Last time I was at the dentist, the hygeinist put some numbing cream on my gums after I complained too much. I was all, "What? You've had this stuff that'll make this not hurt for years, and you're just telling me about it now?"

This happened to me too!! It was a new denstist for me though. Made me retroactively peeved at my old dentist.

your story of how you loved your little sister

And she makes great mix tapes!

Fred Pete, I know vw's in the honors program and all, but I don't think people defend bachelor's theses. Could be wrong.

So. Fucking. Bored.

Me too - send me your phone number and I can call and ask questions about my health insurance, which you don't manage.

"What? You've had this stuff that'll make this not hurt for years, and you're just telling me about it now"

This is similar to the way I felt when I started going to an eye doctor who uses undilating drops.

Thanks, Hil! Y'all are definitely cheering me up.

undilating drops

There are undilating drops?! I've always had to have someone drop me off and pick me up from the eye doctors office, because after the dilating drops, I can't drive even with sunglasses for a while. (That reaction started when I was a teenager. When I was a kid, they always had to put in several rounds of drops before my eyes would be dilated enough. I'm not sure what made that change.)

I loves my Seanie-pants!

Aims, did you ever get the email I sent you on Friday?

I did!! Thank you! I am so sorry for not acknowledging sooner. It helped a lot.

OK, I've found someone who'll take one of my three freecycle items, someone else who might take a second one, and I found a ride to the kosher grocery store for Passover shopping next week. So some of the clutter in my apartment will be gone, though not all of it, and I'll be able to get Passover food, though later than I would have liked. So, I'd say that works out to about 70% good, which is a good-enough day.