Atta...
Well, I had work on my teeth done the day before yesterday. She fixed up four of the bottom ones, cleaning away the crap, filling in the holes, and then adding a nice pretty venier (sp?) on the front to make them look a good shade and like real teeth.
Sadly, because she had to mess so much with my gums, they got really sore. I took Advil when I got home, as she suggested, to keep the pain from being severe (since the body likes to complain if you push it much), and felt okay that day.
All day today, I've been up and down. I think 2 hours is about the longest I've stayed awake, and this is while having low-grade fevers. Apparentely, I got a minor infection, or just my body is totally weak, from her messing around in there.
Aw well, at least those teeth look nice.
I'll be trying to go in next month, and I think she intends to do the next four bottom ones. After that, I get switched to another of the dentists in the office as she is moving. However, she said they are like her in their care process, AKA not afraid to tell you "This tooth would cost too much to repair, and maybe not even be fixed" or "We can repair this one satisfactorily so it's completely usable" so I think it should be okay; I just hope personalities mesh ok.
And, agh! Anyone who is on my cosplay journal will also see half-mentions of this, but this elaborates on some things.
I've been working on hemming the shorts I got at Fanime for Hikaru to their proper length. When I had my Mom pin them, she showed me the proper way to do the hemming, but it made me feel super uncomfortable, and I decided to try it my way.
For the most part, I've kept things lined up, but I notice there's a large section that's off. Part of it is near where Mom had made the initial hems, that I never removed. And when I told her not to "Say told you so" and that it wasn't lining up, she said something about trying to keep fabric straight to sew doesn't work, and the seams go all over the place.
That really makes no logical sense, and I told her I was checking as I sewed to make sure it was even, but she said the same thing.
Honestly, as I'm doing this, I'm fearful to put them back on after I finish the top seam. What if they don't fall right? Then what?
I love my Mom, I do, but some of her ideas don't work right, or seem bad for me. I know there are proper ways of sewing, and I respect that, but there's also a personal comfort zone, which is what I chose to do. Now that I'm seeing a little issue, I feel weird.
I don't know what I'm more worried about... Being told "I told you", failing, or having to deal with the look of "That was dumb."
As many of you know, my Mom is always saying "You might mess something up" when I want to do things for my costumes, and it usually takes me having to say "I'm going to do it anyway" or saying that "xel_ko will show me" (but she doesn't) when I go to a con, to get her to let me do it.
I think it isn't the failure. I understand that, as I do this, I'm going to make a crap-load of mistakes. I mean, everything new one learns, tends to come with some mistakes, right? The point is learning from those mistakes, and improving the next time you do it.
I think it's more that fear of if I mess up, Mom will give me those looks, and probably not help again. And there are some things I don't know how one can do without a second person. Like getting shorts to a proper length when one can't see themselves.
Well, we'll see what happens. I'll be doing some more work, and praying it turns out pretty good! Look at my cosplay journal for pictures when I'm done. (And for those who want to be added to said journal, drop me a line and I'll add you).
Ryo
Sadly, because she had to mess so much with my gums, they got really sore. I took Advil when I got home, as she suggested, to keep the pain from being severe (since the body likes to complain if you push it much), and felt okay that day.
All day today, I've been up and down. I think 2 hours is about the longest I've stayed awake, and this is while having low-grade fevers. Apparentely, I got a minor infection, or just my body is totally weak, from her messing around in there.
Aw well, at least those teeth look nice.
I'll be trying to go in next month, and I think she intends to do the next four bottom ones. After that, I get switched to another of the dentists in the office as she is moving. However, she said they are like her in their care process, AKA not afraid to tell you "This tooth would cost too much to repair, and maybe not even be fixed" or "We can repair this one satisfactorily so it's completely usable" so I think it should be okay; I just hope personalities mesh ok.
And, agh! Anyone who is on my cosplay journal will also see half-mentions of this, but this elaborates on some things.
I've been working on hemming the shorts I got at Fanime for Hikaru to their proper length. When I had my Mom pin them, she showed me the proper way to do the hemming, but it made me feel super uncomfortable, and I decided to try it my way.
For the most part, I've kept things lined up, but I notice there's a large section that's off. Part of it is near where Mom had made the initial hems, that I never removed. And when I told her not to "Say told you so" and that it wasn't lining up, she said something about trying to keep fabric straight to sew doesn't work, and the seams go all over the place.
That really makes no logical sense, and I told her I was checking as I sewed to make sure it was even, but she said the same thing.
Honestly, as I'm doing this, I'm fearful to put them back on after I finish the top seam. What if they don't fall right? Then what?
I love my Mom, I do, but some of her ideas don't work right, or seem bad for me. I know there are proper ways of sewing, and I respect that, but there's also a personal comfort zone, which is what I chose to do. Now that I'm seeing a little issue, I feel weird.
I don't know what I'm more worried about... Being told "I told you", failing, or having to deal with the look of "That was dumb."
As many of you know, my Mom is always saying "You might mess something up" when I want to do things for my costumes, and it usually takes me having to say "I'm going to do it anyway" or saying that "xel_ko will show me" (but she doesn't) when I go to a con, to get her to let me do it.
I think it isn't the failure. I understand that, as I do this, I'm going to make a crap-load of mistakes. I mean, everything new one learns, tends to come with some mistakes, right? The point is learning from those mistakes, and improving the next time you do it.
I think it's more that fear of if I mess up, Mom will give me those looks, and probably not help again. And there are some things I don't know how one can do without a second person. Like getting shorts to a proper length when one can't see themselves.
Well, we'll see what happens. I'll be doing some more work, and praying it turns out pretty good! Look at my cosplay journal for pictures when I'm done. (And for those who want to be added to said journal, drop me a line and I'll add you).
Ryo