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« Reply #7065 on: 07:40:48, 01-09-2008 » |
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I have a tooth extraction tomorrow!!!
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« Reply #7066 on: 08:58:55, 01-09-2008 » |
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You know bbm, I was terrified of having a very necessary extraction a few months ago. I told the dentist and he was wonderful.. he injected me of course but then said 'I ll just have a look what has to be done' and it was out !!!!! So I hope your dentist is as good as that!!!!! Hope it goes well anyway. A  |
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« Reply #7067 on: 09:33:33, 01-09-2008 » |
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I have a tooth extraction tomorrow!!!
All the best with it BBM, it might not be as bad as you're expecting. Be brave.  |
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« Reply #7068 on: 11:02:03, 01-09-2008 » |
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Prospecting out the sexier sex, I find myself arranging dinners. And yet, I find myself thrice, in a row, confronted with the following statement, upon the handsome fellow's arrival at the prearranged location. "Oh, sorry, I've already eaten. How about I just sit here and watch you eat for 40 minutes, eh?"
Coincidentally I had a discussion last weekend with a friend about this very topic. She was telling me about a first date she had recently had, and threw in the comment that "of course" she couldn't eat, that she never does on first dates. I had vaguely heard about such things and had always assumed it was an urban myth spread by people who like to depict women as neurotic, border-line mentally-ill frail creatures, so I questioned her about it. She said it's nothing more than nerves. Once over the hurdle of the first date, if both parties are keen on a second date, eating is no problem. She usually tries to ensure that the first date doesn't involve a meal to avoid it becoming an issue, but sometimes it's not possible. Three times in a row is unfortunate though. |
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« Reply #7069 on: 11:39:15, 01-09-2008 » |
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Today, I am working from home (ridiculously, I've done this so that I can be here to collect a parcel*) but I'm beginning to think I should self-certify a sick day. I slept until around 10:30 and woke up feeling distinctly groggy but grateful that the headache had gone. Until I was vertical again when I realised that the headache had not, in fact, gone. Feel generally run down but I think I have to go in and collect some marking but for now I've gone back to bed for a short interlude.
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« Reply #7070 on: 11:57:53, 01-09-2008 » |
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Today, I am working from home (ridiculously, I've done this so that I can be here to collect a parcel*) but I'm beginning to think I should self-certify a sick day. I slept until around 10:30 and woke up feeling distinctly groggy but grateful that the headache had gone. Until I was vertical again when I realised that the headache had not, in fact, gone. Feel generally run down but I think I have to go in and collect some marking but for now I've gone back to bed for a short interlude.
So sorry when I read about these headaches. Don't forget to go to the docs if they get any worse and ask for my medication. Migraine is the worst pain in the world. You can't do anything at all. If you have a pain anywhere else at least you can think and see properly. Nasty things. Hope you get well soon. |
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« Reply #7071 on: 12:16:08, 01-09-2008 » |
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I've buglered up the right of my lower jaw somehow. It suddenly came on while eating lunch. I don't think it's a teeth problem as it's not a constant ache, but it hurts to chew. It's not too bad at the moment, I suppose it's nice and relaxed thanks to dinner, but this afternoon it was painful enough to force me to stand through _______'s Prom with mouth open. This, I stress, was not due to the playing of said Mensch.
I've had this experience, but usually after I've been to the dentist and had my mouth open for ages. It was the something-or-other muscle, and was called temporomandibular dysfunction, which roughly means your jaw isn't working properly. I think yours is probably a bit different, because standing with my mouth open was something I couldn't do (not even if I was listening to Lang Lang). BBM, I hope the tooth isn't too bad. |
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« Reply #7072 on: 13:02:52, 01-09-2008 » |
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Strina, I hadn't even been aware it was an urban myth. uthor=strinasacchi link=topic=415.msg133394#msg133394 date=1220263323] I had vaguely heard about such things and had always assumed it was an urban myth spread by people who like to depict women as neurotic, border-line mentally-ill frail creatures [/quote] Well at least I'm doing my part to balance out such a view, it seems  I think in future I'll try and avoid eating-related activities though. BBM: hope the extraction goes painlessly and unawkwardly. |
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« Reply #7073 on: 13:58:30, 01-09-2008 » |
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Just realised that I put a star in my post that I never dealt with.
So here it is:
* This is an amazon package that I ordered last week, figuring that even if it arrived while I was away, Royal Mail would keep it in their depot until I was ready to pick it up. Except that for some reason it was delivered by a different company. Ironically they are called 'Home' but they only deliver amazon parcels to addresses Monday to Friday, giving no estimate as to time other than 7-7. When I rang them, they suggested that I could have the package delivered to work (which would be ideal since they were largely textbooks to help me prepare for this coming year's teaching) but upon learning that I worked at a university, told me that was impossible. It just seems pointless, stupid and unnecessary to expect someone to be at home for the entire day. Obviously it doesn't help my mood either.
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« Reply #7074 on: 14:11:50, 01-09-2008 » |
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It just seems pointless, stupid and unnecessary to expect someone to be at home for the entire day. Obviously it doesn't help my mood either.
It was the assumption of all the Maintenance and Repairs departments I ever worked in in social housing. |
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« Reply #7075 on: 14:18:01, 01-09-2008 » |
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Just realised that I put a star in my post that I never dealt with.
So here it is:
* This is an amazon package that I ordered last week, figuring that even if it arrived while I was away, Royal Mail would keep it in their depot until I was ready to pick it up. Except that for some reason it was delivered by a different company. Ironically they are called 'Home' but they only deliver amazon parcels to addresses Monday to Friday, giving no estimate as to time other than 7-7. When I rang them, they suggested that I could have the package delivered to work (which would be ideal since they were largely textbooks to help me prepare for this coming year's teaching) but upon learning that I worked at a university, told me that was impossible. It just seems pointless, stupid and unnecessary to expect someone to be at home for the entire day. Obviously it doesn't help my mood either.
This sort of thing is always worth a grumpy old rant. Why on earth these places can't just deliver at weekends I have no idea. I once had to drive all the way to S****horpe to pick up a memory stick only worth about twice the journey in petrol because they couldn't deliver in the evening or at weekends. Surely these people have jobs and therefore understand what they are?? The fact that I had to go to S****horpe at all was bad enough. Edit: those asterisks were not added by me - wonderful.  The place is s.c.u.n.t.h.o.r.p.e for anyone not resident in the UK.... |
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« Reply #7076 on: 14:25:05, 01-09-2008 » |
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Strina, I hadn't even been aware it was an urban myth. I had vaguely heard about such things and had always assumed it was an urban myth spread by people who like to depict women as neurotic, border-line mentally-ill frail creatures
Well at least I'm doing my part to balance out such a view, it seems I think in future I'll try and avoid eating-related activities though. Inky, You could view your dinner offer in a different way, rather than avoiding it. If someone turns up and says "I've eaten", it may not be viewed as a failure. You could, given strina's myth revalations, interpret it to mean they are nervous about the first date - a success as far as learning about your date is concerned. Equally, if they tuck in quite happily, you might consider them confident and self-assured. And if you have a "type" when it comes to confident or nervous, you might get a clue as to what to do in the date. (Although I grant you, the dinner test is not failsafe!) And I suppose there are also considerations about whether you will make someone feel awkward by having dinner on a first date. (Who pays, etc). But "not doing something because it will make someone feel awkward" is very different from "not doing something because of fear it will make someone feel awkward". Oh Sod it. Why is life so complicated? Just skip dinner, like you originally said. Tommo |
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« Reply #7077 on: 14:25:41, 01-09-2008 » |
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Is there some sort of naughty word auto-censorship operating on the board?
Forgive me for giving it a go.
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Hmmm, only those two then.
When did that start?
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« Reply #7078 on: 14:26:25, 01-09-2008 » |
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Does that mean if I type S****horpe, I get stars?
Blimey - preview says 'Yes'
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« Reply #7079 on: 14:28:38, 01-09-2008 » |
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I think that's been there from the very beginning, and a couple of others were added later on, such as the name of a British neofascist party on the grounds that people looking for it oughtn't to be directed here (although there was more to the decision than that, in fact).
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