Nope, but I do recommend taking a bunch of advil before you go in. It should help with pain afterwards, but also I found the worst part of the actual root canal was the jaw pain from keeping your mouth open so long.
Hey, preaching to the choir. I thought our Lady of the Perpetual Sea Breeze was the real deal until the Divine Miss J walked right through that door and right into my ass—which is where my heart is…physiologically. I could show you an x-ray.
Lorne ,'Time Bomb'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
brenda m - Dec 16, 2015 8:54:10 am PST #22752 of 30002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
smonster - Dec 16, 2015 8:55:43 am PST #22753 of 30002
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Shir, no recs but I'm thinking you want to avoid anything funny.
Laura, rest, dammit. And I will not tolerate you calling yourself a big baby, which is both mean and patently untrue.
asker, hope you feel better and that your mom starts to understand.
It's a day to blast MCR in my headphones. I got told at work that the next time I'm late even a minute I will be sent home, and if I'm late three more times I will be fired. Which is entirely within boss' rights to do. It's just a little hard to take from a dude who is never anywhere he is supposed to be when he's supposed to be. Also a guy who employed his childhood best friend for decades despite the fact that said friend was constantly fucking up and breaking things. But me being late is a "slap in the face."
But hey, maybe it's just time for me to move on. I guess I need to find a job where I can set my own hours or something. I've been crying most of the morning while painting. It's a bummer because otherwise things had been going really well since M and E left.
meara - Dec 16, 2015 8:56:42 am PST #22754 of 30002
Aw shit smonster. That sucks. I'm so sorry.
amyth - Dec 16, 2015 9:03:23 am PST #22755 of 30002
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Oh crap, smonster. I'm so sorry.
Laura, I add my voice to the calls for you to rest and let yourself heal. I overdid it yesterday because I felt so good, and I'm paying for it today. Take care!
Shir - Dec 16, 2015 9:06:47 am PST #22756 of 30002
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
also I found the worst part of the actual root canal was the jaw pain from keeping your mouth open so long.
Ooh, good point. Thank you.
smonster, I'm sorry. That really hurts.
sj - Dec 16, 2015 9:12:21 am PST #22757 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Damn, smonster that sucks. I'm sorry.
Laura, definitely rest. That's what I'm doing today, and my tummy is only a little raw from all the upset yesterday. Mom is here for a few hours. So, she took ltc out so I could take an extra long shower and rest.
Shir, good luck. I don't have any podcast/audiobook suggestions. Sorry.
Zenkitty - Dec 16, 2015 9:12:45 am PST #22758 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Laura and amyth, rest and heal, both of you!
smonster, that really does suck, I'm sorry. Sure it's the boss's right to fire someone for being late, but taking it personally to the point of calling your lateness a slap in his face is... not his right, and not right.
Zenkitty - Dec 16, 2015 9:13:41 am PST #22759 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
And Shir, good luck. Try to get the dentist to give you breaks so you can close your jaw and rest the joint a bit.
Calli - Dec 16, 2015 9:54:10 am PST #22760 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm sorry, smonster.
Shir, I'm fond of Kevin and Ursula Eat Cheap--a podcast where a couple get cheap food and drink and rate them. At least, it started off that way. Now people are sending them things from around the world, like silk worm pupae and lutefisk. And they rate booze as well as food. There's a solid chance that one or both will be drunk at the end of the podcast. [link] It might be a little too funny for the dentist chair, actually.
Sue - Dec 16, 2015 10:09:21 am PST #22761 of 30002
hip deep in pie
I've just discovered Lore, which talks about the origins of common folklore. It's creepy without being too melodramatic. The episodes are usually between 15-30 minutes.
And I had a root canal this summer and it wasn't nearly as bad as I feared, and I am hugely anxious in the dentist's chair.