

I just think more people should do stuff in their jammies. For the greater good.

After the Masquerade, we walked to 7-11 for drinks for our room. I went in my pajamas (black yoga-ish pants, rainbow-striped spaghetti-strap tank), plus purple hair and loads of glitter. Just for you, -t! ('Course, it was Hollywood Blvd. at two in the morning. I don't think anyone gave us a second glance).

I do that all the time P-C. And worse, my system has the nerve to erase some fairly brilliant prose on my part if I get called away for too long. I curse the fact that I never learned to use a scratch document when the creative juices flow.

Askye, oooh good luck with the wise molars. I had mine out at 23...with no novacaine. (needle phobia) May the process be much easier than you can imagine!

I packed two boxes for Emily. That means I can stop now, right?

Praise me, for I have not only finished doing my laundry and put the sheets back on the bed, I most virtuously hung it all out to dry and saved energy.

I have also cleaned a lot of cat poop off the carpet since yesterday, and run the steam cleaner too. Joy. Cranky old Chloe is just not all that happy about having a new kitten around, so she lets us know it with her little editorial comments. I've discovered an awesome new carpet-cleaning tool: An old spoon I used to use in the garden. White-fonted for the squeamish: That spoon scrapes up the mess neatly, without schmearing any into the carpet like paper towels do. Rawk!

I've printed out all my reservation information, made sure I have all pertinent phone numbers, gotten a ride to the airport. Now all I have to do is pack everything I might possibly want for the next two weeks.

So, Not!Emily is on vacation with his girlfriend and her family. Thanks for telling us!

I"m going to download tim's podcast tonight for listening on the drive to wrok tomorrow

All Praise the Magnificent Queen Katerina Bee! She of the laundry-finishing and poop-scooping! All Hail!!!!