Story time! Today was my friend's birthday. We went to the mall so she could get another piercing [she's finally 18, and now requires no parental permission] and while in Claire's, which is probably the cleanest place in this town to get ear piercings, we witnessed a shoplifting attempt! Two girls, probably around 16 had been in the store for AGES... We know this because we also were in there for ages, waiting for someone to shoot a piece of jewelry into Heather's ear. Anyways. We stood around with the woman who was going to do the piercing, by the door, and wondered why she didn't just DO IT. Then I noticed she was watching these two girls really carefully. I don't think peope go in Claire's and just LOOKS AROUND for half an hour without buying anything very often. Once around the store takes about 10 minutes at the most. Anyways, Heather had decided on the white gold 3mm ball to go in the cartilage of her right ear. The girls slowly and suspiciously made their way to the door... and then realized an employee was standing there and made curiously awkward conversation, completely unnatural things like "Oh! Mom got her ears pierced right?", feigning interest in stupid details and things to stall for time until she left the door... but she didn't so they gave up. Finally they decided to try and goo tthrough the door but OH!!! The employee asked the second one through the door to please come back in. There was this big thing, and finally they went to the back of the store and searched her purse. Security was called in, the girl has to go to court. She cried a lot, hoping sympathy would get her out of it I imagine. Not to say it wouldn't be stressful, I'd probably cry if I had been stupid enough to try that!

I never thought Claire's had any real security. They do have a camera... but thats about it. I once ran out of there with a lip gloss, trying to catch my friend, and no one said a word. Don't worry though, when I realized what I had in my hand I went back and paid for it... the cashier and I had a good laugh about it and I felt horrible. But apparently they DO pay attention. Sigh... I could have had free ducky shaped lip gloss, stupid morals.

I've been nasty busy lately, it's been so distracting! I've got a sort of small queue of drawings and sketches begging to be scanned. I plan on doing it eventually... I probably COULD have done it instead of writing this journal entry but nooooez. I felt the need to tell my story! It's the most exciting thing that has happened in my presence in the last month! ... sad, isn't it? I've got two things I plan on uploading in the near future. Hopefully. But first, I must study for midterms, as I will be taking them on Friday morning! Wish me luck. *vomit*