January 2012
5 posts
Vocaroooooo
Earlier today, a bunch of my internet friends were passing around this meme where you record yourself saying a list of words and then giggle at each other’s accents and occasionally beg each other to read bedtime stories with lovely voices.
Here’s the list (we do this relatively frequently, so if the list seems a bit random or incomplete, this is why): http://tinypaste.com/022b8888
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You’ll all be relieved to know that:
a) I still have teeth.
b) Morecambe is still a bit grim.
In the end, I complained that I think I have a cavity and requested an xray, which they did. Then the dentist said I need to come back for a cleaning and filling, which they plan to charge me again for. As I understand it, this is kind of BS, because the cleaning and minor filling should be...
AND WHILE I AM RANTING
Danielle - Yes! You know, since I moved here, my anxiety levels got to be really outrageous and eventually turned into a full blown panic disorder, and I can tell you that I found the options for mental health treatment on the NHS to be somewhat lacking. The doctors in my practice were more than happy to throw pills at me, but to get any actual counseling it took SEVERAL very firm requests and...
urgh.. as suspected. Thanks guys, for your fast responses.
I guess on the bright side, I can stop wasting my time driving all the way over to Morecambe for no real reason!
I am definitely having some culture pains today, regarding the health care systems in america vs the UK.
After two years on a waiting list, we finally managed to secure an NHS dentist, which is great, as we’re squeaking by on one part time income for the last 12 months or so, and money is very tight. When we went for our first appointment, we were in and out in five minutes. They...
