Stupid Brain

[liralen]

My stupid brain is running around like a hamster in a wheel.

Mostly negative shit.

I did find that my old dentist in Bellevue may well still be there. I may have to go to him to get my bridge taken out, fixed, adjusted, cleaned, and replaced or something. I am not happy with how the dentist here did things. I may as well get a new toothguard at the same time, too. I love the one he gave me eight years ago.

So I have some hope.

The garden grows.

The kid matures. Jet amazes me each day. His patience and growing understanding humble and bring me joy every day.

I'm so damned glad I married John. He's trying to cut my negative feedback loop whenever I ask him for help, and he's helping.

He also helped me put up a bamboo pea trellis. I hope the rabbits and birds STOP EATING my young plants! The local growing place recommended putting down blood meal (not a vegan product, but entirely organic) all around the border of the raised garden to keep the rabbits out. It'll help with the nitrogen in the garden, too. Whoo.

---- political tag warning warning -----

I need something to occupy my too fast brain before I burn it out on what's wrong with the world. John has lots of pictures from Biloxi and NOLA and... wow... it's still so broken. I hate the guilt trip tactics of Planned Parenthood because it reminds me, way too much, of the same kinds of guilt tactics of the Other Side. I'll give PP money, but I asked them to take me off every call and mailing list they have. Sure, the Supreme Court is doing scary bad stuff, but I KNEW it was going to happen when all those other freakin' people elected BUSH for God's sake and I VOTED the other way, but damnit you're not going to guilt trip me into thinking I'm responsible for the damned SC ruling...

----- political tag end ------

On the odd religious note... I found out the other day that Presidential Hopeful Barack Obama is a member of a United Church of Christ church, the same as me. The same left wing, every one is responsible for their own relationship with God, no authorities in structure or practice, every congregation decides for themselves how they want to go about things, everyone who wants to be a part of it can be part of the synod, and Biblically informed denomination that I'm a part of. I'm not sure if I'm freaked out or relieved or if it's just that hope is more painful than despair?

Comments

Dentists

[graybunny.livejournal.com]

Dr. Vickers retired a while back. Dr. Nelson is still there, still at the same location on NE 24th, sharing the practice with Dr. Walters now (she's really good, too). 425-643-6072.

[outintexas.livejournal.com]

I can relate to so much of that post. I wish I had someone like John in my life to help me cut that negative feedback loop I understand all too well. And yeah, my mind has been a hamster on a wheel too, all-too-frequently about the current mis-administration. Ugh.

Before the first debate, I was rooting for Bill Richardson. He looked so good on paper. So experienced. He's got an excellent and concrete record on equal rights for gay people and sexual minorities. Superb international and foreign policy credentials. But alas he disappoints, not only in his underwhelming performance in the debate, but many gaffes including complete cluelessness about Roe-v-Wade, and his 'ideal' pick for a Supreme Court nominee is downright scary (anti-choice). Wha?!?

Glad to hear that about Obama. I'm not Christian myself, but I have TONS of respect for the "everybody finds their own path in their own way" philosophy, and he just went up a few notches in my book.

So I don't think that religious note was 'odd' at all. I think it was great.

[rephetibel.livejournal.com]

When I start feeling like a hamster on a wheel it usually means I'm way too busy with multiple projects. I hope you feel calmer soon.

I know that blood meal has nutrients in it but I never use it in my vegetable garden because of the risk of the human varient of mad cow disease getting in the plants. (I know the risk is VERY small, but I still don't do it.) Putting it around the edges to keep out rabbits sounds like a good idea though!

[kjc007.livejournal.com]

I use fences to keep out the bunnies and therapy to keep out the negative loops.

Haven't been able to afford therapy for a while, though.

But fencing is cheap.

Re: Dentists

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Thanks!! I appreciate the update on that.

Cool about Dr. Walters being good now. I wasn't that impressed with Dr. Nelson, but perhaps he's gotten better with time.

I'm actually talking about Dr. Snyder, who did my Maryland bridge the next time out, and he's actually still working and still doing things! So I'm very happy to find that out and he's going to not only check out the bridge but I'm likely to get a night guard made by him again, as my old one is very, very old... The technician at my present dentist keeps saying I should get a new one made, but I suspect that she meant with them. I haven't been impressed by the lab that does night guards here...

Odd to have all my dental work done in Seattle, but I think I prefer the quality of work out there.

*hugs* and thanks!!

[liralen.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

yes. The current mis-adminastration would keep me up at night if I thought too much about it. *sigh*

Thanks for the encouragement.

And, yeah, I don't quite know where I'd be without that John Fellow.

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Ooo... good thing to know!

It seems to be keeping the rabbits out, so I'm very happy with that. I'll try and keep it on the perimeter, then, and outside the walls of the raised garden. It'll still keep the critters away, but not be mixed into the food.

Thanks!!

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Mmm... cheap fencing.

Hmmm... therapy? Hmm... I may have to try that sometime.

*hugs* Thanks!