Everyone knows how much I hate the dentist, right? I would rather go to the girly doctor, that’s how much. I hate the smells, and I hate the flossing and the gritty feeling of the weird toothpaste they use. I would actually rather get a tooth pulled or a cavity filled than just have a cleaning. At least when you get real stuff done you (A) get the laughing gas, (B) get to have a milkshake dinner, and (C) get to act pitiful like you just had surgery (Don’t even try to act like I’m the only one who does that).
But, ok, so you know what I hate so much I would rather be getting my teeth cleaned? Flying. In an airplane. Which is what I will be doing, if my nonrefundable plane ticket is any indication, in about 36 hours. Charles and I are going to Miami to visit his sister and brother-in-law, Jennifer and Jared, which we are very excited about. But my excitement about having a nice little vacation is taking a back seat right now to my fear of looming-closer-every-minute flying.
Speaking of Miami, I can’t BELIEVE Charles hasn’t been white-boy-rapping "Miami" by Will Smith at all times. When he and his family went to Miami last year, he would not shut UP with that song. Every time Miami was mentioned, there went Charles…"I’M GOIN’ TO MIAMI." So nobody mention it. Or it will start…and never end. Yeah, our ENTIRE honeymoon in San Francisco and Monterey, any time California was mentioned, Charles felt it was his special job to say Calee-FOIN-ya just like Arnold Schwarzenegger. So, that was fun.
Anyway, back to the very scary subject at hand! I need something to totally distract me from the sheer terror of the plane leaving the ground. Although that only takes like one minute, the whole 30 minutes of sitting on the plane waiting for boarding and all that is really stressful because you just KNOW what’s coming.
So does anyone know of any SUPER intense crossword puzzles or Mad Libs that will completely demand my full attention, like, as if lives depend on it, for 30 full minutes?
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Erin — October 16, 2008 @ 6:46 am
Wow, we are so different. I love getting my teeth cleaned! It makes me feel so…fresh and clean! (unlike the other doctor you mentioned, ugh!) Though it does kind of gross me out when they wipe your mouth filth on your own chest.
Sometimes to make myself go to sleep I have to play the alphabet game in my head. Maybe you could try that. Like, um, you pick a theme (say, musical artists) and then you have to pick 3 artists that start with A before you can move on to B. Wow, I am dorky. But it works! I usually fall asleep by D or E. I realize you’re not trying to fall asleep, but maybe it would distract you.
Or, ooh! This is way more fun. Get a Where’s Waldo book!