A Bit Tardy

I just found this from a while back on my phone because I didn't have access to the internets:

"You know what sucks? Braces. And mobile blogging. And King of the Hill. I'm writing a letter to Adult Swim immediately."

Clearly, it wasn't a good evening.

It's Been A While

Tomorrow is my second tightening. The first one was quick and mildly uncomfortable. Didn't bother me much after either. So that's 6 weeks down, 22.5 months to go. Endless.

I am not a particular fan of the braces. Everyone keeps telling me I'm adorable, that no one else could pull them off as well as I do, that I look 12. I don't know how to smile anymore. The second someone pulls out a camera, I freeze up and try to smile with my mouth closed. Or my hand goes up like a Japanese schoolgirl. This leads for awkward Facebook pictures later on. I'm also scared to eat at parties because I don't want to get shit stuck in there. It's one thing if you're sitting down for a meal at a restaurant, but another when working a room and meeting people for the first time. I also preface every convo with someone new with "I have braces!" because when I don't, someone ends up pointing them out to me. Oh yeah, didn't realize those were there, thanks! I'm sure one day I'll get over this all and walk around with a full grin and parsley stuck in my braces. No time soon though.

The inside of my lips are getting a bit more tough and now it only really hurts when I try to bite into food. I have to cut everything into small pieces and have yet tried to eat a sandwich. I ate hard boiled eggs recently and it sucked.

One of the gaps where I used to have a pre molar bleeds almost every time I brush but the ortho didn't look into it when I mentioned this at my last visit. Maybe tomorrow she'll tell me what's up.