lots of words...but a good story

Tuesday was a great day

I had class from 8:00am until 8:45pm

that has become quite normal for me

and then I went to Open Mic

Which is always a fun time

but tonight was particularly fun because it was a good friends birthday as well. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRIEND! 

so after the party in the hogi yogi upper lounge area was over 

I was invited to the continuation of the party 

being held in another recent good friend's home

it involved brownies

 ice cream

 and kids that I love 

so naturally I was all for it

The party continuation was great fun

we sat outside in the wonderful mid-summer night weather

talking

laughing

and just having a grand old time

then came curfew

and so

being the rebellious college student that I am

I went home

and yes I made it in time for curfew

As I was getting ready for bed

I thought about all of the fun that had happened that day

it really had been a good one

I put on my pajamas 

and smiled

I washed my face

and smiled

I flossed my teeth...

and frowned

Why did I frown do you ask? 

well let me tell you

One of the fillings I had received years prior 

decided it didn't like my mouth anymore

and popped right out

I was quite alarmed

but it was late and all offices of dental practice were closed for the day

So I simply made sure to rinse thoroughly 

with my fluoride rinse of course

and went to bed

I didn't think much of it the next morning 

until I tried to drink some juice 

PAIN!!!

not a good sign 

Later that day I called my Mama 

to see what could be done

She gave me the dental plan numbers

and had me look up an office that was close by

I did

I called them

They couldn't see me until Thursday

but I still made the reservation

This particular office 

came highly recommended

for the next 24 hours I had quite a fun time

trying not to get food stuck in the gapping hole in my tooth

bread was particularly awkward to eat

the way it smooshes 

and molds

it was prime sticking material

but finally Thursday afternoon arrived

and my best friend was kind enough to pick me up

and drive me to the dentist's

I had never been to a dentist's office

by myself

where they didn't already know me by name and face

The secretary was nice enough

She talked to me like I was 4

but then again 

I did almost feel like I was 4

I had no idea what I was supposed to do

I had never done this before

after about a 15 min wait

I was escorted back to my little cubby with a chair

it was a very fancy cubby

she gave me a bib

which was nice of her

and took a quick x-ray 

just to make sure I didn't need to have anything drilled there 

from having it exposed for so long

Then came the numbing 

After the numbing gel

came the needle

and a very nice girl behind it

but she stuck me so many times

and pumped me so very full of numbness

that my upper cheek started to tingle

the filling was on the lower row

I was pumped FULL of juice

Then came the dentist to start a'workin

his assistant was nice

she also talked to me like I was 4

but she really was nice

Turns out I had only chipped the filling 

so what they were going to do is 

drill out just a bit more of the fill

and then stick their own fill in there 

Simple enough. 

however, 

I do not know if I have ever had an experience quite like that before 

in a dentist office cubby chair

Usually

I find 

that dentist's watch how they treat the rest of your face while they are working

but this time...

lets just say he ended by 

sitting behind my head

resting his whole hand on my forehead, eye, and nose

sticking one finger in to my mouth to hold down my tongue 

and using that same hand to hold back my upper lip,

he then stuck a mini stick camera into my mouth to get a shot of his work

I guess he likes taking before and after shots

but it took him about 30 seconds to get the one he wanted

It honestly was a very strange experience

Over all they were really nice

He knew what he was doing 

and they got the job done pretty quickly

but I'm still not sure I want to go back there

My lips feel a little torn apart and sore

from all the pulling

pushing 

and resting of instruments on them

it was a strange experience