To Retain and Confine

So, as I write, I'm getting ready to go to the orthodontist for the first time since about 4th grade. I had braces back in the day (only on the top four front teeth) and then a retainer. The only thing is, I grew out of my retainer pretty quickly, so a small gap opened up between my two front teeth.

Now, I'm not necessarily self-conscious about it, since most of you just went "Really??". The reason I wanna close the gap is because food becomes an issue sometimes. For instance, I was eating jumbalaya the other day and some chicken got stuck in there and I was with my girlfriend, so I was trying to fish it out without bringing attention to myself. The other food that gets me is tortilla chips. They're just thin enough to slide up that small gap and stab my gums. Not often, but any time it gets through, it hurts like crazy.

And who knows? Maybe I'll get a retainer today... maybe I'll get braces again... guess we'll see and find out!

Just Weirdo

Alright! I shaved. Just letting everyone who happened to have read the below post.

That is all.

Weirdo With a Beardo

Ok, so as most of you probably know, I've been growing a Spring Break Beard. Just for fun and just because I can. But as Spring Break is drawing to a close, I have to decide. Keep the beard and face comments from a mostly facial-hairless community (school.) or shave it all off and go clean. OR I could keep a goatee of sorts. Like the moustache and chin. I don't really mind which way I go, but I want to get opinions from my peeps.

VOTE:
_ No shave
_ Goatee combo
_ Go clean

"Sin Wagon"

Recently, I was at a party. My own. We were playing rock band, see. A group of my friends were watching from the side and I jokingly suggested playing the song "Sin Wagon" by the Dixie Chicks because one of my friends had brought her brand-new banjo to the party. However, because I was singing that round, I had several suggestions to sing that. Of course, I know my friends, so I knew that there wasn't much arguing this. So I decided to do it, even though it would hurt.
So we go through our setlist and all's well that flys through crappy falsetto well. (some of my choices were a little high) And then we got to that song. I know the song well. My mom used to be really huge on the DC. She used to play their CD's in the car a lot, which as you all know, will teach you the songs fairly well. Anyways, the song was complete poop. It was WAY too high for me and... country.
Anyways, felt that I should share this terrible experience with the rest of you who may believe that making an alternative-rock, teenaged guy sing the Dixie Chicks, could possibly be funny. It may look funny. It may sound funny. But I implore you... ask him. He may beg to differ. Actually, he may plead to differ.

Thank you for reading. I hope you didn't laugh. If you did, it's ok, I'm just going to hit you the next time I see you in person, since I can't hit you through a computer screen--legally. But this semi-disclaimer here at the end serves the purpose of telling you all to contain thy laughters and bantering. Please refrain. Tender feelings are at stake here.

Band, Ten, HUT!

So, I've decided to try out for drum major next year, which is one of those two or three people that conducts the marching band, for those that don't know, and I'm excited and nervous at the same time.

I really want the position because I feel like I'd be able to do a lot of good with the title (if not merely the power). Now, I don't intend to sound power-hungry here. Of course, there is the ever-present fear that I won't be able to lead as I want to, or that I'll fall to corruption once the power is obtained, as seen throughout history. But my will to lead and my optimistic outlook will help combat that.

Anyways, I just thought I'd share what's on my mind, since I haven't really posted anything in quite a while.