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Yeah, you're absolutely right. And the rational part of my mind knows that. I really, really, really want to get this filling done. But when I'm in there, I just tense up. I find it difficult to unclench my jaws and breathe, and whenever he comes at me with the needle I find it almost impossible...

I'm a woman, so for me to "man up" would require a series of operations and hormone injections. Also, that is a silly attitude to have towards a man or a woman. This is a genuine fear. I know men who fear needles too, and their fear is no less genuine than mine.

No they don't really do that...the dentist has to be specially qualified to do it, and it costs a lot, unless you went through the public health service, and then you'd be on a waiting list for ages and ages. Yeah I stop being able to breathe. And find it difficult to stay still. I think...

I have a broken filling in one of my teeth. It's been giving me small twinges of pain every now and then for the past two months or so. I went for a check up, and the dentist told me he'd need to replace the filling, and it's gone more or less downhill from there. It's kind of a combination of...

Lucky you. I guess for me, feeling like I've done the right thing and feeling good aren't always the same thing. Doing the right thing isn't a novelty, or something I do for the buzz, or anything like that. I do it because it's just right, that's all. There isn't really a decision in it for me...

I don't want to get into specifics here...often these things can be quite personal. Sometimes, though, when people are related to you, and you don't always get along with them, you still end up having to stand by them and help them, because that's what you do for your family. And it's not always...

You know, I'm beginning to think RakTenj doesn't like President Obama. I don't know where I'm getting that from, it's just sort of a hunch...maybe something subtle he said one time, I don't know... I think this is kind of cute. Although I can't entirely convince myself that it's really Obama...

I've done good things for people before that haven't made me feel good in the least...sometimes it's just about doing the right thing, even if that's not what makes you happy. Just because you don't especially like someone, or you don't like what they're asking you to do, doesn't mean you...

No I mean Romney hasn't been elected into office yet, and may never be. So until you know that, there's little point in speculation on the matter. I wouldn't have a clue what all those long words you said just now mean, to be honest. I'm just here to say that worrying about the outcome of a...

I've been watching a lot of the West Wing lately, and I think I'm beginning to understand how American politics work. Now, Obama isn't quite as awesome as Martin Sheen, and Romney doesn't even come close. But I can still apply the theory that I've learned to this discussion. From what I've...

Tell my fortune, O mighty soothsayer! Will I marry a prince or a circus performer? How many babies will I have and what will their names be? Will I live a full life or succumb in my youth to consumption? Seriously, this discussion is pointless until you actually know what the outcome of the...

What do you mean by "new"? Do you mean music that is contemporary, or new recordings of old music, or music that is new to you but not necessarily to the world? I'm going to go with the latter of the three, so... My grandfather's record collection. Piano sheet music. Things my parents listen...

I used to get worried because I didn't really like calling myself an atheist, as my general attitude to religion or my lack thereof was sort of just like..."meh". But then I just applied that attitude to my concern about what to call myself, and now I don't have a problem.

I think there's this conception out there that in order to be a good person, you must always, invariably, put the needs of others before your own, and that if you do put your needs before those of other people's, for whatever reason, you're a bad, selfish person. I think it's pretty shortsighted...

From an amazing second-hand/antiquarian bookshop on Charing Cross Road: And from the same shop, Beethoven's Seventh Symphony (my favourite of the nine at the moment):

Although I'm not at all religious, most of my views on treatment of others are based on the bible. "Do unto others" has been mentioned already. I'm also mindful of other pieces of biblical advise such as "judge not let ye be judged", and "let he who is without sin cast the first stone"...lots of...

We have a cat that we called Cleo, until we noticed that he had testicles. So now we call him Johnny Dankworth. He attacks our other cat all the time. She's old and slow and cranky. At first we thought he was just trying to play, but now I'm not so sure. Even though we had him fixed, he's very...

Yeah it became a bit unhinged towards the end there alright. I still loved it though. Fantastic soundtrack throughout, too.

Holy crap wolves are awesome. Not as awesome as foxes, but pretty close. Actually no screw it. Wolves are just as good as foxes.

Actually, I would say that in terms of Irish history, understanding the differences between Catholicism and Protestantism is very important if you're going to criticize religion's influences here. One example would be the Magdalene Laundries. They were basically concentration camps for women...