Monday, May 10, 2010

So long tooth

Today I had a tooth pulled out. Someone told me it wasn't that bad but it was. The good thing was it was very quick. The bad thing was it was kind of horrible. And I have a good dentist and everything. Now I am sitting in bed 3 hours later waiting for the Novocain to finally wear off so I can have the potato and leek soup I made just for the occasion. This marks the end of my dental work which I was in need for the last several years so it feels good to have it all done. I only have to go back to have my teeth cleaned, which should be a walk in the park. And claim it all back to my insurance.

Turkey, one week, 5 days, and counting...

Friday, May 07, 2010

Election

Today has been historic in Britain, but I feel absolutely no connection to it. All I can think is, dammit, there goes the pound! I think it is because I am not allowed to vote that I feel no connection to the election, but plenty of people here do. A hung Parliament-big news! It will be very interesting to see what happens. I think the problem here is people want change, they just aren't sure they want it to be conservative. How do you vote for change when you are not offered any viable alternatives. Do you vote for change or do you vote for same. Difficult. It is a little disappointing the Lib Dems didn't do better, but I think people didn't want to take votes away from Labor. I seem to remember some Bush elections where Americans were presented with the same opportunity and look what happened there-disaster! Hopefully whatever happens will result in something positive.