Sprinkles!

And so it begins…

…a new semester!

I don’t feel too bogged down yet, but the workload has definitely been amped up.  I find in grad school you get all your assignments, er, assigned right away and are forced to get workin’.  Whereas in undergrad, I remember it more being like the first week as a whirlwind and the weekend served as a breather before jumping into things.

Is it a surprise that I’m already behind?  Or at least I feel like I am.  Gotta get crackin’!  New semester, hopefully new habits, and good ones.

Pearly…yellows?

I used to have stellar dental hygiene…well, nothing’s changed except I’ve had dental surgery twice and have gotten older…here’s the short story.

*A few cavities when I was younger, but all those teeth with fillings fell out and made way for new adult teeth.
*Teeth have always been a shade of pale yellow-white…meh.
*Dentist discovers that I have no adult teeth under my two lower, front baby teeth, and am missing some wisdom teeth.  Concludes that I should get an implant because if I don’t, the baby teeth could fall out eventually and my lower bridge will deteriorate (aiyiyi!)
*Orthodontist trip concludes that I have a deep overbite and thus require:

• A permanent retainer, with night headgear….*groan*
• Braces  *shudder*
• Temporary lower and upper retainer

*Trip to dental surgeon where he removes baby teeth and replaces them with metal implant.  Metal implant doesn’t hold because the bone is weak so I have a bone graph and the implant is put in again.
*Porcelain teeth are fashioned and Kathleen finally has “adult” lower/front teeth!!!
*Oddly enough, tooth next to implant is dying (oh noes!) and I needed a root canal…still need a crown.

Funnily enough, all throughout my braces stage, the ortho and dental assistants remarked on how great I took care of mah teeth.  However, after the implant I started having all these problems, including mild gingavitis (boo).  I’m not blaming the implant, although I’m sure it caused the root canal, but why all the issues now?

What I love is that some dental assistants will poke your gums with that scraper thing, and when your gums bleed, I don’t know, because they’ve been PUNCTURED, then they start going on about how you should floss and none of that bleeding would happen.  Perhaps my gums would be stronger….but come on!

I’ve never flossed, and I know I should since it seems I can’t get away without it any longer…..???

Why all the dental talk?  Well, I don’t want to reveal too much but I’m trying out a toothbrush from OralB.  It claims to make your teeth whiter and whatnot.  It comes at a good time because I’m overdue for a dental check-up and cleaning.  So stay tuned and let’s see what this brush can do!

Disclaimer: I’m aware that a toothbrush, no matter how gargantuan and monstrous it is, is a replacement for regular dental check-ups.  I say meh.

Birthday! Birthday!

It’s already almost 3 hours since my birthday ended, but just wanted to say thank you to all who made it a great one!  It was indeed a fun day.

The pic is of a paint can that sits in my grandpa’s barn.  Took it today while trying out my new zooms lens that came with my awesomah birthday/Christmas gift of the Canon Rebel XS camera.  My jaw dropped when I realized what I could do with the lens.  I loves it!

Yay Pre-Birthday!

My boyfriend’s birthday was on the 2nd, and mine is on the  5th of January, but due to time constraints, my family held my birthday festivities today (on the 3rd) with a family down the road.  I had a great time!  The food was delicious as well, and thanks to my neighbours, I have a large bottle of red wine to enjoy when I get back home.

One of the things I always like for my birthday is for mum to bake me a certain chocolate cake, pictured above, with a special butter glaze icing.  Mmmmm death by chocolate fo sho.  This cake will be my wedding cake, absolutely.  Mmmmmmm.

Happy New Year!

Photo taken by self of self, with new cam.

It’s 2009!  There is so much I wish to accomplish this year.  Resolutions are out for me–rather not risk failing–BUT, if there is something I hope to do it is to gradually change certain things about myself that absolutely need to change.  I’m almost 23 (4 days!) and I feel like I need to wake up in certain respects.  Not to be super harsh on myself, but I think I keep forgetting that I have certain responsibilities now that can’t just be shirked.  So here’s to creating foundations, and throwing resolutions by the wayside.

Here’s to 2009!

Oh, and expect more pics this year!  I got a great DSLR from my parents (thank you!!!!) and I’m really excited to take some great quality photos with it (Canon Rebel XS, with two lenses).  *swoon*.

Colour

I love works that explore colour…or combine colours in really cool ways.

BlogTO just posted this video “Colour” by Istoica.

http://vimeo.com/2626502