Aw. I wish she had said that! Haha. And it's not a full hoop. It's the c shaped one with balls on either side so that if my lip gets too fat they can resize it for me.
I just hate how original jewelry for piercings is so huge because of the swelling. When my tongue when down to normal size and I saw the thing I was like "holy shit!"
Looks and sounds like you had an amazing time. =) Which is why it's all the more understandable that you're feeling a little down now. It's post-trip depression. Plus lame job situations don't help. Hope it unlames itself soooon. =)
man, i've been to rochester before! there's definitely not much to it, but that's awesome you got to see one of your favorite bands. fudge! sorry about the sad news of the camera.