Perkins, that's awesome news!
Much ~ma for your family, Tommyrot.
My first roller derby bout is tomorrow night. It's in Appleton.
Right. Sir. Honey.
Zoe ,'The Train Job'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Cashmere - Apr 22, 2011 6:44:12 pm PDT #4834 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
-t - Apr 22, 2011 6:49:50 pm PDT #4835 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Someday it'll be honey honey honey honey, I hope!
Ooh, those yarns sound pretty. I think the box is on its way to msbelle now, you could send them there, if you want.
Eta: good luck, Cashmere!
DavidS - Apr 22, 2011 6:57:41 pm PDT #4836 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
My first roller derby bout is tomorrow night. It's in Appleton.
You will crush them! Use your elbows! Don't break your coccyx!
Emmett had a good hard cry until his pillow case was sopping.
Now he's up and fed and he's watching The Fast and the Furious (because he's on a Vin Diesel kick right now).
I'll explain the slashiness to him next year.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 22, 2011 6:58:19 pm PDT #4837 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I recently read some random thing about clutching your thumb in your fist for suppressing a gag reflex. Makes no sense, but weirder things happen all the time.
Was this just a sex thing or in general? Because, seriously, I sometimes trigger a gag reflex just brushing my teeth. It's not only annoying, it can sometimes escalate to feelings of choking. So I'm willing to try anything.
I know, I know - insert joke here (just not...you know...there). But it's also a big reason I've avoided a dentist for far longer than I care to admit.
Dana - Apr 22, 2011 6:58:54 pm PDT #4838 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Ugh. I can mostly cope with normal dentist things, but I loathe x-rays.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 22, 2011 7:00:36 pm PDT #4839 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I can mostly cope with normal dentist things, but I loathe x-rays.
I remember that being extremely uncomfortable, but I don't think it would cause the same problem because they are off to the side. Unless they've changed them since I had them.
le nubian - Apr 22, 2011 7:01:38 pm PDT #4840 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Franken,
this might all be bullshit, but here are some tips on reducing the gag reflex:
The main thing that nearly made me throw up was when I had a mold taken of my upper teeth. That was terrible.
Cashmere - Apr 22, 2011 7:02:24 pm PDT #4841 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Use your elbows!
Elbows are illegal! I'll get a penalty. I can, however, use my hips, shoulders and ass to block. I'm coming off a nasty virus that put me on my ass but I hope I'm up to surviving the whole bout. My stamina is not what it could be.
My friend managed to get $450 for my twitter alias! I'm a little shocked by that.
amych - Apr 22, 2011 7:03:56 pm PDT #4842 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I'll get a penalty.
Only. If. They. See. You.
Seriously, girlie, do I need to kidnap you down to the sabre club for a lesson? Because I would totally do that for NO ULTERIOR MOTIVE WHATSOEVER.
sarameg - Apr 22, 2011 7:05:08 pm PDT #4843 of 30001
When vetting dentists, tell them that upfront. I have serious gag issues. Of all the dentists in the practice, they picked the one with the smallest hands and her aides know so as not to trigger it, know I need a bite bumper, know to use the kiddie xray bites on me, etc. Plus, my regular hygenist knows I have gag issues, lets me control the suck machine. Good practices know how to make this shit easier.
And yes, I avoided a dentist for a decade because I didn't know this and was afeared.