Thank you Falleninme Liven MyVan.

[wednes]

So...Sly Stone is homeless and living in a van--presumably down by the river. This is sad. One of the articles I read said that this is "by choice." While I do think there are people who prefer not to be unconstrained by trappings like a home and stuff, I don't think that's the case here. People who love being nomads are unlikely to cram everything they can carry into a van and then live in it. Plus, Sly was a huge drug addict for many years. Often, addicts are loathe to admit that they've lost control of their lives--the tacit assumption is that it proves everyone right when they say you have no control. Poor Sly. Let's hope the new album gets him back on his feet and out of his van down by the river.

H wanted to check out Terra Nova on FOX. So we did. It was okay, rather predictable. It stars the guy from the craptastic American version of Life on Mars. It also has a chick who played a tree-person on Doctor Who. But yeah, nothing special. Jurassic Park meets some kind of family drama sci-fi business. *yawn* Funny, because Senor Speilbergo is also producing Falling Skies--another overdone concept done reasonably well from an FX standpoint.

I sometimes wish I could obliterate my memories of all the TV and movies I've ever watched. Media might be more enjoyable if it was all new to me.

Tomorrow I'm finally having a dentist look at the Xrays I had taken last month. Also going back to get fitted for my CPAP mask. Still impossible to find out what anything is going to cost. From online research, I have a sense of how much the equipment costs, but no clue how much of it we'll actually have to pay out of pocket for. Everyone is telling me to be aggressive and not settle for sub-par equipment. Point taken. The thing I gotta strap to my face before bed every night should be of good quality. Got it. If I was Canadian instead of American, it wouldn't even be an issue. *sigh*

Boardwalk Empire Premiere: Great
Criminal Minds Premiere: Apology Accepted. Now let's never speak of this again.
New Radiohead Album: It's my Jam.

Comments

[opaqueplanet]

I have a dentist appointment tomorrow too! dentist twins hi-five!

You know, you COULD be Canadian... If you guys had just let us win in 1812.

[wednes]

Hahahahaha! Just imagine how much easier it would be to cross the border if it like, wasn't there. ;-]

Have fun at the dentist. I'm sure I'll have fun paying 3-4x what you'll be paying, even though I have insurance. lol

[opaqueplanet]

no, dentistry in Canada is not like Real Medicine in Canada; there is basically the same deal with dental care here as with all health care in the states. The Canada Health Act does not cover dental care. I didn't have insurance for many years due to shitty minimum wage jobs, so now I have a billion cavities and a tooth broken in half that I've basically forgotten about and get root canals as needed instead of preventative care. So my dentist hates me and suggests just pulling them to save time and money (not kidding).

Oh, we'd still have the border. But we'd have Michigan for sure, and probably everything north of the Potomac.

[wednes]

Yikes. That seems kinda off about the dental care. Docs seem to agree that the mouth is where good health begins.

[groovesinorbit]

I saw that article about Sly Stone today. Just sad. I hope he can work things out.

[wednes]

*nods* Agreed.