And now to explain my anxiety.

I had planned to get braces done during the March holidays, as my orthodontist told me I require four extractions. I didn’t want to go to work with FOUR TEETH MISSING (hence getting braces done during school hols)! Well guess what? I have lectures during the March hols, and add to that, there will be a performance component too! I worry about the discomfort from having braces, and the most nerve wrecking thing is… Will I be able to speak properly? Will people understand me? Nevermind that the four empty spaces in my mouth will be visible whenever I smile! Hopefully the metal wires help to camouflage them. A little. 

After much deliberation, I have decided to bring forward those dates and get the braces on… JENG JENG JENGGGGG! next week. This will give me two weeks to get used to having metal in my mouth before I have to make any graded presentations.

As for going to work with four teeth missing, and possibly speaking with a lisp for a couple of days, looks like I’ll just have to suck it up, huh. You know, roll in with the punches and all that. Just… don’t punch me in the mouth. I will punch you back. 

You cycled to Winnie’s house on the second day of the Lunar New Year and enjoyed it. It was a beautiful day- the sun was out but it wasn’t particularly humid, a little like Perth in March. You wore a dress (!!!). You liked the wind in your hair, and you loved saying hello to every passing man, woman and child (startling some of them yeah), and every dog big and small.

FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDOM!

Thank goodness Mr. Prata is nearby- I forgot to buy groceries yesterday, so I had a prata brunch!

(I got my jaw X-Rayed at the dentist, to confirm-plus-chop that it wasn’t a dislocation. Then I got my teeth scaled and polished- that was a feat for both me and the dentist, as I can’t open my mouth too wide! In two weeks we will talk about putting metal in braces, and also check on my jaw. In the meantime I have to do some exercises every day.)

Well whaddayaknow? Today, I forgot to pack in after-work clothes! Usually, this wouldn’t have been a problem, but this afternoon I discovered that I had a tear in my pants, where my bumbum is :s

The thought that I may have gone through the day with a hole in my pants make me shudder! I mean, during music in school, we dance and prance and shake our bon-bons with wild abandon, you know! (That wild abandon bit… maybe that’s just me)

So anyway, I went to M&S and ended up buying the exact same pair as the torn one, cos that’s just how I shop- like Penelope Trunk, I suck at picking and mixing-and-matching my own clothes, so I tend to stick to what I know and like. That way, most of my clothes will match. Ehhh, boring, I know. ZZZzzz.

From now on, I am keeping a set of work clothes and after-work clothes in my locker just for days like this!

It’s like… Hare(brained) today, gone tomorrow!

Watched ‘Special Forces’ on Saturday and cried buckets. This isn’t a movie review, but I can tell you I liked it! 

While we are on the topic of movies, my favourites are Home Alone 1 & 2, and My Best Friend’s Wedding (also has most awesome OST!). Kid you not! 

What are yours?