The Oscars are rocking, and braces update

Hey! I got my braces on!

My week of extractions went pretty well. Only the first few days were pretty bad, and although I'm still feeling some soreness, I am eating solid food and doing what I usually do.

On Thursday, I went and got my wires on. I was kind of surprised. It took me a half hour of waiting in the reception area, and another 20 minutes of waiting in the chair, and then it took 5 min to put on my wire. I was expecting it to be really sore, but it didn't hit me right away.

Not until I had a great idea of eating a burrito at Taco Bell.

The soft tortilla shell felt like it was slowly ripping out my teeth with each bite. Whew, it was not pleasant. It meant a few more days of eating soft foods, but slowly and surely I am eating hard food. Still hurts to bite with my front teeth, but the back aren't so bad.

In other words, I am spending my night watching the Oscars, and loving some of the skits. Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are doing a knockout job. Funny thing, all this hype is over the Hurt Locker, and I had never even heard of it until 2 weeks ago. Also, that Ben Stiller Avatar dress-up? Clutch.