So today I was reminded - yet again - how lucky I am to be insured.

I just got back from my second visit to my new dentist, where they performed a Deep Cleaning/Scaling on the (upper & lower) left side of my mouth. This cost me $226.00 and about an hour of my time. Without my dental insurance (which I pay for out of pocket every month) this would ( Read more... )

(Raise your hand if you watched a lot of MTV in the late 80's and that subject line actually makes sense to you.)

One week until Christmas Eve. One week until the traditional Big Family Party of Dread, eight days until Christmas morning, four days left of work, three days left to shop for the Secret Santa party (plus three pans of brownies that ( Read more... )

FREEZING. MY. ASS. OFF.

And yes, I do live in Southern CA.

Shut up.

In other news, my niece got her very first loose tooth today. She's only 6 (I'm not sure, but isn't that a bit young?) and is terribly excited. According to her, the Tooth Fairy wears a watch that beeps whenever someone loses their tooth, and that's what'll happen when she loses ( Read more... )