Daily dose of radiation

Oh, the day that I've been waiting for is finally here. You get poked, pinched, pulled and blown at and you leave with the feeling of guilt. They make you feel so guilty, just like when you were a kid. Although it was great back then, as soon as you left you bragged about it to your friends and competitors... Those who didn't have any, didn't understand. And it was a great way to get out of school. What am I talking about? The dentist, of course!

I made my appointment months ago and today was the lucky day. Public dental care is great, they are my best friends forever! Only bad thing is the waiting time but who cares? It's cheap and great! I do not miss the shark from Brooklyn who took $75-150 PER cavity or $400-600 for a root canal and who left my tooth blue! I may not see the insides of a dentist's office till late next January, but I'll take it when the most you have to pay per cavity is 40 euros! Root canal was about 60 euros and surgical removal of a tooth was about 60-75 euros. (We will not discuss the number of cavities I have or the fact that I may have to have my wisdom tooth taken out).  I was trying to figure out how I'm gonna pay for my loan interests, my other bills, look for an apartment, pay for tickets to NYC to go get my stuff AND pay for all these procedures but I forgot how much less expensive the dental services are here. And besides...I don't have to worry about having that money anytime soon so I can win the lottery in the meantime for all I know! Or get a job...like the one that called today!

Just got off the phone with the ISS people. It's a job that was written about ME, at least as far as the requirements are concerned! She said they got over 200 applications, chose 10 for initial phone interviews, one of which was ME (!!!) and will call tomorrow if I'm in the final 5 they want to interview on Friday! So I might be going to Vantaa on Friday. But like with everything else in my life, let's not celebrate too early. I might just get an e-mail instead...

I won the lottery TWICE last week! Can you believe it? I made a wish list and it came through! Well parts of it anyway. Still waiting on the rest. But who can say they've been this lucky? I do need to specify my wishes though...I want the big main win, not the small ones. But I won't say no to the small ones either.

To go back to the dentist again...Why is it that a grown woman still feels guilty and ashamed after a dentist appointment? I think it's a course they take at school, "How to make your customer feel like crap 101". Seriously.
Dentist: You have a lot of cavities!
Jenni: I know.
D: Do you use dental floss?
J: No, but I use the small between teeth brush.
D: Do you wash with fluoride or use other mouth washes?
J: No.
D: Do you use Xylitol gum after you eat.
J: YES! (I'm doing something right!!!)
D: Well maybe it was time you started to think about what you are doing at home and what you eat and drink...and start doing those preventive measures at home so that you wouldn't have to see us so often.
J: Yeah, I should.

So, off to the store I go to get floss and mouth wash!

Learn from my mistakes people!