Miss California USA 2013

Hi fans!

Sorry I've been away for a while. Hope you're still with me.

I'll cut out all the BS I've been up to, and cut right to the chase. First, please welcome me back to "funemployment" - I'm on day 19. So far, so good.

My latest venture though is that I am competing in Miss California! I actually got recruited for it, never done a pageant in my life, but I passed all the interviews and I'm in! So exciting! Hoping to meet some amazing people, and perhaps this could be a spring board for my career, not to mention I want to raise awareness for cystic fibrosis www.cff.org ....Since I was diagnosed at 7 months, that will be the charity I focus on on this journey, and will be my platform when competing because I don't have a local title to represent.

Currently building up my sponsor list, and to-date I am getting a free teeth whitening from my dentist, DDS Poneh Ghasri, www.sunsetplazadental.com. Another sponsor is Just Jamie, so if you are looking for the hottest scarves/accessories, you must check her out! www.justjamiescarves.com! Working out a few others, so stay tuned for the final list!!

Also, if you would like to be a sponsor of mine, whether it be personal or through a business, please check out my site at www.harleykonner.webs.com/miss-california-2013 where you can click the PayPal link. If you want to pay through quick pay with Chase Bank, use my email address harley.konner (at)gmail (.)com. You will get recognition and all donations are tax deductible - hooray! Any size donation is humbly appreciated, so thank you in advance for your support!

PS - went apple picking the other day out in Oak Glen, about 2 hrs east of LA, and it was amazing!! google apple picking in Oak Glen, and you can check it out. Riley's and Snow Line were the best! Apple cider, pies, chicken pot pies, hot chocolate, donuts, berries, Colonial War stuff, etc etc -- so fun! Dress accordingly, and get out there before they close at the end of November!!

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TO ALL MY DENVER FANS! NOW CASTING EX-CUSTOMERS OF TCBY FRO YO!

An 
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 outgoing 
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 feel
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taste 
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fun
 new
 ways
 to
 reinvent 
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of
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We 
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and
 valid 
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 even 
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THE LATEST

Hey blog fans!!

So I've been quite busy, sorry for the delays in my posts. Let's see, last time we saw each other was around July 4th ... sooooo here's what's up.

Early in July was the open call for ABC's The Bachelor down in San Diego, so a coworker and I took a road trip down there to recruit for work. (Yes, I am still casting for the dating show Excused.) We figured this could be a very lucrative spot, getting all the rejects --- we know they're single, and we know they're down to be on TV. However, the logistics of the event were not in our favor. The call was from 3-7 at a hotel, so we had to wait around there for 4 hours. We couldn't even go into the ballroom, as the casting directors were checking people in right away. So we literally stood in the parking lot and chased girls down. It was quite exhilarating, actually.

The next weekend we went down to The OC Fairgrounds for the Motocross part of the X Games. I have never been at a more white trash event. I was in awe of the demographic of the crowd. From tattoos to ill-fitting clothes, I was just in disbelief. But the riders were very impressive, and it was pretty fun to watch. The noise of the crowd too just got my adrenaline pumping. After watching the jumps and tricks we decided to walk around the carnival - the biggest one I had ever been in. From rides, to games, to food, to teeth whitening and massage booths, it was very entertaining and held my attention to the fullest. I was very impressed, and felt like a kid again. (Oh yeah, I can't leave out that I bought fried cheese on a stick, which was the best purchase of the year - by far).

That next day, I went to the Hollywood Bowl for the first time with a group of friends for a Grease Sing-a-long. We had no idea what to expect, so we didn't realize that it was going to be the movie played on a big screen with the lyrics popping up once each song started - we thought it was going to be a band playing all the music. So anyway, this was a lot better  -- it was so much fun! Everyone in the crowd dressed up - except for us (even though I wanted to, no one ever replied to that part of the email, so of course I wasn't going to be the only one doing that in the crew- haha oh well!) Side note - it was really cool that you could actually see the "Hollywood" sign from our seats.

I've also had a couple auditions, and also shot a Benefit Cosmetics commercial to air on youtube (link to follow). Sarah Colonna was in it too, and doing the scene with her was the best! It was hard to keep a straight face and keep in character. It was such a fun shoot! Everyone had a fashion faux-pas, and Sarah was the fashion police, giving out tickets etc. My fashion faux-pas was bad foundation.

Lastly, I randomly saw a matchmaker. I had been following this chick on the site meetup.com, and would get her emails for events every once in a while, but I had never gone to any. Finally an email was about signing up for free to be in their database - so I made a profile. The next day I got a call from her assistant asking if I'd like a free consultation to potentially become a paying client. I agreed. I went in after work and met with her, and essentially she said I was too young and pretty to be a client but I should stay in her database for her men clientele. Side note - should I have agreed to become a client, their "cheapest plan" was $3,000 upfront for a max of 9 dates that they plan for you. So, if you meet someone on your very first date, you're out 3k, and if you don't meet someone on your 9th date, you're out 3k. Not so much pocket change for me at this point in my career. ... The very next morning, the matchmaker calls me from her cell phone, and said she had a great guy for me - the quickest turnaround she's ever had, she says. All she was able to tell me was he was 6'1, 31 yrs old, owns a consulting firm, and is building a 4-bedroom house on the beach down in Seal Beach. Oh yeah, and his name (I had to ask his name at the end of the phone call - I thought that was odd). So I agreed to meet him for a drink Fri night - what the hell, right? Well, a drink was instantly turned into a dinner (for him only, mind you - I obviously ate earlier, not thinking this was going to be a frickin dinner date! - I'm sorry, but that's a little much for a first (blind) date. Oh yeah, this was a blind date, forgot to add that in. Anyway, so we were sitting down for like 2 hrs -- now don't get me wrong - the conversation was great, we had a lot in common and similar interests, but as soon as I met/saw him, I knew there would be no chemistry, and he physically just wasn't my type - never would I have picked him out of a crowd for myself. So come the end of the date, which I had to initiate the wrap up, (awk), he asked for my number. I asked if that was in the rules of matchmaking, as I've never done this before, and Patty Stanger's rules scare me on her show. (*No, Patty was not the matchmaker for this). So I gave him my digits because I felt bad. Needless to say he texted me that same night, and early the next morning, and then again over the weekend. I emailed the matchmaker saying thanks but no thanks, and I think she relayed the message to the guy. (*Insert action of wiping sweat off brow).

Ah, one more thing! I just entered this contest for American Eagle to be part of their next campaign! Please vote for me, once a day, http://www.ae.com/web/sweepstakes/index.jsp?p=6fae82fca6129a46 ....much appreciated, and spread the word!

Thanks for reading,
Harley's Hype

THE 4th!

Happy belated Fourth O' July everyone!! Hope everyone had fun and was safe. For some reason, LA had nearly the worst weather on the 4th. For weeks leading up to it, we've had sunny, cloudless skies, and perfect warm temperatures. However, once Wednesday struck, the clouds came in and so did the cool temperatures --- womp wompppp. Luckily, most of my plans were inside. First, I hit up an apt party in the Pacific Palisades. What a nice apt!! Johnny Depp was there, which was cool. Just kidding, the dude just really looked like him, but I was starstruck anyway. It was a lot of fun, but broke up after several hours, as we started to get antsy and wanted to be outside on the beach, regardless of the lack of sunshine. So a friend of mine and I hit up another party I knew about on the beach in Santa Monica by the "steps" -- for some reason it took us forever to figure out exactly where it was, but alas we made it, and the party was still going strong with drinks, cornhole, and volleyball. We stayed there for quite some time till we got hungry, so we hit up this party in Century City -- turns out the guy that lived there was one of the "geeks" from a season of Beauty and the Geek. Amazing place!!.. Plus some really nice people and amazing food -- including smores -- YES, SMORES!!! -- i know, I had several, and they were delish. We ventured up to his roof to watch the fireworks, equipped with blankets and iphones acting as speakers playing some Amer'can jams.  The only issue with getting up to the roof was getting down. The only access was the opening through the guy's closet and the stair case wasn't a staircase - it was a ladder! .. Now I don't know about you, but I'm not a professional ladder climber, and getting down is harder than getting up - especially when you're a bit tipsy and you need to balance yourself to get your other leg over the ledge to begin the decent and not fall and completely fuck up and kill yourself. Needless to say it took me a good minute to accomplish this task, and with the help of about 3 guys to balance off of-- but I made it down safely!!

I finally made it home, and went right to bed, as I had work the next day, bright and early. I was surprised at the mix of people who had off vs who didn't have off work but I think the majority of us had work, which I was surprised by.

What did you do to celebrate??? Did you have off work on the 5th?? Share your stories / thoughts / concerns in the comment box :)

All for now, thanks for stoppin by,
Harley's Hype

Kitchen Sinking It

Wow, just realized I haven't updated since Vegas! Shame on me ... well, let me get you up to speed on my life since then:

Vegas: Amazing. Such a fun weekend, I really had a blast! However, I will never go back during Memorial Day weekend again nor stay at the Hard Rock hotel again - worst customer service, even though they gave us a free bottle of Skyy vodka due to our room not being ready till 445pm. Anyway, the first day we got there we went ziplining over Freemont Street - highly recommend it. Then hit up Rehab pool, then at night we went to Tryst. Sunday, we went to the pools at the MGM (PS, did you know they got rid of the lions in their lobby? so sad). Then we ventured to the "Welcome to Vegas Sign" - we had our cab driver hop out with us and take our photo! Sunday night we hit up Lavo for the deep fried Oreos - best dessert everrrrr .. then partied at Tao. Monday was our last day so we chilled poolside at Nirvana at the Hard Rock - the entire lay out deck + bottom of the pool is sand - very cool.

A few weekends later my best friend from growing up finally came out to visit me! We've known each other for 20 years - kinda crazy, but that's when you know you got a true friendship. Anyway, we had a blast - jam packed weekend. We hit up the American Idol auditions at Dodger Stadium - quite an experience, then she explored all that Burbank had to offer while I was at work. Fri night we went out on Main Street to Areal (get their pizzas!!) then hit up a friend's rooftop party at his apt in Downtown LA. Saturday we spent the day at Malibu Family Wines (did I mention our ride up there was in a convertible?? woop woooop). That night I took her to Cinespia at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery - this is a real cemetery that holds screenings through the summer on Sat nights, usually famous old scary movies. Everyone lines up about 2 hours before doors open, and you bring blankets, and pillows and picnic stuff + beer/wine is allowed too! Then they project the movie on a huge screen, which is really the side of a mausoleum. The movie we saw was Nightmare on Elm Street - Johnny Depp's first movie (so in the credits it said "And Introducing, Johnny Depp - haha). Anyway, so of course you look around at everyone else's spread and set-up, to see what they brought, and what you excluded or forgot in your own picnic. I must say, the winners were this group that brought a little mini folding table, and they had legit wine glasses, and candles! So cute, ugh I was jealous I wasn't in that group. Then on Sunday we enjoyed a nice brunch for a bday at The Roof -- on top of the Wilshire Hotel. Amazing view of West Hollywood/ Hollywood Hills - you could even see the Hollywood Sign in the background! The food was delicious too, plus the little wading pool in the middle of the deck was nice too. Then I had to take her to Coffee Bean, which is the LA's "starbucks" - even though we have Starbucks, no one else has CB so we had to do a taste test comparison. Later on the way to take my friend to the airport, we made a quick detour to In and Out, as she had never eaten there before, and that is such an LA thing also, not to mention we also bought matching T-shirts!

That's pretty much it as of now, ladies and gents. Oh PS, I went surfing the other day for like the 2nd time and it was amazing! I have another lesson coming up this weekend, and am super psyched about it. Oh yeah, and my parents are coming to visit too, so that should be fun! Thanks for reading, all for now!
-Harley's Hype

VIVA LAS VEGAS!

Vegas countdown is 3 days!!! woohooooo! I am so excited, can't wait! Everything is pretty planned as of now, so it's nice to have things to look forward to. Top 2 things I'm looking forward to, you ask? 1. Deep fried Oreos at Lavo, 2. Zip lining downtown over Freemont St.

We are staying at the Hard Rock Hotel, fancy, I know ... and I just realized that it's off the strip .. oh well, who wants to walk in heels anyway, am I right??

When you go to Vegas, what do you like to do / where do you like to go???

I'll blog about it all when I'm back and we can swap stories ... or will I wanna abide by "what happens in Vegas stays in vegas...???
Thanks for reading,
Harley's Hype

Party Like a Rock Star

My life = casting for Excused. There's never a moment where I'm not casting, or looking over someone's shoulder to see if the person that just walked in would be good for the dating show. I'm out after work nearly every night, keeping my eyes peeled for potential meat. Usually recruiting entails going to the douchiest bars around LA, or setting up casting calls in Hollywood's hottest night clubs. When this happens, I get the royal treatment -- free entry, VIP access, a table, complimentary drinks -- it's pretty baller. However, those are the best and worst places to get people -- the aesthetic is there, but not necessarily the drive, commitment, or personality from said meat. But it's part of the job, it's what I signed up for -- and you know what? I wouldn't change a thing. I have met so many people, and networked my way around LA. This is truly the land of milk and honey. If you want in on my network web, please email me at harley.excused@gmail.com -- let me know if you manage/own a venue we can do an open call in, or if you manage models, have friends that want to be on my show, own a promo-modeling company, etc etc and we'll see if we can help each other out.
This show is legit though - going into its second season, airs on CBS syndicate- meaning there's a new episode on EVERY SINGLE NIGHT -- nationwide. It's this generation's Blind Date. Come be part of something huge! We need to cast at least 600 people, so email me now and tell all your friends to follow suit.

Thanks for reading, I promise my next post won't be work-related,
Harley's Hype

EXCUSED CASTING!

Hey fans ....

So my world has been consumed by casting!! Since Feb 20, 2012, I have been non stop casting for Excused. That's right, the hit dating show on CBS is back for its second season with celebrity comedian host, Iliza Shlesinger! If you or know anyone that lives in SoCal that's 21-35 and wants to be on this show email me a photo and cell # at harley.excused@gmail.com!!! Woo hoooo -- it's a super fun show, so if you hit me up I'll tell you all about it.

I've been going all around LA looking for normal everyday people, so I'd love suggestions for every night of the week and what part of town to go.

Anyway, enough about Excused ...

This Sat night I'm volunteering at a fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis on the Universal Lot -- on the set of Wisteria Lane from Desperate Housewives -- it's a block party. Celebs will be there, and my role is a "star assistant" so I get to make sure that a celeb is taken care of  - super excited about that! It should be fun --to be on set, and raising money, meet some people.. we shall see - I'll write about how it goes. If you want to donate please visit  www.cff.org .

Short post - back to work. Thanks for reading!
-Harley's Hype

I'm back!

Hey fans!

Sorry, I totally fell off the blogging band-wagon, and I do apologize. I have been so busyyyyy!!! Ok so here's what's up:

Started my job - about 3.5 weeks in, and it's great! So I'm a casting associate for the CBS hit reality dating show competition Excused. We are going into its second season. If you, or anyone you know, want to be on this show please contact me! It's paid, a one day shoot, and a TON of fun!

So yeah I get to talk to the hottest singles of Los Angeles and then pin their pictures up on my wall at my desk  -- so fun, I love it! Sometimes it get awkward, like when I have to approach people when they're out and about but whatevs -- gotta hit my quotas right!?

Then it was my birthday (March 2) so my mom came into town to celebrate. We saw Ovo, the cirque de soleil show in Santa Monica -- absolutely amazing!! My jaw was open the whole time. We did a bunch of other stuff, including high tea on a Sunday at High Tea Cottage in Woodland Hills -- go check it out, it's great!

Then I got Lasik eye surgery!! It had been on my mind for about 2 years, and I finally got around to doing it! If you ever want lasik, see Dr. Berg in Sherman Oaks - top notch. The latest technology and such an amazingggggggg staff. The healing process is quite extensive though - not to mention all the pre-op stuff including no eye makeup for 4 days prior and wearing your glasses for 4 days prior. But the aftermath - no eye makeup for 4 weeks!! .. Sleeping with eye shields for a week, 2 eye drops for a week, plus I got red spotting in my eyes - ew. And since I'm "Healing slower than normal," -so my eye doc says, now I'm on lubricating eye drops every hour on the hour. It def helps, but I can't wait for all this to be behind me! I know it'll be worth it.

That's pretty much it in a nutshell...oh wait by the way, I may need root canal -- anyone got a dentist they could recommend?? ughh

arite it's fuckin late, good night!
Thanks for stoppin by,
-Harley's Hype

I got a job!

So after 111 days of unemployment (not counting random personal assisting jobs), I finally got a job! It starts in about a week and goes until August, but hey, I'll take it!

It's a casting assistant / field recruiter job for Excused. We got picked up for a second season! I'm super excited although they're changing up the format, so I'm not sure what to expect, but I know it'll be good. Iliza Shlesinger is back as the host, and she's coming back with a vengeance - so be sure to tune in.

Anyway, I have to recruit X Number of people to come in an audition each week. So normal places I go, such as the super market, nail salon, clubs, bars, and restaurants, I gotta talk to people and get them to audition. Not exactly sure on my pitch yet, but I have some time to think of something. Any ideas/suggestions, please post below. In addition, if you or someone you know would be interested in auditioning, please contact me! (aka make me look good in front of my boss haha).  I really gotta step my game up, constantly go out and be chatty. Any cool parties to attend, holler at your girl - I will be there (with flyers and business cards, of course).

I'm getting distracted by TV ... short post.

Thanks for reading, more to come,
-Harley's Hype

100 Days of Unemployment

so today it's been officially 100 days of unemployment!! I cant believe i made it this long without a steady job. It feels like a lot less --time has actually flown by. I haven't really done anything too substantial or exciting ... but i feel like something good will happen soon.

My latest thing is that i'm going to be starting a webseries so stay tuned for that!

I'm also about to start selling some of my photographs in a coffee shop gallery in Santa Monica starting this week so if you're local, please come check it out (deets to come soon).

Also gonna be helping out with the Chi O chapter here at UCLA so that should be fun!! Seeing all the pics on facebook from my sisters at Rollins really makes me sentimental so this will be the closest thing to satisfying my longingness.

I woke up this morning (or I should say this afternoon, like 2p) to a broken phone. So I had no alarm clock. I dont know what happened --it was working perfectly up till I went to sleep - but that only gave me about an hour to get ready for the superbowl party I was going to in SM. Needless to say tomorrow will be a big day for me -- gotta get a new phone - yay for having something to do during the day!
But how about those Giants?????!!! Absolutely amazing - such a great game .. and I gotta say, I LOVE HAKEEM NICKS!!! He is such a great player i love watching him, especially when he makes those difficult catches, ones that only a God could complete.

keepin this post short tonight... gotta catch up on season 4 of Weeds -- which i just started from the beginning on Netflix and i am OBSESSED .. i watch several episodes in a row -- i can't help myself! :)

Thanks for reading, more to come,
-Harley's Hype

My Day as an Extra

So about a week ago I was contacted by a friend to participate in a pilot as an extra. 8 hour day, free lunch and snacks, and $50 cash at wrap. I said yes without hesitation.

3 days ago was the shoot. It took place at The Avalon in Hollywood, and I was part of about 50 other screaming fans for this Swedish Justin Beiber kid. His name is Alex Karlsson (look him up .. although not everything that comes up is him). Apparently he's this huge pop star in Sweden (but he grew up in Costa Mesa) and has about 40 songs out. So him and Sony teamed up to do this show about his life in LA / the life of this new phone that's coming out, in LA too.

So I took my other unemployed friends, Brooke and Koby, and we just had a fun time with it. There was a lot of down time, but when we were on camera it was a lot of screaming, and "OMG!" and "Alex, Alex!" -- I literally lost my voice by the end of the shoot.

At first we started inside, pretending we were screaming fans at one of his concerts. Eventually we moved outside to Hollywood Blvd. Imagine a swarm of 50 random looking people all clumped together, and then all of a sudden running and screaming after this kid. We were head turners and car stoppers for sure. Even a few people walking down the street went up to Alex asking what was going on / what was the commotion.

Another scene outside the Pantages Theater an old lady walked through our shot. We all stopped and stared at her. Then she stopped walking and looked around. The director hadda escort her away. Then she came back and chatted with Alex. He said she whispered naughty things in his ear.

Anyway, that was pretty much the extent of the shoot...

Thanks for reading ... and you're welcome for a short post.
-Harley's Hype

dentist

So the other day I went to the dentist to get 4 cavities filled (I know what you're thinking, and yes I do brush, duh ew who doesn't)... but these were the ones that were little and stuck in between the teeth.

Anyway, I'm no cavity virgin, so I wasn't all that nervous. And I knew going into it that I would need some novocain.

I arrive at 440 for my 430 appointment (damn LA traffic got me there late). I waited in the waiting room for about 5 mins so they could get my room ready (as if they weren't expecting me??come on.) Got into the chair, waited a bit more, and finally the dentist came in. We chatted briefly, he made yet another joke about my name being "Harley" and wouldn't it be funny if my "last name was Davidson?" Then he numbed my gums with a topical gel and left. Several minutes later he came back to shoot up the actual novocain (the one with the 7 foot needle). 4 shots later, he left me to let it kick in.

While waiting, I had this amazing view of palm trees and the sunset (Helloooooo California!!!) Very calm and serene. Meanwhile, it felt like my lips had grown 3x the size, but when I checked the handheld mirror, it didn't look as bad/weird as it felt .. or didn't feel .. not sure.

About an hour later, he came back in and we got started. The one on the top was completed without a hitch. He moved to the bottom right, went halfway, then moved to the bottom left ---OUCH!!! I felt this sharp shooting pain in my tooth .. like a lightning bolt. So he shot me up with #5 and continued to finish on the right side while that new shot sank in.

Back on the right, as he was drilling, he said he found another cavity .. aka, another $100 or so. Of course I told him to fill it .. so onward he went.

Back to the left side ... yet again, sharp shooting pain!.. In comes shot #6 ... only let it sit for about 5 mins till he continued again and of course I felt the pain again .. shot #7 ...This time we let it sit for about 20 mins ... He came back to drill ... and I felt pain still! .. shot #8 .. . about 45 mins passed ... I've been in the chair for about 2 hours, with my jaw open for about 90% of that time. (sidenote: the maximum legal limit of novocain shots is 20..I wasn't even close).

He left, and came back, and yay, successfully filled that darn cavity. Then he casually mentioned that since my left side is already so numb, why don't we go ahead and take out that wisdom tooth? (Back track -- i've seen this dentist 2 other visits prior to this, and each time he recommended to remove all 4 .. so this wasn't that outta the blue.)

I gasped and turned to the nurse, "Ahh, I'm scared!" she just smiled back at me and nodded (thanks lady).
Finally, I agreed. It made sense. I didn't wanna haveta come back and go thru all that novocain shit ever again.
Novocain shot #9 (a "just for good luck shot" I presumed, cuz i really was fuckin numb on the left side of my face -- like all the way up to my hair line.)
About 20 mins later, he came back and started to push .. or pull . . on the tooth. All I felt was pressure, and my eyes were closed. It felt like my jaw was going to snap. I moaned, or made some kind of noise which indicated for him to stop, and I was like it feels like my jaw's gonna snap ... so he got this metal mouth holder-upper thing, and that did the trick - it was out in 2 seconds!! What a bloody mess - ew. I can't even remember the last time I lost a tooth .. although I do remember in the good ol days when my pediatric dentist pulled out a tooth or 2 of mine (one of the worst childhood experiences of my life).

I was gonna take the tooth home with me and put it under my pillow for the Tooth Fairy, but then remembered that the 'Fairy was paying for this whole visit, so I decided that wouldn't go over too well.

As I'm walking out with this huge wad of gauze in my mouth, and a face that I could no longer feel, I remembered that I had an interview the next morning - fuck, this was a mistake - I began to panic, slightly. This was a bigger deal than I thought, especially when the doc began writing a prescription for Vicodin and an antibiotic to prevent infection. Not to mention that I had some other rules to follow -no drinking through a straw, no spitting .. no eating ... OYE.

So after 3 hours, and over $700 later, I get home with some mashed potatoes to make for dinner (soup was off limits that night because it was too hot and would irritate the gums). I relaxed on the couch, and watched the movie The Artist with a bag of ice on my cheek. After the movie, I decided to get the prescription filled. I had such a headache, my jaw hurt, and my gum was sore. Not to mention I might have bit my tongue somewhere in the numbness state, because today it's hurting just in one spot, but there's no mark or anything .. thank God for vicodin.

Anyway, the next morning I woke up in excruciating pain at 7 AM - my interview wasn't till 10. I couldn't pop a Vicodin cuz I hadda drive soon, not to mention I also hadda be on my A Game. I was gonna take Excedrin, only to realize that has aspirin in it, and aspirin is off limits. Luckily in my purse I had one dose of Advil, so I took those.

I got back after the interview, iced my face and took a pain killer and dozed off for a bit. When I woke up, I realized that my bite was a bit off. So I'm going back tomorrow for my doc to file down some of the filling on the left side so it evens it out back to normal. UCH what an ordeal!! But it's worth it -- coulda been worse -- like root canal or some shit.

Arite enough about me, what about you -- have you ever had a cavity extravaganza story? Wisdom teeth pulled??? Leave a comment to compare war wounds.

All for now, thanks for reading :)
-Harley's Hype