...Brazilian wax. I availed myself of the tequila shot they offered. Why not? Where else are you being offered tequila at 10:30 in the morning, with an hour to kill before you have to drive?

OMG, it really hurt on the front part, not so much everywhere else. My hair is thick and lives deep, so it was pretty much the scene from 40-Year-Old-Virgin without the yelling. Obscenities were hissed out as I involuntarily contracted my body a number of times. I asked for a towel because my face was dewy with perspiration. This was work.

The woman who waxed me was, I mean, like, um, totally about twenty, okay? She was very nice, very patient, and very young. She encouraged me to take breaks as needed. I did. Often.

She did the top part on one side, then down the inside of my leg, then down the inside of the nu-nu, then the entire other side, then the backdoor. That part didn't hurt at all. But then, who would be able to tell? In comparison to the front part, being roughly sheep shorn with rusty clippers would be a day in the park.

Now, I have always maintained that I have a high pain tolerance. But I've come to realize that means I can handle lots of chronic pain. This sharp, pinching, stabbing stuff does not qualify. It's in its own realm, somwhere left of the thirteenth level of hell.

I tipped my waxer well. I was going to buy panties, but the ones they had there were all for people with clothing sizes about half of what mine is, so I decided to postpone the celebratory panty-buying spree.

I did notice, a few hours later, that the slightest touch on the front bits was exquisitely sensitive. Not in the good way, okay? It's gotten less so, now, at midnight, 14 hours later.

Would I do it again? Yes. I made another appointment for a month from now, but I think I will request a particular person recommended to me (shout out, HW!). The woman I had today was fine, but I would like to try another person to compare techniques.

I have lotion-y anti-bump stuff to put on in a day or two when the irritation goes away. I took ibuprofen, too.

I'm exhausted, mostly because it's after midnight, and I'm four hours past my wind-down time. Ciao for now.