National Elf Dentists

[amberdreams]

Justin Bieber is on telly, it must be Christmas Day afternoon - time to veg out watching Top of the Pops. So to avoid the annoyance of Beiber's fashion disaster clothing and boring bland pop I'm here journalling.
Oh and we've been invaded.

If Paul is a good boy I might let him watch Minions in 3D later.
I got a few charity shirts, Jim Beaver's Family don't end with blood, a GISHWHES Xmas jumper t shirt and a Nathan Fillion I shoot first Firefly shirt - so woo! Here I am modelling for ya. The SPQR book looks interesting. I've already learned that Solon the Greek Philosopher advises that stroking your stomach will help you do a number two. I'm looking forward to listening to my new Coldplay CD, watching Mad Max Fury Road and reading my Herge and Tintin book.


I had an hour in the dentist yesterday, getting my broken tooth ready for its post crown in three weeks time. Because it was Christmas Eve, the receptionists were all wearing antlers, which was to be expected. What I wasn't anticipating was that my 50-something dentist would turn up dressed as an elf - a complete suit including hat with a bell. Somehow, not reassuring. He was also in a very chatty mood, talking about books and films. Apparently he keeps losing kindles but doesn't have the same problem with his iPads (note - plural in both cases, dentists clearly make too much money), and his fave author of all time is Jane Austen. He then told me he was a sensitive soul, he cried all the way through Toy Story. As he was telling me this, he actually welled up just thinking about the tragedy of it all and had to take a quick tissue break to mop up the tears that were streaming down his face!!! Bless his little pixie hat.


So now I have a weird stumpy pseudo filling that has to last for three weeks when I get the crown fitted, which is fine but it tastes horrible! I brushed my teeth several times yesterday and today but I can still taste it, so I’m (carefully) chewing peppermint gum to drown it.


We had Christmas dinner round Paul’s Mum’s and managed to ignore Paul’s Dad for the most part. He tried to tell me that he could no longer hold his knife and fork properly (no doubt down to the crippling arthritis that he doesn’t have) and yet when nobody reacted to this terrible news, the food on his plate somehow disappeared in no time at all. And his hands were still clean, so I reckon, miraculously, he’d cut it up himself.


So now we are waiting for Brave to come on, because Paul hasn’t seen it, and at tea time – Dr Who and River Song! Yay!


Hope nobody is reading this, because you are all having a lovely Christmas Day doing fun things. Hee!

Comments

[kalliel]

LOL your dentist, wtf. XD I was at the dentist this week, too, but the weirdest thing to happen was the country music cover of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen." Your dentist sounds very endearing, even if he has multiple iPads.... XP

And it sounds like you've had a happy holiday, in spite of the dental worK (boooo) and the vagaries of one's in-laws. And lookit all that loot! :)) Have a lovely evening! I'd say avoid Justin Bieber but his rendition of Little Drummer Boy is my favorite Christmas song of all time. IT'S SO FUNNY, I CAN'T.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Bieber was singing some nondescript nothingness of a song - I'd hesitate to call it music. But it certainly wasn't Little Drummer Boy, which is a shame LOL.

Yup, my dentist is definitely a character, and fortunately, I think he's also good at his day job, because I don't think he'd make a very good full-time elf.

[dear-tiger.livejournal.com]

Ahahahaha, WTF, the elf dentist! :D It's the only time of the year he can really let his true Christmas elf self roam. Me, I do that on Halloween (and every day can be Halloween if you want it to), but to each his own.

I also find that complete lack of attention to the Horrible, Crippling Disease is the best cure. Somehow, the disease just goes away.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Heh heh it was so ridiculous it was bordering on awesome. Especially when partway through this marathon drilling and filling my mouth with goo session he complained because his hat got caught on the drill.

Paul's Dad is seriously in need of a kick up the arse in my opinion. He's been telling everyone he's dying of any number of illnesses since I first met Paul and nobody calls him on it. The hospital have told him they've run every test known to man and there's nothing wrong with him. He's 84 years old and the only thing he needs is to lose weight, because he sits in his chair all day complaining he's sick.

[dear-tiger.livejournal.com]

Oh the hazards of being a secret elf dentist.

A kick up the arse is the second line of treatment, for when lack of attention doesn't do it. I don't think anyone calling him out on it would get anywhere. Because, really, all he wants is attention. Arguing with him that there's nothing wrong with him is just reason for him to try and prove people wrong. So fuck that. If he's fat and crazy and 84, you might just get lucky and he might do everyone a favor and die for real soon. See if anyone believes him when he's for real about to croak.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Sounds awful but the way he's treating Paul's Mum and brother, I am hoping that's exactly what happens.

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

Your dentist sounds slightly special, lol!!
Ummm *chuckles* I'm not laughing, I am NOT laughing about your FiL *sniggers*
You look like you've had a fabulous day despite weird tasting fillings and a FiL with hypochondria ;)
I am obviously reading this, but that's because we wore my lovely hubby out, lol!! And so he's snoring in front of Sherlock, I'm here checking in with you guys! Have a fab evening bb1

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Elf dentist is a nutter (but luckily entertaining and good at his job)!

FIL isn't a hypochondriac, I think he's just a control freak of the worst order who wants to control Paul's Mum and have her attention on him all the time. She can't leave the house all week because he can't be left alone without deliberately doing something - like falling over, or breaking something in the kitchen. We took her for a morning out the other day and he got some laxatives from somewhere and soiled himself 3 times while she was out, sending Tony (Paul's brother) running round changing and washing his clothes, and the moment Paul's mum walks back into the house, having had a lovely relaxing 3 hours away, he's telling her he's dying and how ill he's been. I just want to slap him.

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

Oh my LIFE!!! We have a couple of lads and lasses at the home like that and it's hard work helping them, it's a condition of an underlying thing such as dementia or mental illness (or it is in their case) but damn it's hard work! Your MiL has my sympathy! Least she can get out with you guys occasionally"

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

He's been assessed for mental problems too and they said there was nothing wrong with him but there clearly is! It's intensely frustrating because Paul's mum is 10 years younger than him but aging badly (worn down by his behaviour) and she IS getting dementia. FIL's deepest wish would be to go into a home and be waited on hand and foot - he LOVES the fact they had to get a wheelchair for him so Tony can take him to the hospital for all the time and money wasting tests he's had. At least the hospital have now told him they don't want to see him again.

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

Jeez, I think in that instance, in a private situation, it's so frustrating, crazy making in fact! We're paid to help people like that but when it's someone who's just making your life a living hell and you have no out, god it's terrible!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

IKR? We just don't know what to do - Tony refuses any help and he's the one living with them so it's really difficult.

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

You do realise that you MiL can ask for help and out vote Tony, right? If she's still deemed fit mentally, dementia or not, because no matter whether someone has dementia they *still* legally have the capacity to be deemed mentally fit, then she *can* out vote him for help! She can ask/request and Tony can say nothing!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Yep but she's even more stubborn than Tony, and would get really angry if anyone tried to 'interfere'. Plus she doesn't have a clue what's going on from one minute to the next.

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

That actually sucks, so basically you can't do anything at all. It must be so infuriating!

[fairyniamh]

LOL, My Christmas is on hold until tomorrow. That is when my future son-in-law is free. (That is so weird to say.)

Glad you had a good day. :) *hugs*

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Not weird! It's a family occasion so waiting until all the family can celebrate together makes sense to me! Have a good day today then!

[big-heart-june.livejournal.com]

Hey Ho *waves at you* ♥ thanks for the entertaining update :D good luck with the tooth! Yikes! *hugs* also? I kinda really like Bieber's latest album...yup! :P *runs away* lol.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I forgive you your Bieber-love... LOL. To be fair to him, I've no idea what the song was they played on TOTP, it was a highlights of 2015 show so it could have been anything.

[becc-j.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you had a very memorable Christmas eve! Love your collection of pressies and I hope you enjoyed the Dr Who and River Song ep - I managed to catch it here last night and really enjoyed it. \o/