Good grief!!! It's been FOUR-AND-A-HALF-MONTHS since I last wrote here. It's pretty much been a no news is good news sort of situation. Lots of subtle changes, no big woes.
As of today I've been in braces for 1 year 3 months 3 weeks and 5 days. Gotta love counters. If a civilian <ha ha> asks how long I've been wearing braces I've been rounding up to 1.5 years.
We've got some catching up to do so please get comfy.
* My bottom teeth look great. I
When I began thinking about getting braces in earnest I scoured the internet for information and discovered YouTube has tons of braces related material.
Alas, a lot of the uploads are from mere Tots (people under 20) and it just feels WRONG looking at anything posted by a teen. Frankly at my age anyone under 30 is suspiciously young.
One of the kookiest yet ultimately charming videos I came across on YouTube was by Harol on his channel, Harolemons. I present his "I
The only word for this find is indeed YOWZER. I've discovered the work of Ortho2 Systems who have developed Edge Animations which is simply staggering.
Here's a link to their youtube page with the video of the Forsus being installed. To the right is their other uploads. There are over 61 videos. Some in 3D.
Ortho2Systems's Channel - YouTube
I have never seen such detail as to exactly how the Ortho puts the spring on. Fascinating. I was, however, surprised
In the too much time on my hands department.
Found on youtube.
Hitler is informed that he needs braces - YouTube
In my last blog I totally zoned on mentioning the truly outrageous amount of LISPING that came with getting the Forsus. It is somewhat better now, but I can lisp like the luv child of Sylvester the Cat & Daffy Duck.
As far as the lisping, and sometimes getting a bit tongue-tied (something I excel at even without braces); if I'm talking to someone and I make some sort of kooky utterance that possibly could resemble an actual word, I often just say something like, "oh these
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