It was good! I was nervous about it, but I liked it. I won’t say more, so there are no spoilers.
After the movie, we stopped by the beach and hung out for a while. It was a beautiful day. Sunny, but cool breezes. It was fun to watch the people.
In the evening, I set up my new computer. I have a new computer! Woo hoo! My old one died, and I wanted a laptop for posting here and shopping and browsing and such. I found something that was not very expensive that will be perfect for my needs.
A week ago, my crown popped off when I took my Invisalign tray out. Yesterday, I went to the dentist to have it looked at.
Fortunately, the tooth under the crown was still in good shape. Unfortunately, I needed a new crown.
The dentist said she could do it right away if I wanted – they had a machine that could 3-D print crowns. I decided to do it. I am trying to do whatever I can to keep my teeth healthy.
When I get dental work, the dentist always has me wear wrap-around sunglasses. It dims the brightness of the work light, and it keeps blood from splattering into my eyes while the dentist works. The glasses they gave me yesterday were DARK. I couldn’t see anything through them. It felt claustrophobic. I got a little panicky. Fortunately, they had some glasses in another room that worked. Whew!
The 3-D-printed crown fit very well – no adjustments necessary.
I asked if I could keep the old crown. The dentist was confused at first, so I had to ask again. She finally got it, and after the procedure, her assistant handed it to me. There’s a cut in it, because the dentist needed an edge to grab it when pulling it off.
Even though it’s not a real tooth, this crown has been in my mouth for years. I’m thinking it could be fun to do something with it.
By the time I was done at the dentist, it was afternoon. I headed home to meet up with my mom, who had been having a relaxing day with Bruno.
We did a little shopping, then had some dinner, and it was time to get ready for bed.
Yesterday we went to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. It was a longer drive than we first anticipated, but it gave us a chance to see other parts of LA.
The museum started out with a hologram-looking thing where Ronald Reagan welcomed us.
Then the museum took us through the life and times of Ronald Reagan. It was fun for me, because he is the first president I have any substantial memories of. A lot of the things reminded me of my childhood.
There were also many fun displays, like a scale model of the Oval Office…
…complete with jelly beans:
There were also fun picture opportunities, like this inauguration scene.
One of the most impressive displays was a whole airplane. It’s Air Force One!
This is the actual airplane used by actual presidents from 1973 to 2001. You can walk through it. They make you pose for a picture before you go in. We didn’t buy the print, but here’s the proof:
The inside was cool. Here’s the desk the presidents sat at. Look at my hand on the door frame! I bet all the presidents who flew in this plane touched that same door frame! Awesome!
There was a special display at the library. It was the Dead Sea Scrolls. So cool! Here’s one that lists the Ten Commandments:
Yesterday started with church. Since we were already in Long Beach, we decided to just keep going east and visit Concordia Irvine. I haven’t been on campus there since 1988.
On the way, we looked for a seafood restaurant to eat at. It ended up being a comedy of errors, but we finally went to a type of restaurant that seems to be becoming more popular here – they steam various shellfish and put them in a plastic bag with spices. We got shrimp. They were good. So was the clam chowder.
Concordia’s campus didn’t spark any strong memories for me, but to be fair, that was 37 years ago. It sure was a pretty campus though.
They have quite a view.
Since we were already so far from home, we decided to keep going and visit Laguna Beach.
…but not before stopping for dessert:
My mom visited Laguna Beach regularly when she was a kid, because some relatives lived there. She was curious to see if it would look familiar.
It didn’t, but she did remember a hotel she and my dad stayed at one time.
We drove back home on Pacific Coast Highway for a while. There was a garden center along the way. Woo hoo!
When we got home, it was 5pm. Whew! We were tired! We relaxed on the couch, then went to bed.
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