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Yesterday was undignified doctor visit. You may remember I had horrid menstrual cramps, and haven't been in for a Pap for a couple of years anyway, so it was time. To punish me for not coming in regularly, the ob-gyn (with about 8 skillion pics of fat, drooling babies that he delivered on every flat surface) did the Pap, then took a drilling of my uterine lining which was painful as hell ("this may be a bit uncomfortable!" yeah, right). Then he did the finger exam, and in addition to the usual undignified groping, he decided to 'feel the back of my uterus' by going in the back door. Aaaaah! He never had to do that before!
Then since nothing obvious showed up to explain the pain, he's decided to go ahead and order an internal ultrasound (which is extremely undignified), and he said 'we may as well get a mmammogrammm, you're due for your first one anyway.' I'm 34. So yeah, I get to pay someone to violate me with a buzzing probe (not in the fun way) then mash my ta-tas between two sheets of cold metal (from what I hear). I'm not looking forward to it. :P
After that, we went to get some pool chemicals. The pool got green again, probably because we haven't treated it at all this year in any way except for throwing shock in it occasionally, plus it's been really hot. It went almost overnight from being really clear to being a fairly opaque dark green. So we took a sample in and talked to a twitchy fellow who did know his stuff. He only sold us $60 worth of chemicals; in the same situation last year we were sold about $120 worth. We dumped the first batch in and it's already turned blue this morning, though it's still really cloudy. I started round 2 today.
We also went to a matinee of 'Spider Man'. I was distracted trying to figure out where else I'd seen the actress who played Mary Jane, and finally realized about 5 minutes before the end. I kept looking at her teeth, then it hit me- she played the little girl vampire in 'Interview with a Vampire.' Aha! Anyway, it was a decent movie. There were some plot holes, and I've never understood why superheroes always feel driven to keep their identities secret from the people they love, especially when everyone else seems to know anyway. If the loved ones knew then they'd at least have some idea why supervillains always seemed to pick on them, and maybe be able to protect themselves better. Bah.
Today was visit to the dentist. I am told I have fabulous gums. That's always nice to hear. I've scheduled the probing and squishing of the female bits for next week. I could have had it done a lot closer to where I live if I was willing to wait a few weeks, but I'd just as soon get it over with.
Mosquitoes are getting really bad. I hate them, and get really bad welts from the bites. But, fireflies are everywhere at dusk too, and that is cool.
Then since nothing obvious showed up to explain the pain, he's decided to go ahead and order an internal ultrasound (which is extremely undignified), and he said 'we may as well get a mmammogrammm, you're due for your first one anyway.' I'm 34. So yeah, I get to pay someone to violate me with a buzzing probe (not in the fun way) then mash my ta-tas between two sheets of cold metal (from what I hear). I'm not looking forward to it. :P
After that, we went to get some pool chemicals. The pool got green again, probably because we haven't treated it at all this year in any way except for throwing shock in it occasionally, plus it's been really hot. It went almost overnight from being really clear to being a fairly opaque dark green. So we took a sample in and talked to a twitchy fellow who did know his stuff. He only sold us $60 worth of chemicals; in the same situation last year we were sold about $120 worth. We dumped the first batch in and it's already turned blue this morning, though it's still really cloudy. I started round 2 today.
We also went to a matinee of 'Spider Man'. I was distracted trying to figure out where else I'd seen the actress who played Mary Jane, and finally realized about 5 minutes before the end. I kept looking at her teeth, then it hit me- she played the little girl vampire in 'Interview with a Vampire.' Aha! Anyway, it was a decent movie. There were some plot holes, and I've never understood why superheroes always feel driven to keep their identities secret from the people they love, especially when everyone else seems to know anyway. If the loved ones knew then they'd at least have some idea why supervillains always seemed to pick on them, and maybe be able to protect themselves better. Bah.
Today was visit to the dentist. I am told I have fabulous gums. That's always nice to hear. I've scheduled the probing and squishing of the female bits for next week. I could have had it done a lot closer to where I live if I was willing to wait a few weeks, but I'd just as soon get it over with.
Mosquitoes are getting really bad. I hate them, and get really bad welts from the bites. But, fireflies are everywhere at dusk too, and that is cool.
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Date: May. 9th, 2002 01:11 pm (UTC)From:As for the 'backdoor' probe, apparently that's become regular practice for all OBGYNs, even at the Planned Parenthood clinics. Savory, eh?? I'm a pretty smart gal and I really can't figure out why they think that's necessary: all explanations have been vague and basically summed up to "Shut up and do what the doctor tells you." No wonder I haven't been to the girly-doc in a few years.
So I'm immature...
Date: May. 9th, 2002 08:01 pm (UTC)From:This had me cackling :D sorry about the moron posing as a doc, darlin... seems like that's the norm nowadays :/
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Date: May. 9th, 2002 10:01 pm (UTC)From:One possible defense of the masked hero: in our world, and in some superhero worlds, vigilantism is illegal. If everyone knows SpiderMan is Peter Parker, then the police would be obligated to arrest him. Admittedly, these laws are often overlooked and often the police will get to know a sympathetic Commissioner Gordon type who will look the other way when your mask slips a bit.
The line between vigilante & hero is explored in the comic Watchmen, which I think you would enjoy.
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Date: May. 9th, 2002 10:36 pm (UTC)From: