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i clench my jaw, it seems. this is a relatively new development of the last couple of years. stress or something i guess.

saw a doc about an unrelated issue and she said "you clench your jaw, don't you? shows up on the inside of your cheeks."

that was weird, didn't know it could. since then i've noticed it more and more. plus, i bit myself pretty nicely while chewing some chinese food. furthermore, i've always -- since i was itty bitty -- chewed on the little saliva gland thingys near the mouth corners. if you (you?) have no idea what i'm talking about, maybe they aren't standard equipment. i dunno.

in any case, i'm making a conscious effort to stop clenching the jaws, stop biting the thingies, and while i'm at it, stop biting the skin around my nails.

pretty damn soon, i'm gonna be the ubermensch!