7.12.2011 operation wisdom teeth : blood ahead

[ this is bigtoe.  bigtoe has gone through some pretty heavy things in the past year.  this is also my amazing manicure that i had to remove before surgery.  they said that sometimes the heart monitor can't read through poilsh.]

[passed out once home.  cosette hasn't left my side since the 12th]

[after my first gauze change at home and after a huge clean up.  pretty good bloody spit string though.  i hardly remember this being taken, but glad it was.]

[after the second gauze change.  i quit bleeding by 10pm or so.  the teabags helped a lot.]

in short, i survived.  really proud of myself for actually going through with it.  2 of the 4 teeth had to be broken so they could be removed.  but they gave me all of them, which makes me happy.  now if this massive amount of swelling would go down.  at least i'm able to sleep today.

it's been a weekend for leopard print

[my neice and her leopard print mani 7.2.2011]

[my left hand.  7.3.2011.]

used: OPI, sinful colours, and the colour club neon stripper set.

nail art has been a big thing in our class.  me, i'm content on playing with the classic french in different ways.  the other week i decided to try my hand at leopard print since everyone else in class had mastered zebra print, and stuck with it.  first try at free hand leopard print, and i was pretty surprised with myself.  now, i know, it's no konad, BUT i'm pretty pleased with this.  this is my left hand.  i'm left handed, and i think i did pretty good.

it's been awhile

[7.2.2011 how i started my day.  i needed the big cup.]

[a mix of patterns]

it's been awhile.  a long while.  not as long as i wanted to go without an update of sorts.  shame!  i partly blame life in general(work, school, etc.), and the link to the left that says tumblr.  i added that because it's almost like a daily blog through photos.  either my own, or others found that are relevant.

a lot has been happening.  i have one week left to go of school.  throughout school i've done more than 30 manicures and more than 20 pedicures, over 200 fingers of various nail enhancements like tips, fiberglass wraps, hard UV gels, and acrylic overlays and sculpts.  my current GPA is a B+ and i will take that considering how much has gone on in my life these past 5 months OUTSIDE of school, and with working 45hrs a week and not missing one day of class.  

i am hoping that sometime in august will be when i attend my state board practical, and my state board written i'd like to be done with sometime in july.  

then there is this:

[pano xray, left side 6.16.2011]

my wisdom teeth.  one of the top things that i have feared since i was 18.  it happens on july 12th at 9.10am. this is a HUGE deal for me, but i think i'm ready for it.  the left side will be the worse.  the right has my upper grown through, and the lower sitting upright, not sideways.  it's nice to know that it will be happening when i've taken time off work.  mostly for this.  

so yes.  things and stuff, and more things and stuff.  i'll try much harder, and will have more time once next week is out of the way.  maybe