I'm kind of used to the whole Invisalign thing so not much changes with the new trays. Pain isn't as strong as it was in the first couple of trays but I'm sure that will change and I'll start feeling the pain again. I'm a week into #4, I have 22 left for the top and 25 left on the bottom. I should be done my treatment in a year. :)
I used to remove my aligners with my hands but ever since I got the attachments put on that's become impossible. It took me a good 30 minutes before I finally found a method that worked when taking them out. I tried a toothpick, spoon, knife.... the list goes on. At one point I wanted to use plyers. I ended up searching the internet to find ways to remove stuck aligners and the only one that worked was paper towels. I've become lazy when it comes to taking them out to eat so I've found foods that I can eat and still keep the Invisalign in. You are not supposed to keep them in when you eat and I rarely do... only sometimes and I stick to soft food. I've gone back to my infant roots. ;)
One more week until tray #5! I'm really blown away at how fast this process has been moving along. Hard to believe it's almost been 2 months since I started my treatment. My next blog will either be when I'm back from vacation or if I have time to fit one in when I'm away I'll do that. It will be super interesting to see how I do when I'm away. I tend to eat and drink more when I'm on vacation so I have a feeling there is going to be a lot of removing!
Stay tuned....
I'm participating in the Invisalign Studio Program and I have received complimentary Invisalign treatment. All the opinions that I have expressed are my own. Go to http://www.invisalign.com/studio for more information!
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Set 3
Not much to update you on! Everything is going fine and dandy with my Invisalign.
I finished my second Invisalign trays last week and headed into my orthodontist to get the attachments put on my teeth. I was expecting there to only be two on the bottom and two on the top but it turns out there is 6 on the bottom and 6 on the top! I got my 3rd, 4th and 5th set of trays to take home with me which will last 6 weeks. I waited until I got home to put in the new trays and I completely forgot what it feels like when you put a new set in. The attachments made things a little tighter than usual and I thought for a while that they may actually have been stuck because I couldn't remove them for the life of me. I experimented with a bunch of different things to try to get them out and nothing was working, I finally used a paper towel and they eventually came out. They're fine now since my teeth have moved and the trays have become looser and easier to remove.
I start my 4th set of trays next week... time really flies, I can't believe it's been a month already!
I'll post another blog when I switch trays next week... so far so good!
I'm participating in the Invisalign Studio Program and I have received complimentary Invisalign treatment. All the opinions that I have expressed are my own. Go to http://www.invisalign.com/studio for more information!
I finished my second Invisalign trays last week and headed into my orthodontist to get the attachments put on my teeth. I was expecting there to only be two on the bottom and two on the top but it turns out there is 6 on the bottom and 6 on the top! I got my 3rd, 4th and 5th set of trays to take home with me which will last 6 weeks. I waited until I got home to put in the new trays and I completely forgot what it feels like when you put a new set in. The attachments made things a little tighter than usual and I thought for a while that they may actually have been stuck because I couldn't remove them for the life of me. I experimented with a bunch of different things to try to get them out and nothing was working, I finally used a paper towel and they eventually came out. They're fine now since my teeth have moved and the trays have become looser and easier to remove.
I start my 4th set of trays next week... time really flies, I can't believe it's been a month already!
I'll post another blog when I switch trays next week... so far so good!
I'm participating in the Invisalign Studio Program and I have received complimentary Invisalign treatment. All the opinions that I have expressed are my own. Go to http://www.invisalign.com/studio for more information!
Friday, 3 June 2011
Age Range and Auditioning
Every actor has a range of what they can play on camera. Some actors are 30 but can still pull off going for a 22 year old, others are 30 reading for 40, it varies. I've even played an 8 year old boy.......
Ha! In voice over of course. ;)
The roles I go for are anywhere from 16 to 25. That's not to say I can pull it off all the time but that's generally the age range I read for. I used to get super frustrated when I was 16 or 17 and the roles that I really wanted were going to 25 year olds, even though the characters were MY real age. I was tired of playing 14 year olds at 18 and even though I looked (and still do) young for my age (I'm 92 in real life... I like to think I look pretty good for my age) I didn't want to be playing the "little girl" anymore. In my experience, most 14 year olds were just boring, naive characters with very little depth or story line. The first character(s) I played that were even remotely challenging was Amy in The Screwfly Solution followed by Jesse in Phantom Racer These girls were both 15 but despite their age they were not the stereotypical teenage girl I'd usually audition for. Amy was a brat, Jesse was rebellious and there was a ton of stunt work and physical scenes I had to do for Phantom so that was fun for me.
I went through an awkward stage for a while where I was too old looking to read for 14 year olds but too young looking to read for 20 year olds. Yesterday, I had an audition for a 23 year old and later that afternoon I had one for a 17 year old. It's kind of bizaare that you have to read for two completely different types of girls in the same day. Now, I'm horrible when it comes to giving advice on how you prepare yourself for these kinds of situations but I guess you could say it's all about your mentality and how the words sound coming off paper. For me, it's more challenging to act younger than my age. I often fear that if I try to play too young my acting will be horrific and I'll be mad and so on and so forth. I try to avoid those types of situations and stick with what is most comfortable for me.
Write me your questions! I'd love to hear ideas of what else to write about. I kind of run out of things to think of to blog about and as I mentioned in my first post please share your questions/comments/ideas and I'll write about them.
over and out,
B
Ha! In voice over of course. ;)
The roles I go for are anywhere from 16 to 25. That's not to say I can pull it off all the time but that's generally the age range I read for. I used to get super frustrated when I was 16 or 17 and the roles that I really wanted were going to 25 year olds, even though the characters were MY real age. I was tired of playing 14 year olds at 18 and even though I looked (and still do) young for my age (I'm 92 in real life... I like to think I look pretty good for my age) I didn't want to be playing the "little girl" anymore. In my experience, most 14 year olds were just boring, naive characters with very little depth or story line. The first character(s) I played that were even remotely challenging was Amy in The Screwfly Solution followed by Jesse in Phantom Racer These girls were both 15 but despite their age they were not the stereotypical teenage girl I'd usually audition for. Amy was a brat, Jesse was rebellious and there was a ton of stunt work and physical scenes I had to do for Phantom so that was fun for me.
I went through an awkward stage for a while where I was too old looking to read for 14 year olds but too young looking to read for 20 year olds. Yesterday, I had an audition for a 23 year old and later that afternoon I had one for a 17 year old. It's kind of bizaare that you have to read for two completely different types of girls in the same day. Now, I'm horrible when it comes to giving advice on how you prepare yourself for these kinds of situations but I guess you could say it's all about your mentality and how the words sound coming off paper. For me, it's more challenging to act younger than my age. I often fear that if I try to play too young my acting will be horrific and I'll be mad and so on and so forth. I try to avoid those types of situations and stick with what is most comfortable for me.
Write me your questions! I'd love to hear ideas of what else to write about. I kind of run out of things to think of to blog about and as I mentioned in my first post please share your questions/comments/ideas and I'll write about them.
over and out,
B
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