Thursday, September 13, 2007

don't speak

earlier this week i made my first foray into oral surgery. i underwent a procedure called gum grafting, which entails cutting gum tissue from the roof of my mouth and stitching it to the gum below my front bottom teeth. (i had an overzealous orthodonist, and long story short, i have receding gums, so this was a totally necessary surgery).

the end result will be delightful, but for the moment my mouth is a war zone. i have stitches on the bottom half my mouth, and i have a clear plastic retainer that i have to wear for the next few days to protect the wounds on the roof of my mouth. this means i can't eat solid food (boo)or talk (double boo!). i dearly love both of those things, so you can imagine the hardship. also, my face is swollen and i think i kind of look like rumer willis. so for the next two weeks, if i seem irritable, it's probably because i am.

but in better news, i got a new job! one that i'm really excited about! one that in no way involves working for a rag run by a classist old white bigot! in two weeks, ill be a page designer for creative loafing, inc., and i couldnt be more pumped. i don't think i've ever worked for a publication for whom i'm also the target audience, so i think i can bring a lot to the position.

i'm sort of nervous, too, because i'm going to be working with actual designers instead of copy editors who paginate on the side, but i'm thrilled to be working alongside people who know a thing or two about design. i always learn best by observation, so this is a perfect opportunity for me to learn more and eventually take over the world.

this new employment development, paired with the ton of freelance i've been doing lately, has kept me pretty busy, but that's when i'm happiest anyhow. i'm also trying to take some improv classes in the next month or so, which means i'll probably stay busy. good thing i'm into all that.