Excuses, Excuses

My hard drive crashed. Like crashed and burned crashed. Like, it's a good thing I blog and have pictures on the internet because I lost EVERYTHING and never followed my boyfriend's instructions to "back up my stuff" crashed.

So today, after 2 long arduous weeks, I have a computer again, and am back at my blogging that was already slowing to an almost halt before the crash. Now I find I have so much to catch up on I don't even know where to begin. So I shall begin with a list... because I LOVE lists. seriously I do.

1. My sister had a baby!! A little girl named Sydney Evelyn Adair, and I will see her next week.

2. My dad came to LA to visit! And I was thisclose to winning the "Price is Right." (not really)

3. My acting classes have begun and it is amazing!!! I forgot how much I love acting!

"Wait a second Chelsea, You haven't mentioned your braces at all? And this is a braces blog. I don't give a crap about your sister's baby or your hard drive. I want the dirt on the teeth!!!"

Well how rude of you to act like the arrival of my niece isn't noteworthy. But point taken, I'll get on with it.

Teeth are forever the same. Or so it feels. My next visit is Feb 16th but I am trying to get in for a tie change this week. Partly cuz they're yellow, and partly to see if they will crank them early. I am desperate to get news of their imminent departure. March 16th is 1 year, so I'm hoping for a March 16th removal.

Big thing standing in the way? Literally, a gaping whole. It's about time for the implant, etc. and I'm discovering that I just truly can't afford all of the dental damage this has caused. This wasn't just braces. It also included a tooth extraction, implant/bridge, and retainers... the fur coat, diamond bracelet, bedroom set. Wait, I didn't need those things for braces? Oh that Hollywood dentist is gonna get it!

I am also assuming I will need some serious whitening afterwards as well. So I may just have to go the cheaper route and do the bridge.

Well, as an attempt to gear up for what I am hoping is my final month and a half with braces, I intend to blog at least once a week. That is, as long as I go sans hard drive crash.

To a new year and new beginnings...

Isn't that what we all say? Every year. Resolutions, usually including weight loss. Work harder. Do more "fun stuff."

Well although this blog is happening a week into the new year, and implies I have already fallen off the wagon, I would like to think I really mean it this time. The braces are closer and closer to coming off and every day I feel more anticipation. I have started to prepare for their exeunt in a myriad of ways.

First, I signed up for 2 acting classes to oil the old machine. I am so excited! (don't ask how I am paying for them. because it involves walking someone's dog).

Secondly, I decided to get more fruitful sleep. So I bought a bed!!! For the first time ever! And it is glorious. My Simmons Beautyrest Pillowtop and I have become fast girlfriends. But she's the only girlfriend that doesn't keep me up all night with funny stories.

Thirdly, unrelated to my braces, but in an attempt to make my life more full and rich with experiences, I am intending to travel the west coast. Starting today. I went to Malibu, which is only 30 minutes out of LA, but give me a break. Baby Steps people.

Here are some pictures from my lovely day off:

Malibu coast line

This is before I ate tacos. And then had so much food stuck in my teeth it looked like I had "another bite left."