November

When I was smaller, probably in the third or forth grade, I was not as hygienically conscious as I am now, and since I am not particularly hygienically conscious now, that means I was basically a slob. My toothbrush, which I used daily (thanks, Ma!) was rinsed every time I used it, but I was not always careful to remove the little ring of toothpaste grime that would end up at the top of the handle. As a result, the little ring became a slightly larger ring and so on. This is all very gross, and looking back, I honestly can’t imagine sticking that thing in my mouth, but apparently I did and survived. I recall very vividly though, the exact moment when I became conscious of the fact that my toothbrush was gross though, which is unusual. Usually these sort of realizations come slowly, but this one was immediate. I spent the night at a friend’s house, and we left our tooth brushes on the edge of her sink after brushing our teeth, and then we ran off to do children things. The next morning, when I went to get my stuff together, her mother handed me my toothbrush, which she had cleaned. I don’t think she said anything about cleaning it, or about the toothbrush all, actually, but even that young, I was completely shamed. Even today when I brushed my teeth, I made sure to clean all (and I mean all) of that toothpaste grime off the handle of my toothbrush.

I have a (hopefully) mild infection in my lip, and it’s swollen like nobody’s business. It looks like I got punched hard in the mouth, and I think I’m going to tell anyone who asks that I got into a fight with a carnie. Hopefully icing it up will work, though, and I won’t need to lie to anyone.

My dad has taken to shooting the tip of the cat’s tail with a rubber band, which I disapprove of. On the other hand, it is amazing to watch the cat jump four feet straight in the air.

The previous was written quite a while ago, but since I’m not going to be writing on my blog much for the month of November, I figured that I’d put it up. I’m doing the NaNoWriMo deal, and so I’m pretty busy.

I would also like to express my deep displeasure at the (probable) passing of the bill which will eliminate the rights of a minority group in the California, and I’ll probably talk more about it later.