NaNo, Day 8 Update
Had a good day today.
Words today: 2734
Words total: 17622
Now, I am close to 3 days ahead of schedule! So very exciting! Especially considering that earlier I wanted to just fall asleep and forget about word counts. But, a walk in the yard and a few minutes spent contemplating the stars, which are magnificent out here, got my brain juices flowing again.
Today, I woke up with sinus pain/ gum pain/ migraine headache that had me catatonic for a few hours, until I could muster up the energy to get to Rite Aid and acquire some Ibuprofen and Sudafed (The kind that requires a picture ID), which makes me sleepy, but at least it temporarily relieves the problem.
My gums are still swollen, and so far the only things I can eat are marshmallows and ice cream, but at least I am not in screaming pain anymore. Also, my parents agreed to help me finance some much needed dental work, provided I go see the local sliding-scale dentist in my area. I have a wisdom tooth that desperately needs to come out and my dentures need a serious reline.*
Also, I am still putting applications out there, but the lack of response is disconcerting to say the least. I hope somebody hires me and soon.
I did manage to throw together a meal that my parents said they really enjoyed. I made my famous roasted Brussels sprouts which are amazing and turkey meatballs cooked in tomato sauce that I just sort of threw together. I couldn't eat any of it, but they said they enjoyed it!
I'm gonna go watch some 30 Rock and go to sleep. Incidentally, I have turned into the biggest Jack/Liz shipper, which just proves that I am not happy with a show unless I am shipping somebody.
*To those who haven't known me for very long, I had to get dentures when I was 25. See, when the dentist when to remove the glue from my teeth, after my braces came off, he somehow managed to remove large chunks of the enamel from the front of my teeth. We didn't realize exactly what had happened until years later, when I went to see a dentist for a check up and he found like 8,000 cavities and recommended that I have tons of work done, including a number of root canals. We didn't have a lot of money, so the dentist filled my teeth with some temporary fillings, but money got even tighter and we were never able to get enough together to permanently fix them. As you can imagine, my teeth got worse and worse so that by the time I was 25, my choices were full implants or dentures. I couldn't really afford either of them, and I had lived with the pain for so long, that I figured I could continue to do so for awhile.
It was just about this time that I broke my neck, working at Barnes and Noble. Even though I LOVED working for Barnes and Noble, they treated me horribly. After a lot of pressure from my parents, I ended up suing the company, and although I didn't get much money, certainly not enough for implants, I did get enough for dentures, albeit from a discount dentist.
Long story short, money got tight again, and although I have needed a reline for some time now, the money just has never been there. I haven't had ANY insurance since I turned 22. Now, my poorly fitting dentures are causing me all kinds of problems, mostly of the painful kind. Combine this with the fact that I have a wisdom tooth coming in, let's just say I am not happy.
And that's the reason a 30 year old has dentures. Ain't life grand?
Words today: 2734
Words total: 17622
Now, I am close to 3 days ahead of schedule! So very exciting! Especially considering that earlier I wanted to just fall asleep and forget about word counts. But, a walk in the yard and a few minutes spent contemplating the stars, which are magnificent out here, got my brain juices flowing again.
Today, I woke up with sinus pain/ gum pain/ migraine headache that had me catatonic for a few hours, until I could muster up the energy to get to Rite Aid and acquire some Ibuprofen and Sudafed (The kind that requires a picture ID), which makes me sleepy, but at least it temporarily relieves the problem.
My gums are still swollen, and so far the only things I can eat are marshmallows and ice cream, but at least I am not in screaming pain anymore. Also, my parents agreed to help me finance some much needed dental work, provided I go see the local sliding-scale dentist in my area. I have a wisdom tooth that desperately needs to come out and my dentures need a serious reline.*
Also, I am still putting applications out there, but the lack of response is disconcerting to say the least. I hope somebody hires me and soon.
I did manage to throw together a meal that my parents said they really enjoyed. I made my famous roasted Brussels sprouts which are amazing and turkey meatballs cooked in tomato sauce that I just sort of threw together. I couldn't eat any of it, but they said they enjoyed it!
I'm gonna go watch some 30 Rock and go to sleep. Incidentally, I have turned into the biggest Jack/Liz shipper, which just proves that I am not happy with a show unless I am shipping somebody.
*To those who haven't known me for very long, I had to get dentures when I was 25. See, when the dentist when to remove the glue from my teeth, after my braces came off, he somehow managed to remove large chunks of the enamel from the front of my teeth. We didn't realize exactly what had happened until years later, when I went to see a dentist for a check up and he found like 8,000 cavities and recommended that I have tons of work done, including a number of root canals. We didn't have a lot of money, so the dentist filled my teeth with some temporary fillings, but money got even tighter and we were never able to get enough together to permanently fix them. As you can imagine, my teeth got worse and worse so that by the time I was 25, my choices were full implants or dentures. I couldn't really afford either of them, and I had lived with the pain for so long, that I figured I could continue to do so for awhile.
It was just about this time that I broke my neck, working at Barnes and Noble. Even though I LOVED working for Barnes and Noble, they treated me horribly. After a lot of pressure from my parents, I ended up suing the company, and although I didn't get much money, certainly not enough for implants, I did get enough for dentures, albeit from a discount dentist.
Long story short, money got tight again, and although I have needed a reline for some time now, the money just has never been there. I haven't had ANY insurance since I turned 22. Now, my poorly fitting dentures are causing me all kinds of problems, mostly of the painful kind. Combine this with the fact that I have a wisdom tooth coming in, let's just say I am not happy.
And that's the reason a 30 year old has dentures. Ain't life grand?