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Showing posts with label Nonsense Phrases. Show all posts
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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Update on Stubborn Stanley

Dear friends and family,
I know this matter of great concern has been keeping you up at night, tossing and turning.
My Invisalign journey was supposed to end on September 20th.
 

Instead, there was a delay due to Stubborn Stanley’s lack of cooperation.  The question on everyone’s mind:

“Will Helena’s tooth move up enough for her to get Invisalign off in time for training camp??”
Yes, my tooth is moving forward.
I’m relieved to announce that Stubborn Stanley, my troublesome upper right lateral incisor IS indeed getting pushed into the desired position.  His yield began shortly after Dr. Davis modified the last retainer to contain two “buttons,” which are now manhandling Stanley with unprecedented vehemence.

October 10 is the new projected “last day” of Invisalign!
Thank you all for your kind words and encouraging gestures through this unexpected setback.


Love,
Helena

Thursday, September 8, 2011

My Shy Tooth

Today I had the pleasure/displeasure of popping the very last Invisalign retainer of the journey onto my sensitive teeth.
Oh my soul, my eyes are watering and my mouth is pulsing in pain.
You see, the culprit is my shy tooth.


Located between my right front tooth (don't make me go technical) and my canine tooth, this little buddy just likes to hang back, have a good time. He is a follower.
He does not want to stand beside his neighbors, socially anxious and whatnot. I get it, I get it, I do talk a lot and it's scary to be so close to the outside world... but shy little tooth, you're getting evicted from your current location. You gotta move on up here, it's a promotion. Everybody else already gave in.

It's your turn, you ungrateful, pain-inducing introvert! Move it!





Two more weeks of torturing my shy tooth, until it falls in line.

Praise the Lord for Advil.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Let's Talk Abbreves

Lately, many thanks to Talia and Becca, I've sounded more and more like a British tween or a Justin Bieber/Selena Gomez fan... mostly because I've been talkin in hipster abbreves...


Totes... totally
Perf... perfect
Presh... precious
Offish... official
Unoffish... unofficial
Spesh... special

Apprope... appropriate
Inapprope... inappropriate
Adorbs... adorable
Uggo... ugly




I wish I could think of more right now, but I'm totes exhaust.
Here's a totes catchy Brit song, which goes perf with this post, in my pers opin. 
Guh-noight mates!



Saturday, August 6, 2011

Diets That Work

From personal experience (limited) these diets work.
*if you're easily offended, please know this is a joke*

The Ben/Jer (aka Binger) Diet - eat yourself sick with whatever food is your weakness until you cannot possibly imagine eating it again in your lifetime. You will stop craving it.

The Virus Diet - get a stomach virus. Food will make you throw up.

The Hangover Diet - drink a lot. The mere thought of food will make you throw up.

The Fatkins Diet- hang out with people who eat a lot of fat, aka your fat kins. They will inspire you to do the opposite.

One Meal a Day Diet - eat the same thing all day long, like yogurt for example. Try to pick bland foods that initially taste great but aren't meant to be had in large quantities.

The Seefood Diet - hang out at a fast food restaurant and watch people eat all day. Hunger goes right out the window.

The Hydro Diet - drink a full bottle of water before you eat anything. Then eat, knowing you will have to drink another full bottle of water after you finish. You've never felt full if you haven't tried this.

The Big Poo Diet - just take a really really huge #2. Instantaneous results.

The Burned Tongue Diet - yes. Burn your tongue. Everything will taste like rubber, so it doesn't matter what it tastes like. Eat that celery!

The Mouth Beach Diet - this one only works in excruciating summer conditions. Whenever you eat, eat in the heat. Everything melts, you can't have that much hot food... eating in the heat is just horrible, so you won't do much of it.

The Denial Diet - eat foods that are good for you and tell yourself you really really enjoy them. This also works when you're choosing your portion. Tell yourself "oh wow that's way more than I can eat" and "oh I'm full" until you start to believe you are.

The Slow Motion Diet - eat so so slowly that you don't have enough time to eat much. You literally don't have time for this.

Over-the-counter Diet - count how many times you chew things. Try to chew every bite 57 times. You'll get so freaking tired of counting you won't be hungry anymore. Also, your jaw will start hurting.

The Gym Diet - bring your meals to the gym and eat them in front of everybody while they're working out. It'll be SOOO embarrassing. 

The Facebook Diet - post a status update of every single thing you eat, as you eat it. It'll make you want to eat less so you don't have to tell everybody. Adding a hashtag with your current weight is optional. You may lose friends over this.

The Wait Weight Diet - when you're about to snack or eat anything, wait an hour before you eat. You'll appreciate it more. Plus, think how many hours a week you'll spend only THINKING about food, instead of actually eating it? Fantastic.



That oughta be enough to get anybody started.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

This Letter Bites

Helena,
It’s no secret you’ve been mouthing off about me, but now it’s my turn. How rude of you to be talking smack about me, considering I’m riiiiight here, in your face. I can hear every word coming out of your mouth. Even blogging about how much this hurts you. Well maybe you should consider the inconvenience you are causing me. Did you stop to think about how much all this moving around would affect me? One day I was just hanging out, well-rooted, and now I just feel out of place! It's eating me up! You need to stop pushing me around like this.  I don't even know where I’m going with this, but the point is: this bites. This really really bites.
I do my best not to grind you about your weird food choices. I do my job, deadgum it!
I don’t know how you can even talk about smiling.  I say you’re the one out of line, not me.
Don't brush this letter off, either.

Sincerely,
Your First Premolar

Friday, June 10, 2011

How to Greet in the Hallway

Working at a hospital, I walk down crowded hallways quite often. The problem here... is that people in Texas are so friendly. They want to ask you HOW ARE YOU as you're walking past each other.
So you say "Fine, how are you?" and then they have already passed by you. Awkward... I thought well that's unfair, there must be better ways to greet than the uncaring "how are you's" to which the answer must always be a rushed "fine." Therefore....


HOW TO GREET IN THE HALLWAY
(you're welcome, btw)

Silent Greetings

The silent nod - great option if you don't know the person, you acknowledge each other and move on.

The smirk nod - friendly, but you may start a conversation with that smirk. Smirk with caution.

The silent wave - just raise one hand up, quickly, nothing too wavy. Best if you walk quickly.

The gangster - throw up that gang sign, G. Or the deuces, my personal favorite. Duckface is optional.

The trekkie - just do it, it's funny.

Spoken Greetings

The factual statement - great way to speak yet control the conversation, just make sure you talk first. Short reply to follow, especially if you walk quickly.

  • -Long time no see!
  • -My, it's hot outside!
  • -There's a lot of people here today!
  • -Work work work!

    Days of the week - perfect greeting for the workplace, and also great small talk.
    • -It is such a Monday!
    • -Is it only Tuesday?!
    • -Wednesday, halfway!!
    • -It's Thursday! Friday's Friday!
    • -Friday! Come on, weekend!

      Pleasantries & Compliments - go ahead and flatter the other person (only do this if you know them!!)
      • -Great to see you!
      • -Long time no see!
      • -Looking good, so and so!
      • -Aw I like that article of clothing!
      • -Aw I like your hair today!
      • -Don't you look nice?!

        The Awkward Narrative - this is where you make a silly voice and describe what it is that you're doing or where you're going.

        • -gotta get my grub on! *rubs belly*
        • -just walking down the hall.
        • -bathroom break!

          The Movie Quoter - the perfect greeting. If you're gonna talk, you might as well get a kick out of it.
          • -to infinityyy and beyoooond!
          • -when in rome!
          • -may the force be with you!
          • -well hellooooooo!
          • -hi ho hi ho it's off to work we go!
          • -little rascals hand-under-chin greeting

            Mess with them - get silly.
            • -sing out loud whatever song is stuck in your head for just a few seconds.
            • -swivel your neck and snap, like a musical.
            • -shimmy
            • -jazz hands!
            • -double gun hands with a *pew pew*
            • -just point to them and say "Youuuuuuuuuu!!"

              In conclusion... there are many many ways to greet someone in the hallway. Do NOT subject them to
              "how are you?" :)

              Thursday, June 9, 2011

              Renamed

              Let's make this simple and straightforward. I have better names for some of these TV shows.
              Let's go to town, shall we?
              Regular name..................................................................My New Name/Suggestions

              The Bachelor/Bachelorette..............................................Making Out in a Hot Tub
                                                                                                     How to get Herpes
                                                                                                     "We have a Connection"
                                                                                                     Hot & Single, Here's Why!
                                                                                                     Babes & Baggage
                                                                                                     Sexy Sob Stories
                                                                                                     I Can't Believe It's Not Love

              So You Think You Can Dance?.......................................They Can Dance, Watch Them Dance
                                                                                                                                                                                
              Grey's Anatomy...............................................................Everyone's Anatomy

              The Biggest Loser............................................................Stop Eating (mean, sorry!)

              Dancing With the Stars.....................................................Guess Who's Learning How to Dance
                                                                                                      They Can't Dance, Watch Them Dance
                                                                                                      Dancing with Whats Her Face
              on a sidenote, they should have a show called Dancing with the Cars, and it's a hydraulics dance off.
              moving on.

              When Nature Attacks.......................................................Stupid White People (just watch it, you'll see)
                                                                                                     
              The Secret Life of the American Teenager..........................I'm Pregnant with Your Boyfriend's Baby
                                                                                                       Mom, Why Am I Fat? Baby?! What?
                                                                                                       Where do Babies Come From? Teens.


              Whale Wars.......................................................................I Hate You, Japan
                                                                                      Japan? More like JaPAIN, You're Killing All the Whales!



              Okay that's all I have for now lol I'm out of ideas. Leave suggestions, by all means. Reality TV is the best.

              100 Truths

              Oh you know how this goes, I type a whole bunch about myself and put it in a numbered list. Since I'm terrible at 2 truths and a lie, I'll go ahead and stick to the truth :)

              1. My name is Helena.
              2. Wow this is gonna be easy
              3. I got too much sleep last night.
              4. I woke up at 4 am wide awake haha weird.
              5. Lesson learned! I'm going to bed no earlier than 11.
              6. I'm glad May is over.
              7. June is a much better month overall, hotter, etc.
              8. I assessed my standings with my 2011 resolutions and I'm doing quite well.
              9. Getting my hair highlighted this Saturday, tempted to do something different.
              10. Nah.
              11. Well maybe. hmm putting some red in it is quite tempting.
              12. My calves are extremely sore from running at least 1500 bleachers.
              13. I counted.
              14. *whispers* I count things...
              15. My calves are never sore. This is a very strange sensation.
              16. My abs are never sore either.
              17. I seriously cannot remember the last time my abs were sore.
              18. I need a good abs workout, apparently.
              19. Maybe something named RAGE or FURY or CALL911MYABSAREONFIRE.
              20. I'm sure these are names of fantastic workout regimens on the market.
              21. If not, they should be.
              22. I like to doodle.
              23. I'm terrible at drawing.
              24. If I'm drawing with my eyes closed, I'm really not so bad compared to others that have their eyes closed.
              25. We did that once as an activity in Bible study, so I know.
              26. I used to think that salons tried to rip you off by offering to draw a little flower on your pedicure and charging you 5 bucks for it.
              27. Now I'm one of those people that actually ask for the little flower or swirlies.
              28. But I refuse to pay for the "fancy" pedicure.
              29. I can get mud on my feet for free. I do it all the time.
              30. I filled up my car today for $3.45 a gallon, uh huh check it out!
              31. I need one of those crazy carwashes that I pay tweens to detail inside my car and it ends up smelling like vanilla.
              32. I can't stop laughing at the concept of getting mud on my feet.
              33. I laugh at my own jokes all the time.
              34. It's pathetic.
              35. Even if they were funny, the fact that I laugh so hard about them kills the comedic value.
              36. I've been reading a ton. Mostly the Bible.
              37. I'm also reading a devotional on purity. It's great.
              38. I can chug entire bottles of water, without even blinking.
              39. Sometimes I feel like I must be dehydrated, but I know I'm not.
              40. I sweat too much.
              41. I fidget too much.
              42. I have restless leg syndrome.
              43. My boss thinks it's hilarious to make fun of my RLS.
              44. "look at her, shaking like that, haha"
              45. I actually love my boss, he's super funny.
              46. I like to make pictures at work, even though I'm really not skilled at it at all.
              47. But hey I technically get paid to do it if I do it at work.
              48. I am an employed artist. Booyah
              49. I found a picture of a sloth and added a mustache and glasses and eyebrows to it, and put my boss's name at the bottom.
              50. This picture has been printed out and it is taped up in the lab.
              51. Everyone thinks it's funny :)
              52. And yes, he is aware of it.
              53. He liked it.
              54. I'm not sure I can do this!
              55. I can do this!
              56. I like to make puns.
              57. Like... "wow Dirk played SICK!"
              58. yeah. that was stupid. but didn't stop me from saying it.
              59. multiple times.
              60. I still have 40 of these left.
              61. I hate needles.
              62. I'm really good at sticking people with needles though.
              63. But nobody likes needles.
              64. Thankfully I don't have to do it too often.
              65. If I ever manned up and got a tat, it would be awesome.
              66. I always thought it'd be funny if I got a blacklight tattoo of a huge dragon on my back.
              67. That's a joke. I'd never do that.
              68. I'm really excited to go to the grand canyon.
              69. I love to travel.
              70. The traveling part may or may not be my favorite, actually.
              71. The journey is often more exciting than you think it will be.
              72. The destination can be less exciting than you hoped it would be.
              73. That's why I like the traveling so much better than the arriving.
              74. I want to go to Greece and Italy.
              75. The other countries in Europe are okay too, but those 2 stand out for me.
              76. People that have really loud inside voices scare me quite a bit.
              77. Large grown women should never wear high pigtails. That's about as truthful as it's gonna get!
              78. Also, people who talk on the phone while they are in a waiting room should realize that their conversation will be heard. By all. *sigh* #fact
              79. I always, always get a discount when I go get an oil change. Coupon or not.
              80. I can eat raspberries by the pound. 
              81. I wish I was kidding. 
              82. I'm the loudest mavs fan ever.
              83. I'm probably a rude neighbor...
              84. Unless my neighbors are also mavs fans.
              85. Why wouldn't they be?! 
              86. Then I'm the best neighbor ever.
              87. My cat hates it when I scream at the TV.
              88. Especially during the Bachelorette...
              89. He hides behind the Christmas tree
              90. I have a Christmas tree up and it is June.
              91. More men would watch The Bachelorette if they named it "Making out in a Hot Tub"... which is all they do.
              92. I'm gonna make homemade chocolate chip cookies tonight! om nom nom
              93. Everyone should have remote start if you live in Texas. It's AAAMAZING!
              94. Getting in the car is like sitting in a volcano during the summer.
              95. Then you turn the car on and the vents are blowing hot steam right at you. It'll melt your eyeballs, you gotta close your eyes!
              96. But if I use remote start, my car is cooled down by the time I get in it, hallelujah!
              97. A truth that brings a tear is so so so much better than a lie that brings a smile.
              98. I brush my teeth constantly.
              99. It's because I have invisalign! And it's working!!
              100. I think my truths are splendid. Truly.

              Wednesday, March 23, 2011

              Aggressive Chewing

              Calling it a new smile might be a bit exaggerated, but I've started my Invisalign year journey to a straighter-toothed smile!
              Besides the mother of all headaches yesterday, the only thing I'm having problems with is biting the heck out of my lip and cheeks while eating.
              My teeth have become sharp foreign objects in my mouth. I won't have a bottom lip after this. What gets it caught are the little anchors they put on... they are the color of my teeth but they are these BUMPS and well... they protrude and when I bite down they pinch my poor lips/cheeks.
              Add to this how lazy I am that I don't want to go through the process of taking them out, eating, brushing, rinsing, then putting them back.... so my snacking era is over. I thought this morning that a bowl of cereal sounded like an absolutely wonderful choice for breakfast... and now with a few spoonfuls of sweet berry captain crunch in my system and a bloody lip.... well ... I'm beginning to question that decision.
              I think the root cause of my problem here is my aggressive chewing. I chew like a lioness chews a live zebra. I chew to kill and there is no need for that. Slow down, ye powerful mandibles!! No need to be a.. cereal killer... *rolls eyes*

              Solutions:
              • Chew kindly aka gnaw
              • Eat foods that I can gum
              • Not eat
              • Drink my meal
              • Half-chew.. yeah, not bite all the way down
              • Only eat things that are small enough to be swallowed whole
              • Unhinge my jaw and swallow anything whole, like a snake
              • Get a feeding tube
              • Line the inside of my mouth with a protective layer of some kind
              • Line those sharp pointy bits of my teeth so as to decrease the danger
              • Numb my mouth before meals and deal with the consequences later
              • Pretend I'm in slow motion..... WINNER!

              Sunday, March 13, 2011

              Painful words to hear

              Dear Helena,
              It pains me to say this but I need to be frank. This hurts me more than it hurts you, trust me. I’m under a lot of pressure, and your actions impact me more than you know. I’ve accepted the fact that you’re always out running around, but it’s still hard on me. Last night, however, was unacceptable. I’m pretty flexible, but last night you went too far. Truth is, your hips do lie. Also, you are not Shakira. How low can you go? Well not that low. Ever again. Or else I’m breaking up.


              Sincerely,

              Your Left Knee.

              Sunday, January 30, 2011

              Amused, I Mused

              Yesterday I went to Panda Express and they had chicken entrees and shrimp entrees, and then I looked and saw “panda bowl”… I felt so bad, but I ordered it. And let me just warn you, it was totally false advertisement. Aww... ahem I mean phew!

              I’ve plotted many ways to get out of a possible ticket, one of which is stabbing my nose with my nail and saying I got a nosebleed.

              It always cracks me up when my mother calls my cell phone and I answer “hello” or “oi mae” (Hi mom) and she goes “Helena?” ………… and I try to vary my answers for my own amusement:
              • “no, it’s Antonio”
              • "no, it’s an alien that has taken Helena hostage”
              • “no, this is an answering machine”
              • “no, you’ve dialed the wrong number”
              • “Helena?” (and then I repeat everything she says after she says it)
              • “no, it’s just somebody that sounds a lot like Helena, answering her cell phone to confuse you”
              • “nope, guess again!”
              • “Mamae?” (and then pretend that I’m confused about who is calling me)
              My mom brings me much laughter and opportunity to vent my comedic sarcasm. She usually forgets what she was going to say and it's even funnier.


              I have an extensive (and I mean extensive) running list of English sayings that make no sense. This one in particular makes me rather uncomfortable. I was conversing with an American friend about planning and spontaneity.  He said “we’ll just fly by the seat of our pants.” I was immediately taken aback. I said “we most definitely will not!” and there was an awkward pause in conversation.  America! There will be no spontaneous flying by any part of my pants, thank you very much!