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i got four cavities filled today on a whim. i wasn't scheduled to have them filled until january, but went today instead. i insisted that they fill all the bottom ones instead of 2 on the top and 2 on the bottom because they top ones don't bother me. the bottoms ones are very sensitive. they agreed to do it and froze my entire mouth. it took about 6 hours to wear off. around 5:30 i got really hungry and made myself some dinner but i couldn't even drink liquids so eating was out of the question. its not that my fillings weren't set, it was that i couldn't feel the food in my mouth to chew it. having my lower half of my face frozen was a very odd sensation, it was as though i was touching another person's face. i wasn't able to speak properly as i left the dentist office, and as i paid i realized i was not able to talk without hordes of spit pouring from my mouth, so i tried to respond with nods, smiles and friendly eyes. i hope it was effective and they gathered a "thank you" from my body/face language.

the dental drill was much less scary than i expected. i'd imagined them standing over me with a carpenters drill, i was all set to calm myself with brave words, but that was unnecessary. i laid there with my legs crossed and my hands resting under my head like i was lying in a field on a sunny-breezy summers day.

i'm so glad that tomorrow is my last day of work before my 10 day holiday. hurray! i could really use a break, i'm having a dickens of a time getting up each morning. beckie arrived last night and i'm really enjoying having her around. i was disappointed that my face was froze because it limited our options for the evening, but it was nice just hanging around. beck ordered a pizza and by then my face was almost back to normal.

having my first filling today marks yet another thing off my list of things i've never done. things remaining...
• never been skiing
• never been fired
• never been skinny dipping
• never seen the movie white christmas
• never eaten cambodian
• never went to university
• never permanently coloured my hair
• never met my grandpa
• never rode a ski-doo
• never seen the northern lights
• never been to algonquin park
• never got a bikini wax
• never been hung-over
• never watched the sun-rise

i wonder if i'll do any of those things in 2008.

i love how bright it is outside at night because of all the snow. it looks like a full moon every night.

p.s. i'm still looking for someone to christmas shop with on saturday....

i guess there's got to be a break in the monotony, but when it rains how it pours.