Don't Be Jealous...I Can't Help That I Gotz Skillz!

This weekend was my friend Sarah's Birthday party. Her aunt threw her a wonderful shin-dig at this wonderful lake house. We ate, we drank, we went out on the boat...got some sun, hung out with friends, had a great time...it was so much fun, until...




I decided to drunk water ski. Sadly enough, this was the best picture. By the way, lake water does not taste as yummy as one might think.

My Favorite Band

These guys are the new N'Sync. Check 'em out. They have the sound, the have the look, and man, can they dance!

My Vacation

My jaw is all jacked up...at least that's what the dentist, orthodontist, and oral surgeon seem say (not exactly in those words, I paraphrased). When I was growing up, I must have forgotten to drink my milk one day, because one side of my lower jaw grew longer than the other side of my lower jaw. Anyway, it left me with quite a mess when I got older. My teeth grew to match my jacked up bite, and no matter how many retainers and expanders and whatever else I had, it wouldn't un-jack itself.

Every dentist that I have ever been to has told me that I need jaw surgery (Orthognatic Surgery). Basically, they cut out the inside of my mouth, saw my jaw bones into several different pieces and then stick it all back together with little metal pins. It sounds awful and painful, but I think it might be worth it. I grind my teeth at night so bad that it wakes me up sometimes, I have awful TMJ, and after braces have started moving my teeth around, I can visibly tell which side is longer now.

So, I am going to have the surgery at the beginning of next year. It is crazy expensive and not covered by insurance and takes several weeks to be able to move my jaws again and 6 months to 2 years to recover fully. I will be using my vacation days from work as recovery time. Fun! I might not get a tan, but at least I will get some drug-induced rest and lose all that holiday weight, since I won't be able to eat solid food for about two months.