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I went to the orthodontist first thing this morning (well, first thing for me, which meant leaving the house at 10:00). My bottom retainer broke. Again. If it lasts a year, that’s exceptional. This one lasted 10 months. I still tend to grind my teeth, although not like I did when I worked for a living. So my retainers are made from extra-heavy plastic and I can’t wear them at the same time because it will cause havoc with my jaw. Three hours during the day for the bottom retainer. Overnight for the top retainer. I do find it a little annoying but it really isn’t any big deal. I just wonder if I’ll be going to the orthodontist for the rest of my life. Jeez! I still have a wire behind my front six bottom teeth. There was a wire behind the top teeth, but that was removed early last year. It’s now almost 4:00 (16:00) and my new retainer is ready for pick-up. So, I’ll finish off here and will hop back in the car.
Some of today’s photos are from the Nu Hotel in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Or Downtown Brooklyn. Or Cobble hill. Or Brooklyn Heights. It all depends on who’s telling you. I believe the hotel website. I was in the Breakfast at Tiffany’s–themed room. The room signs in the hallways were all custom-designed with Brooklyn skylines and then laser-cut. Downtown Brooklyn’s real skyline is looking more Manhattan-like with tall, shiny, skyscrapers.
Yesterday was The Kid Brother’s birthday. I sent him a Wegman’s supermarket care package filled with things he loves, and we’ll see each other tonight on video chat when San Geraldo and I will sing “Happy Birthday” and he’ll say “Uh, I think you need practice.”
Fui al ortodoncista esta mañana a primera hora (bueno, a primera hora para mí, lo que significaba salir de casa a las 10:00). Se me rompió el retenedor inferior. Otra vez. Si me dura un año, es excepcional. Este me duró 10 meses. Todavía tiendo a rechinar los dientes, aunque no como lo hacía cuando trabajaba para ganarme la vida, así que mis retenedores están hechos de plástico muy pesado y no puedo usarlos al mismo tiempo porque causaría estragos en mi mandíbula. horas durante el día para el retenedor inferior. Durante la noche para el retenedor superior. Lo encuentro un poco molesto, pero realmente no es gran cosa. Sólo me pregunto si iré al ortodoncista por el resto de mi vida. ¡Dios! Todavía tengo un alambre detrás de mis seis dientes inferiores frontales. Había un alambre detrás de los dientes superiores, pero lo quitaron a principios del año pasado. Ahora son casi las 16:00 y mi nuevo retenedor está listo para Recogida. Entonces, terminaré aquí y volveré al auto.
Algunas de las fotos de hoy son del Nu Hotel en Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. O del centro de Brooklyn. O Cobble Hill. O las alturas de Brooklyn. Todo depende de quién te lo diga. Creo en el sitio web del hotel. Estaba en la sala temática Desayuno con diamantes. Todos los carteles de las habitaciones en los pasillos se diseñaron a medida con los horizontes de Brooklyn y luego se cortaron con láser. El horizonte del centro de Brooklyn se parece más a Manhattan con rascacielos altos y brillantes.
Ayer fue el cumpleaños de El Hermanito. Le envié una caja grande del supermercado Wegman lleno de cosas que le encantan, y nos veremos esta noche por video chat cuando San Geraldo y yo cantaremos “Feliz cumpleaños” y él dirá ,“Uh, creo que necesitas práctica”.
• Visitaré Betty Bakery (panadería de Betty) la próxima vez que esté en la ciudad.
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The things we do to look our best.
David,
Or at least presentable.
I’m guessing the retainers are to stop you from destroying your teeth by grinding. I don’t have one but my dentist threatens me, when I have pain in my jaw from apparently grinding, which I’m not aware of. It’s all about stress, I think.
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LizBoud,
The retainers are to keep my teeth from going back to their original positions. I had Invisalign braces. I did have a bite guard in years past — when I was working. The grinding was horrific.
The Breakfast at Tiffany’s theme room looks fab!
Debra,
It wasn’t even over the top. Just the one wall. I spent a lot of time rereading it.
My teeth are terribly brittle – a gene-pool inheritance – but I could not live with wire braces or shields on them, methinks.
Happy birthday, KB! Jx
Jon,
My teeth turned out to be good, strong, and white. To think I always hated them.
I see a drawing of the author of Breakfast at Tiffiny’s, in his younger, handsomer days, hanging above the bed in that room.
Kirk,
Yep, it’s true. That’s Tru.
When they removed my braces (in JR high) they left a wire behind my bottom teeth. I think it was taken off when I had my wisdom teeth extracted during college. Can you not use a plastic bite guard at night to help with the grinding? (I’m assuming by retainer you mean the kind with the plastic that fits in the roof of your mouth and a wire around the front.)
Kelly,
The retainer is solid plastic. I’ll share a photo of the new one. It’s looks very much like a plastic bite guard.
You have a lovely smile
finlaygray,
Thanks. My father said it was gas.
Happy Birthday Kid Brother…🎁🎈🎂
Anon,
Thanks on his behalf!
I have awful teeth thanks to my chronic health issues, malnutrition and harsh meds. 3 Bridges so far. I have nightmares all me teeth fall out. Uggh!
Sassybear,
What an awful problem and nightmare to have. But you do have a very nice smile. Still, I suppose 4 would be a bridge too far.
I understand that there’s a new “super tall” downtown. This is not your father’s Brooklyn. 😉
Walt the Fourth,
My father would be astounded. It’s looking very stylish. And the towering buildings still surprise me.
I am not sure if I grind my teeth but I bite my tongue in my sleep which wakes me up and sometimes THERE WILL BE BLOOD!
I often wonder if there’s something I’m not saying out loud that leads to this literal tongue biting.
Mary Moon
Mary Moon:
My teeth grinding is minimal now. When it first started in the 90s, SG got up and search the room for the running motor. He was stunned when he discovered the sound was keeping from me. No wonder my head and jaw hurt in the morning. I did once, and only once, bite my tongue in my sleep. Ouch!
I was fortunate enough never to need braces
Adam:
I always regretted not getting them when I was 12, so I finally did so in recent years. Very happy with the results.
While I love “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” I’m not sure Audrey/Holly would approve of that room. I think she’d say it was too busy, and clashed with her Givenchy.
Steve:
Oh, Holly would definitely not go lightly through that room. I think Audrey would have found it funny.