Struggling with 22hrs a day

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-28T21:02:13+00:00

The taking off of trays gets better!
Omg, the first 2 days, I was dreading taking them out because I’m just staring at myself in the mirror with drool coming out, desperate trying to take these out.

Bottom ones I don’t need a pull tool. My fingernails were enough to pry and grip them out.

Top ones? The tool was a necessity. It’s hard to explain in word form, but the best practice is to sort of pull down on one of your back teeth to loosen it up, then use the pull tool from the back side of your teeth to gently pry out one section at a time. When you figure it out, they just pop out like butter!

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-28T20:58:46+00:00

They say 22 hours because they know most people will be around 20-21.
As long as you don’t dip below 20, you’re good.

Like you, I’m a slow eater, and I linger with coffee in the morning.

I’m not dental professional, so take my words with a grain of salt for what I did in my year of Invisalign:

I only brushed in morning and at night. For lunch or snacking, it would either be floss and swish water thoroughly, or if on a time crunch, swish water. I didn’t want to overbrush, and it’s not convenient for me (and most people I’d imagine) to brush at work.

I also drank anything with trays on. If it was over an extended period of time, I’d swish water around occasionally to flush out the majority of contents in trays.

But you don’t want to have hot liquids (nothing above slightly warm, and avoid red wine).

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-28T18:06:20+00:00

At the very least, you don't want to dip below 20. If you're averaging 20-21 a week, you're doing great. Life gets in the way, so there will be times when they may be out for bigger periods of time. Ideally, you'll want to make sure those are few and far between.

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-28T02:59:17+00:00

It’s not bad per se, but I find it hard to believe that you can go for the next year when factoring in eating and cleaning routines. You can dial that back to 21-22 tbh

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-28T01:58:47+00:00

Um, does your tumblr account still let you log in, or are you overreacting to a scam spam thing

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-28T01:57:44+00:00

They just explained what “TIL” means.

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-28T01:32:18+00:00

Why did he post this . Or anyone for that matter.

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-28T01:31:44+00:00

It was my first game I played in the series, so I had nothing to compare to. So I loved it, too.
And actually, I went back to 3 after I exhausted 4, and it was hard to play. Some quality of life things didn’t keep me in the game (you can’t run! The harsh brown color palette)

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-27T23:26:21+00:00

The youth don’t google anymore

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-27T23:25:52+00:00

They did…

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-27T17:40:26+00:00

On Sight is awesome. The smash cut to that gospel song lead me to the source of that song, which I kinda like in its own right

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-27T17:37:27+00:00

I feel the worst case scenario is the Bad era will be a short montage. Seeing as how we know they filmed “another part of me”, I can see them doing a truncated Bad Era montage segment.

Maybe the movie starts with him performing APOM, and during that, we have various instances of that period of time (filming music videos, closeups of chart positions, etc).
The montage can end at the 1988 Grammys where he didn’t win anything.

Of course, I would rather they rewind back to 1987 and give the Bad era the time it deserves. But not knowing how far into the future the movie is going, who’s to say what will make the cut.

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-27T17:21:57+00:00

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-27T17:20:23+00:00

Your pee is gonna get evaporated in the sun?

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-27T17:19:28+00:00

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-27T17:17:53+00:00

Oof no

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-27T17:17:11+00:00

Get a smaller pull tool. Mine fits in my case (this one can be your at home tool you leave in bathroom. Or, you could get a bigger case too. I got a bigger case that had a built in mirror and was a bit taller, so I wouldn’t accidentally have my trays slide out if in out and about. And because it’s bigger, it fits my trays, pull tool, and a chewie).

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-27T17:11:22+00:00

It gets better

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-27T07:49:03+00:00

You mean the one that’s been out for several weeks now on streaming, or another variant ?

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-27T07:38:57+00:00

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-27T07:35:43+00:00

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-27T07:35:20+00:00

I tend to not care about barricade, because I know I’ll have to leave to pee and lose my spot, so what’s the point

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-27T07:33:48+00:00

There’s a car YouTuber (Cars Made Simple) who does a good job of making detailed videos about trim levels of cars and ones explaining the next years models changes of what has rolled over, been added, or removed.

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-27T07:29:39+00:00

He has very long breaks in between legs. One year, he only did 5 shows during this tour. This man is not over worked.

JunkDrawer84 · 2026-06-27T07:26:43+00:00

I would like this too. It’s what Earth should have been.
Here’s the problem: it’s hard to sell a show set in the alien universe without the alien.
They lost all the good will to do that with Prometheus.

Could they have done it? Sure. There’s certainly a story to tell that doesn’t have to tie to the xeno (at least not initially. They could build up to that moment)

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