Update on Calvin's Mouth

Calvin was the bestest, well-behaved patient on Wednesday morning. The boy had two baby molars pulled (same position on each side of the bottom) and spacers placed. He didn't go batty sitting around the waiting room for the sedation meds and then for them to kick in - about an hour. The only problem we've had is that his finger kept sneaking in his mouth to poke around. We kept warning him about it and how he would stop that if he knew how it felt without being on the pain meds. I'm very proud of how he handled this every step of the way.

*sigh*

This upcoming Wednesday, I get to take Nigel in for 1 or 2 fillings. Since he FREAKED OUT when he had his check-up, they are going to do the same sedation routine with him. Nigel really likes the twirling baton Calvin received for taking the meds at the dentist, so I'm hoping we'll get him to that point well and the drugs will do the rest.

*crosses fingers*

Senior Yearbook Quote

I know posting something which I actually have an interest in getting comments on a Friday is an exercise in frustration. However, after reading a MentalFloss post on yearbook quotes, I felt a desire to share.

I actually submitted two quotes (others had done it before and I couldn't narrow it down to one). Only one was printed and I've often wondered what the conversation might have been like when the yearbook folks came across my submission:

"My hippo is wet; I'm wringing him out."
"All praise and glory 2 God." - Prince (Whoo! I love you, His Purpleness!)

They only printed the Prince one. The first quote was said by one of my younger brother's friends one night while waiting outside the mall. He had won a stuffed hippo in the arcade. While the other guys were busy tryin' to mack on some babes, Tim dropped his hippo in a puddle and was obsessed with getting it dry - completely ignoring the chicks. The quote was one of his replies to their teasing him about the obsession. I was a fan of farce (especially Eugene Ionesco's "The Bald Soprano") at the time and the quote struck me as sublimely dada-esque.

My favorite senior quote was from Becky Moore, who was a year ahead of me and also in theater. I couldn't use the quote then, but I've used it innumerable times since.

"If there is anything a nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standards of nonconformity."

That's fucking brilliant! It disarmed many assholes in college while discussing punk/counterculture and elitism...too many folks rebel against the conformity of society by merely creating their own standards to which they judge others, as opposed to not giving a shit about who does what and live and let live.