Scene: Me, business casual. Darby, hygienist, pink scrubs, bleach blond hair, jewels.
Darby (yelling down the hall): "Where we goin tonight Donna?" (keep in mind it is 8:23am)
Hygienist (yelling back): "Anywhere that has margaritas!"
Darby: "I want a margarita for breakfast!"
Me: what?
Darby (to me): "You ever go out for Cinco de Mayo?"
Me (while biting down on some metal dental gizmo): "uhh yeah"
Darby: "You goin out tonight?"
Darby: "You goin out tonight?"
Me (wiping the spit from my chin): "Uh, I guess, depends on the weather." (Depends on the weather? What? I know, I just didn't know what else to say at that time)
Darby: "Yeah we'll probably go out right after work, in scrubs and all. That way we won't stay too late. Though that may mean we go out early and stay out late of course. I'm known to always be the last one standing at the bar - I'm like, Oh, it's 3am? And I have to work tomorrow? This is a bad idea."
Ok lady, yeah, and get a little closer to my gums with that extremely sharp and pointed instrument.
After the denist comes in and pokes around, Darby tells me that I'm free to go because they couldn't fit me in for a cleaning. Now I'm no denist, but I thought it was pretty standard to have your teeth cleaned, you know, when you go to the dentist for a teeth cleaning. Call me crazy.
You should have gotten spicy with ole Darby. At least complain to the dentist that Darby the Drunkard shouldn't be cleaning people's teeth with a hangover. And you know me, I'm all about the party so if I think its weird, then its weird.
ReplyDeleteThat is so bizarre! I agree with Amy - She needed a little sass to knock some professional sense into her.
ReplyDeletePink scrubs, jewels, and bleach blonde hair... hilarious.
I really dislike dentist.... I could add your reason to my list.
ReplyDeleteJulia -you know you want to go out with them today. Don't deny it. :)
Ok well I like Darby-- she's a girl on the go. Oh "Darby the dental hygenist" what a title!
ReplyDeleteYea, a hygentist cleaning my teeth with the stale cigarette and beer stench is not appealing at a dentist office. Then again, this does not surprise me coming from someone with bleached hair and jewels....
ReplyDeleteThe last time I went to the dentist... I didn't get my teeth cleaned either! And the hygenist kept talking about corporal punishment...with sharp tools in my mouth...What?
ReplyDeleteOh Julsy... the best part about this blog is I can see the scene playing out in my head..especially your facial expressions. :) The part I'm most confused about...? How do they schedule you for a cleaning and then don't have time to clean you? geesh...
ReplyDeleteI don't know what's up with Tallahassee Dentists. I've always loved my dentist from home, in DAYTONA BEACH (aka, one of the places you'll NEVER visit). Here in Tally, they just do things differently...for instance, my dentist only see's me ever OTHER visit. BUT- I do get my teeth cleaned everytime. Ah, you can't win it all I suppose.
ReplyDeletethis reminds me when i went to the dentist last. i like to go to the dentist but this particular hygienist was definitely not my favorite. just one of the things she did that i didn't care for, believe me there was plenty... you know the little x-ray things that they put in your mouth (somewhat reminds me of guitar picks???), well she was using this contraption that i've never seen before to position it in my mouth. i shouldn't say "she" because actually she gave it to me and said "here you put it in." i know i made a face like no other but took it from her anyways. i tried. without a mirror... i didn't go to school for this. she then proceeded to get angry and even raised her voice at me because i didn't know where to put it.
ReplyDeletejulia... i have to have an account for this? -krg
If I ever see a dentist out after work, I'm going to ask if her name happens to be Darby and if so, give her a piece of my mind! :0)
ReplyDeleteI like the weather comment though; you have to consider everything.
MY dentist rocks, because I was able to talk her out of NOT giving me a shot in the gum for a tiny filling..once i explained my "condition" I think they were like, whatever she can handle it. And I did. :0)
You know, your dentist trip reminds me of a surgeon I once played poker with We played late into the night. He was drinking heavily, and at around 1 am he informed the group of us that he had an appendectomy at 6 am.
ReplyDeleteTrue story.
depends on the weather, eh? wity.
ReplyDeletewhat kind of jewels was she wearing?
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