sunscreen.

Suncreen. I have fought that dreaded oily substance all my life. It's greasy, leaves you looking shiny (not normal), and I always miss a spot on my body and get burned in an awkward place. Clearly it's just unreliable. I'm the kid that goes to Walgreens, goes to the spray on "no-rub" section of suncreen, finds the smallest SPF possible, and heads to the check out line satisfied. Today was a big day in my world...I figured out why the sales clerk at Walgreens looks at me funny when I check out with my SPF -7 sunscreen. (Last time he told me I was too late and that I was already burned...)

Mom forced me into going to the dermatologist this morning to just get a once over look and make sure I don't have any strange abnormalities. So, off I go to the doctor and fill out the million and half pieces of paper that ask me whether or not I have diseases that I've never heard of and have nothing to do with skin. I'm finally escorted to a quaint little room at the back of the hallway and proceeded to wait for another 20 minutes. I'm pretty sure I have the posters on the wall memorized now. For the record, it's really awkward being in a hospital gown and just waiting...actually it's just awkward all the time. There is a nice breeze in the back though, so thats a plus. Anyways, the doc comes in (precious lady) and she had a HUGE zit ready for the poppin on her forehead!!! Ok, no, I'm just kidding, but that would have been really ironic and hysterical and I kinda wish it could have happened that way. Here's how the next conversation happened:

Doc: How are you with sunscreen?

Me: Uh...I put it on sometimes. Not regularly.

Doc: You don't have a moisturizer with SPF?

Me: Um...yea, but I don't regularly use it.

Doc: Well, we're gonna change that. You're about as fair skinned as they get.

And there we have it folks. Apparently I am the whitest of whites. What a sobering day it was. I was thinking that I was actually pretty tan at the moment too. Confidence down 7 points. Then I somehow went home with an SPF 46 face moisturizer and an SPF 50 regular sunscreen for everyday use. SPF 50 is more SPF than I would use in a week normally. Probably 2 weeks. She thinks I'm white now?! I'm gonna be a ghost next time I visit the ol' dermatologist.

So there we have it. I'm white. I have more freckles that I know what to do with. I have a sunspot permanently on my nose. And I like it. Bring it on sun! Try to ultra- violent ray this!!