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Not going to space today
Oct. 20th, 2014 11:12 pmIt's kind of amazing, how the spectre of upcoming Major Financial News has a tendency to rearrange your priorities with some alacrity. To wit, today I was quoted over two grand for the upcoming tooth extraction. Admittedly, that's worst-case - before insurance and with full anesthesia. Insurance should at least cover a few hundred, and if I can tough out my usual tooth-related squeamishness for a few minutes - anyone have a Valium I can borrow? - I can save $800 on the cost of the anesthesia. But still, that's a pretty eye-popping number. And that's not even getting into what the implant's going to cost, or even the temporary cosmetic spacer. (Which, I am informed, insurance usually does cover. Which surprised the heck out of me, but I'm not going to complain, because I'm vain.)
I'm lucky, in that it's a hit we can absorb - not easily, perhaps, but it's doable. And I don't want to sound like I'm ungrateful; just about anything's better than having a tooth that regularly has half of its mass pop out of alignment when you bite down the wrong way. But I find myself regarding things like our restaurant bills and impulse purchases rather differently. A friend wants to come visit and I've been meaning to take him out to the local theatre! ...but upcoming tooth bill. The Lyric has inexpensive tickets to Capriccio! ...but upcoming tooth bill. A friend of mine has a role in Perseverance's upcoming production of one of my all-time favorite musicals, which just happens to be running right when I'm going to be in Alaska for Thanksgiving! ...but upcoming tooth bill. (That last is the big bummer of growing up in the country's largest state; swinging by to visit friends in a 'nearby' town necessitates either three days of driving and a ferry ticket or else a $125 ticket change fee to Alaska Airlines.)
Ah well. I'm still feeling pretty good despite the frustrations. So I can't think of a better way to finish than with this video a friend posted on my Facebook page awhile back - one of the best buskers I've ever seen. I am completely in awe of anyone willing to even attempt to cover Nina Simone, and she just knocks it out of the park like she's not even trying. I get chills every time I listen to it.
I'm lucky, in that it's a hit we can absorb - not easily, perhaps, but it's doable. And I don't want to sound like I'm ungrateful; just about anything's better than having a tooth that regularly has half of its mass pop out of alignment when you bite down the wrong way. But I find myself regarding things like our restaurant bills and impulse purchases rather differently. A friend wants to come visit and I've been meaning to take him out to the local theatre! ...but upcoming tooth bill. The Lyric has inexpensive tickets to Capriccio! ...but upcoming tooth bill. A friend of mine has a role in Perseverance's upcoming production of one of my all-time favorite musicals, which just happens to be running right when I'm going to be in Alaska for Thanksgiving! ...but upcoming tooth bill. (That last is the big bummer of growing up in the country's largest state; swinging by to visit friends in a 'nearby' town necessitates either three days of driving and a ferry ticket or else a $125 ticket change fee to Alaska Airlines.)
Ah well. I'm still feeling pretty good despite the frustrations. So I can't think of a better way to finish than with this video a friend posted on my Facebook page awhile back - one of the best buskers I've ever seen. I am completely in awe of anyone willing to even attempt to cover Nina Simone, and she just knocks it out of the park like she's not even trying. I get chills every time I listen to it.
