It’s Easter 2008 news!
Thu 20 Mar 2008Filed Under *Hayabusa BLOG | Comments Off on It’s Easter 2008 news!
Just for my Hayabusa BLOG readers (not very many I might add – I think it was a total of 8 last month!) – I will reveal what I will be working on!
It’s a Hayabusa Screensaver!
BUT it’s not for the computer it’s for your mobile phone. Yes I’ve been busy learning the ropes around Nokia mobile phones – and I will be dedicating myself to creating the best animated Hayabusa Screensaver for your mobile phone.
Why? bother – because it’s a challenge and I tend to be persistent. It’s going to be completely free as usual. It will be available via the Nokia MOSH .
If it all works out I shall also do a new one for the the PC and MAC!
Windows Vista in March 2008
Thu 13 Mar 2008Filed Under Computers, Windows Vista | Comments Off on Windows Vista in March 2008
Windows Vista is being annoying again. I have been installing all the upgrades to Vista as they become available. However I have not seen any improvements at all. There are 2 really annoying things I’ve been trying to stop the OS from doing and have so far been unsuccessful.
1- Internet Explorer opens tabs and new windows when it wants to. It does not do what I tell it. They aren’t pop-ups or anything. This is a joke and a long running one.
2 – If you have a dial-up account Vista decides that it will be the default connection and the log in box appears when it feels like it, often when it is most annoying. I have tried everything to stop it appearing but it won’t stop it. This started when I created a new dail-up connection to be used in emergencies.
These Vista problems should not occur on a PC that has been clean installed with all the patches, with only an additional graphic editor and the MS Office package installed.
Wisdom teeth wisdom
Wed 12 Mar 2008Filed Under *Hayabusa BLOG, Wisdom | Comments Off on Wisdom teeth wisdom
I’ve been quiet on the posting front because I’ve had my remaining wisdom teeth removed. Most of you will probably know the drill (pun intended). For those who are yet to experience it – this ‘operation’ can go perfectly or cause issues.
You have probably heard or seen first hand what happens when the operation goes well or when it doesn’t. Regardless the cost of removing the teeth is cheaper than leaving the teeth in and potentially cause more and painful problems.
The operation is quite uneventfully if all goes well and if you don’t get to see the teeth being removed via the latest teeth cam at modern dental offices you’ll at least be able to hear it being ripped from its socket. A few injections (local anesthetic) and the pliers are out and the teeth are gone in most cases. Tricky cases can mean a visit to the hospital and the complete general anesthetic process. All quite painless if the dentist gets the injections right. Takes about 20 minutes for 2 teeth if you’re lucky.
Unfortunately (as I wouldn’t be posting this if it wasn’t) there was a slight complication with the injections so I could not only hear it but feel it. It wasn’t the full effect but I certainly felt it and after pause long enough for a further 2 injections – just to be sure. I was sweating by that stage… Apparently this tooth had more and deeper roots that the others and was too its neighbor. That was the least painful part for your information!
You see only after the anesthetic wears off is when the real pain starts and of course the visible bleeding. The buds you use to clamp down on after the removal is soaked through with red, red blood. Not like the pool of blood flowing from an artery but still looks, smells and tastes bad.
That’s just the start, you’ll then experience what a boxer feels after a big fight. Namely internal bruising and extra sensitivity.
Anyway having a lie down helps but the bleeding won’t stop for at least 2 days. So just keep awake but calm, surfing the internet for news on Britney Spears or political hansard to keep the blood pressure down is advised, and for course the salt rinses.
Don’t bother eating for at least 24 hours unless you like extra flavor with your meal. Think of it as a great start to the diet you’ve been wanting to begin. I lost at least half a kilo or more over 2 days if you need to be convinced! (I’m quite sure teeth don’t weigh that much) Also if you dare check out the bloodied sockets where your wisdom teeth used to be… eeeeeeeeeeeeeek!
Don’t try to brush your teeth either unless you’d like to recreate a scene from any slasher movie you care to name. You need to wait at least 24 hours before considering that task.
If all goes well, by the 3rd day you should be able to at least attempt soft but solid food. I did anyway. Why- because I was hungry! And I was tired of liquids that meant toilet breaks every hour at the least. I went to the nearby McDonalds for lunch because the food is usually soft and gave it a go. I chewed very carefully so not to get food into my exposed, bruised and bloodied jaw bone.
I chewed and chewed and tasted. I took so long the chips had gone fridged and everyone else I was there with began looking around for dinner! I liked the tangy sauce but still failed to taste the meat…I also like KFC’s potato gravy now…
I ate carefully for the next few days and by day 5 noticed that the gums where rebuilding and filling in the missing bits. All was getting better. I still noticed the gaps in my mouth but that’s not all…
Ive been having sinus issues generally, especially after eating breath mints – for a the last few months. Damn public niceties… and I’ve noticed that now the teeth are gone I’m breathing easier too and mints no longer cause sinus headaches – seriously!
So, do I have any advice for those contemplating removing your wisdom teeth removed? Yes get it done. It’s saves you future pain and money. Short term discomfort is always my preferred way of doing things. Also try to get as many out as possible in the one hit, saves having to go back again at a later date. If you don’t think you can handle the diet get only one side done at a time.
(There you go I’ve managed to talk about Britney and hansard in one sentence!)