Teeth hurt, Pride and Prejudice is good, language learning is boring but necessary
I wonder if ramen counts as "soft food." It was on a list of soft foods that I found on the Internet... and as we all know, the Internet is a completely reliable source. :) Anyway, I think I might try it tonight. I'm hungry, and there's not much "soft" except applesauce, which I'm growing heartily sick of, at the house.
Tomorrow will theoretically be the end of the soft foods diet. I'm not sure how much that will help, as I'm still incredibly nervous about knocking something out of place. I mean, I know people wear braces for years, and they don't caution you about *everything*, just about foods that are sticky, crunchy, hard, etc. So theoretically I should be able to chew, say, bread, pretty much normally, and not worry so much. *sigh* I'm turning into a worrywart.
Pride and Prejudice finally arrived yesterday. I watched it this morning already. *happy sigh* Such a wonderful movie. Oh, sure, I wince at certain scenes (Bingley barging in on Jane's sickroom, Lizzy apparently walking back to town alone (5 miles) from Pemberley when she'd ridden there in a carriage with her aunt and uncle, Lady Catherine calling after the family were all gone to bed (although I think that can be somewhat mitigated with the possibility that they keep unfashionable early country hours, and also that Lady Catherine is so imperious that she seems to think the laws of society apply to everyone but her), Elizabeth and Darcy both out in the early morning hours in their nightclothes). But nonetheless, the movie has a lot of brightness and cheerfulness. The humor, without being dumbed down, is probably a little easier for the modern ear to catch. Elizabeth is lovely and witty, and it's very understandable that Darcy would be captivated by her "fine eyes," although I think Charles Bingley and Jane Bennet were miscast (Jane isn't pretty enough, and Bingley is too stupid). The best part is, the DVD has a French soundtrack (and a Spanish one). So I can practice my French while watching a wonderful movie. *plans to watch it again tonight* Great timing for the DVD to come out just as I'm absorbed in an embroidery project (and knitting), which means it's nice to have something to watch.
I'm also listening to "Around the World in 80 Days," by Jules Verne (hopefully you knew that), read by Jim Dale). It's a wonderful story so far. The weirdest thing, though, is because it's so very British, and Jim Dale read the Harry Potter books, I keep expecting people to start flying around or the Hogwarts Express to appear. Maybe especially because people have odd names like those in Harry Potter, like Phineas Fogg. *grin* I'll have to see if any of Verne's other books are read by Jim Dale, though, because this one is a delight. The other audiobooks I got are all languishing in my car, poor things. Although I really should stop deciding that because my mouth hurts I shouldn't have to force myself to work on my Spanish while driving the car. But... I'm so lazy. Bad Sarah. Even my French homework only gets done on the Metro on the way to my French lessons half the time. Must do better. Oui.
Tomorrow will theoretically be the end of the soft foods diet. I'm not sure how much that will help, as I'm still incredibly nervous about knocking something out of place. I mean, I know people wear braces for years, and they don't caution you about *everything*, just about foods that are sticky, crunchy, hard, etc. So theoretically I should be able to chew, say, bread, pretty much normally, and not worry so much. *sigh* I'm turning into a worrywart.
Pride and Prejudice finally arrived yesterday. I watched it this morning already. *happy sigh* Such a wonderful movie. Oh, sure, I wince at certain scenes (Bingley barging in on Jane's sickroom, Lizzy apparently walking back to town alone (5 miles) from Pemberley when she'd ridden there in a carriage with her aunt and uncle, Lady Catherine calling after the family were all gone to bed (although I think that can be somewhat mitigated with the possibility that they keep unfashionable early country hours, and also that Lady Catherine is so imperious that she seems to think the laws of society apply to everyone but her), Elizabeth and Darcy both out in the early morning hours in their nightclothes). But nonetheless, the movie has a lot of brightness and cheerfulness. The humor, without being dumbed down, is probably a little easier for the modern ear to catch. Elizabeth is lovely and witty, and it's very understandable that Darcy would be captivated by her "fine eyes," although I think Charles Bingley and Jane Bennet were miscast (Jane isn't pretty enough, and Bingley is too stupid). The best part is, the DVD has a French soundtrack (and a Spanish one). So I can practice my French while watching a wonderful movie. *plans to watch it again tonight* Great timing for the DVD to come out just as I'm absorbed in an embroidery project (and knitting), which means it's nice to have something to watch.
I'm also listening to "Around the World in 80 Days," by Jules Verne (hopefully you knew that), read by Jim Dale). It's a wonderful story so far. The weirdest thing, though, is because it's so very British, and Jim Dale read the Harry Potter books, I keep expecting people to start flying around or the Hogwarts Express to appear. Maybe especially because people have odd names like those in Harry Potter, like Phineas Fogg. *grin* I'll have to see if any of Verne's other books are read by Jim Dale, though, because this one is a delight. The other audiobooks I got are all languishing in my car, poor things. Although I really should stop deciding that because my mouth hurts I shouldn't have to force myself to work on my Spanish while driving the car. But... I'm so lazy. Bad Sarah. Even my French homework only gets done on the Metro on the way to my French lessons half the time. Must do better. Oui.