Fan Awards, Eyesight, and Evil Snickers Bars

[holdouttrout]

First of all, a huge congratulations to everyone on my flist (or reading this) who won a Stargate Fan Award! I am hanging out with pepper_field today and practicing my dramatic flouncing. *grins*

Really, though, there are a few stories up there that I am very glad won, just because they were so awesome (and, you know, I might have voted for them *cough*). All of you fic-writers rock, and make my flist the wonderful, exciting, and fun (cracky) place it is.



I am wearing new contact lenses today after having glasses for about two weeks. It's a little strange--they're slightly different prescription than my last ones, so it's just...not quite the same. Nice, though--and a lot less heavy than my glasses.

I had braces when I was in junior high, and when I got them taken out, I got two retainers. One was the upper-mouth kind with the metal bar on the outside that you take in and out. (Mine was green, and it was AWESOME to freak my brother out by doing really disgusting things with it involving food.) Anyway, I was told I could stop wearing it and then kept wearing it for a while because my upper mouth was OMG sensitive and my tongue kept tickling me.

But I'm getting distracted. Once my braces were off, they glued a small metal bar behind my front bottom teeth. It's been there for over 10 years--possibly more like 12 or 13. This means that flossing was an interesting endeavor, to say the least. Anyway, last night, I bit into a snickers bar and it snapped off completely. There is extra space in my mouth, and two rough spots of leftover glue. Plus, the backs of my teeth feel really funny!

Comments

[spiletta42.livejournal.com]

Well, thank you for being the only person on my flist not posting about how depressed they are today, because I'm completely bummed out myself and am sucking at the cheering up. *sigh*

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

Awww...maybe we should have some sort of cheering-up party.

[spiletta42.livejournal.com]

I'd settle for just making my stupid payroll clients get off their butts and call me, so I can do my work and be done with it. I've been waiting "just five minutes" for FOUR HOURS now. *glares at telephone*

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

Yay! Yes, I always feel sorry for our payroll person, because one of our group doesn't get in until late, and we're always waiting on her hours.

[syxp.livejournal.com]

I bought a book that describes how to make a chicken mummy.

That should make you feel better.

:P

[spiletta42.livejournal.com]

I made a chicken mummy, named it Hathor, dressed it up in fifty dollars worth of jewelry, and stored it in my closet. It smells like cinnamon and wet paint.

[abyssinia4077.livejournal.com]

*offers you extra-flouce hair spray*

*is weirded out by the idea of metal in ones mouth*

Are they gonna have to glue it back in then? Hope it somehow isn't too big of a deal.

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

I actually just threw it away. I don't want another one--just want the glue gone.

And the metal was fine--really. Got used to it a long time ago, and used it as a kind of worry-stone.

[spiletta42.livejournal.com]

The glue sounds annoying. Can you tolerate the taste of vinegar? Most of the things that dissolve glue aren't really good things to have in one's mouth. But maybe vinegar, or possibly excessive soda-drinking.

[pataka02.livejournal.com]

Mmmm Snickers bars: ruining teeth and tasting delicious.

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

So true! Snickers are, in my humble opinion, the perfect candy bar. I enjoy others, but they're my favorite.

[pataka02.livejournal.com]

I don't know if I have a particular favorite, but the Snickers is definitely up there, as is the 100 Grand, for me.

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

Yeek! *hides* Er, I'm quite easy to freak out with teeth stuff. I hope it doesn't hurt.

Yay on new lenses, though. I get a weird swimmy effect whenever I get new glasses (even though I haven't changed prescription in about fifteen years) - who needs drugs when you have poor eyesight? *g*

FLOUNCE.

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

Who needs drugs when you can FLOUNCE like that?

*admires your flouncing skillz*

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

Also, no, the teeth do not hurt. It's just irritating, a little, on my tongue.

[mrspollifax.livejournal.com]

Oh, that new-prescription feeling ... the brain keeps going 'Hey, this may be good, but it isn't right! Argh!'

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

Yeah. It's easier with contacts, I think. I'm pretty much already used to it.

[feralcrj.livejournal.com]

oh lord, does the braces thing bring back memories.

i'm older than you, i had metal bands for the arch wires during the braces, and with the lower retainer. they had to hammer the damned things on because my teeth are bell shaped.

they actually took my upper retainer away when i was in boot camp because it could be considered "a weapon". i pondered that for the next 81/2 weeks and came up with some pretty good scenarios! imagine, whipping out your retainer with all the flare of errol flynn to beat back pirates! or maybe picking a lock... or winging it at the bitch who won't leave you the hell alone on company runs and knocking her senseless...

and i giggled for years when i'd kiss someone (or vice/versa) cause it tickled like crazy. that's still the most ticklish part on me!

okay, now i'm wierded out... i mean... i don't think i've ever told anyone that!

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

Oh, man. Retainers as weapons!

I'm glad I wasn't the only one ticklish after getting mine gone!

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

Also: braces suck.