Fanta-Stic-Sy

First in 2015.

Then in 2017.

Not really a smug Maglor, but I felt like doing a sexy one 👀

If there is ONE PIECE of hygiene you can do, one rote activity that you can muster the spoons for in the evening, make it your teeth.

Shower? You can skip a shower for one night and just wipe yourself down with a damp towel. Brush your teeth.

Skincare? You can pare down the steps, and your skin can heal from a bit of acne. Enamel can't. Brush your teeth.

Brushing your hair? Fuck it, get a buzz cut! Get a protective style! Your hair will grow back, but your teeth won't! Brush your teeth.

Flossing would be good. Mouthwash would be good. But if you can muster up the energy for just one task, brush your teeth.

And if you can't even manage that, chew some sugar-free gum. If nothing else, it will scrub away a bit of the bacteria and catch some stray food that's loose enough to get with the sticky stuff.

But your enamel doesn't grow back and cavities are a bitch.

(I once had seventeen, during my senior(?) year of college. I know. I know. I have been there. The dentistry was hell. Still is; I consider myself lucky if I have less than three fillings that need repair, and a miracle when it's none. I am not talking at you from my high horse: I am a crab in the bucket with you, but I'm trying to pull you out with me.)

Today, I told my sister to prioritize teeth over skincare because skin heals and enamel doesn't, and she said "really?"

So yeah, this is the PSA: really. Your enamel doesn't grow back.*

Brush your teeth.

No! Remineralizing toothpaste/gum can REINFORCE enamel that is WEAKENED but still present. You can strengthen enamel that has been damaged so long as it is still there.

The issue is that once it's gone, it's GONE.

Kind of the inverse of your hair: if you fry your hair dead with bleach, you can't fix it, but it'll grow back with time.

ALSO, if you can't manage to brush your teeth but feel like you can wipe them with a paper towel or something, that will also help prevent tooth decay and gum disease; the reason brushing is more important than flossing or mouthwash is because of the mechanical removal of the biofilm that forms on teeth. a toothbrush is the best way to do that, but not the only way.

Escape from nargothrond

Luthien and Huan

Aegnor is as tall as Caranthir and Andreth is a little bit taller than Haleth.

I love them but I have difficulties connecting with them. While I can think of whole scenes and storylines for halenthir I can't do the same for those two. They are concepts and vague narrative ideas for me. For example that they look like a bird of paradise and a pretty little sparrow or that Andreth reminds me of Eurydike from Hadestown.