Soooo. Shopping. Not as bad as I thought. Unlike me, my aunt is not ashamed or embarassed or hesitant about anything. She kept saying "What about this? What about that stuff on the walls? We'll get someone to get it down for you."

I hate making the people get stuff off the walls.

But it totally paid off.

And the guy at Pac Sun who got stuff down for me and got me my dressing room was really awesome. He kept checking on me to see if I needed a different size or different color or whatever. Really put me at ease.

You guys... I swear... my shopping anxiety... is INSANE. I really don't see how anyone can find shopping relaxing.

NEWS FLASH: Feel free to call me a commercialist whore. I purchased not one, but three clothing items from American Eagle. Feel free to stone me to death now.

The final count: 2 pairs of jeans, 1 pair of kick-ass kakhis, 2 camisoles, 1 long sleeve shirt, 1 button-down overshirt/blouse/thingy.

This weekend: t-shirts and accessories. I know... the thought of me accessorizing is insane. But I'm going to give it a shot. Hopefully Jane will help me make it not-fugly. [Michacco too if he still wants to go with us.]

ANOTHER NEWS FLASH: I can hear again! Dr. Tuma said that I just managed to cram a bunch of chunks of hard wax up against my eardrum and it was preventing it from vibrating properly. He sprayed it out of my ear with warm water. That was THE MOST PECULIAR sensation in the world. A jet of warm water spraying your eardrum.

I won't tell you the exact details of what got sprayed out, because frankly, earwax is the single most disgusting substance in the known universe.

BUT I CAN HEAR! YAY!

For the first five or ten minutes I kept flinching at any semi-sharp or loud noise because I'd been almost half deaf for three days. I'm very very VERY relieved that there is no permanent damage.

ONE MORE NEWS FLASH: It's official. I'm everyone's favorite in JROTC. Except for Mark's. But that actually makes it kind of hilarious if you ask me.

[[He got kind of ticked off when he was trying to talk to me about what to do with the freshmen this week at mini camp and his ex-girlfriend waltzed over and sat herself right in my lap. *dies laughing* I love Amber.]]