Sometimes I'm convinced that my sister hates me. We went to a collection of short animated films tonight and it was a struggle to have a conversation with her. She is unwilling to talk to me, but probably she's the same with everyone except her husband. I think back to the time she said she liked hanging out with me because we don't have to talk, but sometimes it would be nice to catch up on her life.
Yesterday I got a health card for the benefits I have working term at one of the schools. Right now the only benefits I think I get are half of MSP paid for, prescription drugs for free after I pay $25 and accident insurance. I was hoping I could have dental covered, but will have to wait a year for that. Unfortunately I discovered that little hiccup in my coverage after I booked a dental appointment.
My dental people want to replicate the nightmarish mouth surgery from last year on the other side and I've been avoiding them since last summer because I don't want to go through it again and pay full price for it. Oh, and they want to rip out a tooth and give me a fake one. So I have to explain to them that it will have to wait a year before I can do that kind of damage to my mouth and my bank account. If they ask me a question about my old root canal they charge me $40 for that one question. It makes me crazy how much dentists charge for talking to me with a finger in my mouth so I can't really answer.
Also, I don't want to be in Chicago again with a sore, raw mouth, so they're not ripping anything apart until sometime after that. Besides, I don't really have any work after the middle of April so can't afford anything anyway.
This week I also decided I'm eating too well and need to go on a starvation diet. I wouldn't mind a tapeworm for a few weeks so I drop a few dress sizes without any work. How does one go about getting a tapeworm?
2 comments:
"It makes me crazy how much dentists charge for talking to me with a finger in my mouth so I can't really answer." Hilarious! I hate when the dentist and the assistants start talking about stupid American reality shows and you're stuck in the chair dying a thousand deaths. If you have to listen to a dentist pontificate s/he should at least keep abreast of important literary trends.
They have TVs in the rooms at my dentist, and always seem to have The Food Network on while I'm there. They wind up doing a lot more suctioning as my mouth salivates, which I guess could also be why they charge me so much.
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