Sunday I went to our favorite pet store to get a large excerise ball for "Speedy" our pet rat.Normally we have 2 rats at a time,as they are smart and get lonely. Speedy's buddy that we brought him home with died right away,and he's been alone a long while now.
I saw him as soon as I walked in the door! What a little dollface!I told myself we don't need another rat,move along. The shop was out of large balls,so I got a bag of food and was ready to cash out. Waiting in line,I could see him staring at me. The sweetest little rat face I ever saw."Is that rat for sale?" I blurted out."Yes." "I'LL TAKE HIM!"
I got my first rat in the late eighties."Rattus Norvegicus" was his name.I've had many since then. Never have I bought a rat without picking it up first.That's just crazy. As I sit here today my little boomerang (Boomer-as Dan calls him) is happily cleaning his face in my lap.I've had him less than 48 hours and honestly he's the best little rat I've ever had.
Unfortunately, in a somewhat ironic twist, Speedy wants to kill Boomerang. He doesn't like hime one bit.I thought Speedy would be so happy to have a buddy to snuggle with when it gets cold,to run around with and clean each other.Nope. Boomer is definitely my rat,not Speedy's.I have to keep him in a separate cage,and even then,he managed to draw blood from his tail last night somehow.
So, I finally got that tooth out yesterday.All I will say about that is that for once in my life, the level of fear and and anxiety about the incident was,as it turns out,appropriate. Awful. The whole afternoon Boomerang laid on the bed with me watching a dvd of "My name is Earl". We even fell asleep together,and Dan came home from work and woke us up.I need to get some pictures,but I am still pretty worn out from my dental adventure.
I may never eat in public again. This flipper is a nuisance. It's like trying to eat with a poker chip in your mouth. And it comes loose if you get too involved in your eating.(Which I frequently do!)
One more thing about the dentist,you know when you're getting a tooth pulled,and there's no turning back and you're scared to death,and you try to think about happy things? I thought about Montana,the mountains,bears,goats,deers,flowers,huckleberries,the trails,the tourists and our friend Clif.I had a slide show going in my head.It was just long enough that I got through it.All was not pleasant,though. Turns out,my friend could hear me screaming in the waiting room.
Enough whining already. We got some squirrel proof feeders this week,and there's birds-a-plenty outside my window-and it's snowing big fluffy flakes!
Almost forgot, I got a job,I still have to pass the physical and drug test.My appt is 1:30 today.Medical and dental,hot damn!
6 months ago
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Ouch! Sounds like your dental visit was no fun! :(
My very first filling in an 'adult' tooth was a major filling. I was very young (pre-teen) and refused Novocaine as that meant a needle. The dental work traumatized me about dentists for years. Never again did I refuse Novocaine.
In 1990 I had two wisdom teeth pulled. One tooth was stubborn - something about the tooth's roots. The dentist eventually broke the tooth and removed sections. I was so shot up with Novocaine that afterwards I looked like Jack Nicholson's "Joker" from the Batman movie.
Your new job with is with the college? And doing what?
P.S. pet rats... not my cup of tea not matter how cute you make them sound.
I passed my tests,so I go for orientation on Tuesday. I'll be a Chef's Assistant. I can cook,so we're gonna find out how fast I can cook.
If after 90 days, I am still there,I'll get benefits and I can start getting my mouth worked on.
I have already put in an application for Maintenance worker,it's a state job,so the pay and benefits are a little better.I'll probably have an interview in Dec.,but alot of people apply for that job,so I'm not too optimistic.It would be lovely, though.
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