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The soonest they can get me in is Friday at 12:30

Insurance will only pay $1500. The other $1500 of the $3000 bill is outta pocket.

... yay

So, I had a dentist appointment two(?) weeks ago(ish) and they said I had to have a lot of work done, starting with getting my wisdom teeth out. Because of related ✨trauma✨, they have to knock me out. I told them "If I have to be conscious, I will bite you." The only thing I agreed to be awake for was the crown and that's because they glue that in place (or so I'm told)

The anesthesiologist will only come in on a Wednesday, so we have to work on their schedule. That's fine. Every Wednesday is open for me up until Aug. 7th, when I'll be out of the city.

Anyway, the anesthesia alone is gonna be a fancy $15,000. Add the labor cost on top of that. The receptionist said she'd figure out cost and stuff and how much insurance would pay and that she'd get back to us. Great, that's fine.

Unfortunately, my wisdom teeth didn't get the memo that we need to wait for her to call because the bottom left one is starting to hurt. As in throbbing hurt and it's starting to hurt my left ear.

Yay. Fun. I will might cry.

The office is closed until Monday 8am, so I can't even touch base for another day.

And before anyone says, I can't take medicine. I can choke down liquid and gummy meds, but I can't force myself to take pills. The only kind of pain meds in this whole damn house are pills.

Can someone come knock me out until Monday? I don't want to be in pain anymore

Edit: Fuck it! I'm in too much pain for this! I'm making mom take me to the store to get some medicine I can take. It's only 22:03

Update: Liquid ibuprofen isn't a thing for adults, so we got the kids stuff. When we got home, we asked my grandma (former nurse) how much I should take. She said 10 shots of the kids stuff would equal the normal adult amount for my age. I took 2 because that's what momther decided.

not to be annoying but i don't see like any aseuxal/aro rep in most pride month posts so remember to pour one out for the homies

I have a new story idea!! (Kinda)

How many musical references can I fit into a single fic?

Extra challenge: Only one (1) musical per chapter and I have to add a line or title from every song. If I don't get every song, I have to choose a single WIP to work on for the rest of the day. If I do get every song, I get to add 500 words to every WIP. (I'll work on it)

It'll be like a fun game I can play with my readers!

Especially if I'm given musical recommendations. It'll only grow my Musical Playlist on Spotify (122.3 ish hours so far)

How I gain points (⭐)

+1 ⭐ for every song reference

+3 ⭐ for every dialogue reference

+5 ⭐ if I can sneak in the name of the musical without it being unnatural or obvious

+10 ⭐ if no one can guess the musical within a week of the chapter going up

How I lose points (⭐)

-3 ⭐ for every song I miss

-10 ⭐ if someone guesses the musical within a week of the chapter going up

Punishments for losing points (for every -- points lost)

-3 ⭐ Must add 500 words to every WIP

-10 ⭐ Only allowed to work on one (1) other WIP until the next chapter goes up

Rewards for gaining points (for every -- points gained)

+3 ⭐ Gets candy

+10 ⭐ Allowed to jump between WIPs for the week between chapters

I'll have to keep track here on Tumblr, but that shouldn't be too hard. I might completely redo my Storyboard, though...🤔

Problem for after the sun has risen.

When reading fanfic keep in mind that for professional literature: 

Short story: under 7,500

Novelette: between 7,500 and 17,500

Novella: between 17,500 and 40,000

Novel: over 40,000

Fics over 40k are literally a novel written and shared for free.  If you have written a 40k+ fic, you have literally written a novel.