Well, I'm starting off my 34th year on a sour note.

First up, I was told I won a new TV through my work. Christmas raffle and all of that. Legit email from a trusted source. The website I used to interact with these people in general, including for the raffle, said I won bupkis. So, I asked, "Did I win the TV or did I win nothing?" They went with option C and gave me "points" that translated to $3 of credit at the company store. Considering the winning TV was $450 retail... I'd rather they'd have given me nothing. Geez!

That was an annoyance. My call to the dentist made me a combination of confused, dumbfounded and red in the face, cussing out the other person angry. I had yet another tooth issue yesterday wanted to get an appointment with the dentist not just for the immediate issue, but to get a game plan going forward. What I need to do, what they can do, et cetera.

I saw them once, at the end of May, and they've been sending me texts asking me to schedule an appointment. I call them to schedule an appointment... and they refuse to schedule me an appointment because I'm a new patient. "Fine, dandy, whatever. Schedule me a new patient appointment then." "We can't." they reply. "... ... Why?" I ask. "There's no cancellations."

They wouldn't schedule a new patient appointment unless a current patient cancels their appointment in the next ten days. Making any appointments after that date were rejected out of hand. When I gently suggested it might be easier to just say you're not accepting new patients, they had the nerve to get angry with me!! They mentioned five patients they scheduled and my first thought went to the old western where the villain shoots at the guys feet to make him dance. How many "Dance Boy! Dance" scenes did they have to endure to get their visit?

Wasn't all bad! A bit snowbound for my birthday, so I tried my hand at some cooking. Made a Chicken and Bacon Alredo with Spinach and Homemade Alfredo Sauce. Very good! I also bought a movie ticket for tonight and a ticket for my state-level Comic-Con. Never been to one and I rather enjoy that sort of thing, so I'm looking forward to it.